Manager Cloud DBA

Who We Are

In todays work environment employees use a myriad of devices to access IT applications and data over multiple networks to stay productive wherever and however they work. Ivanti elevates and secures Everywhere Work so that people and organizations can thrive.

While our headquarters is in the U.S. half of our employees and customers are outside the country. We have 36 offices in 23 nations with significant offices in London Frankfurt Paris Sydney Shanghai Singapore and other major cities around the world.

Ivantis mission is to be a global technology leader enabling organizations to elevate Everywhere Work automating tasks that discover manage secure and service all their IT assets. Through diverse and inclusive hiring decisionmaking and commitment to our employees and partners we will continue to build and deliver worldclass solutions for our customers.

Our Culture Everywhere Work Centered Around You

At Ivanti our success begins with our people. This is why we embrace Everywhere Work across the globe where Ivantians and our customers are thriving. We believe in a healthy worklife blend and act on it by fostering a culture where all perspectives are heard respected and Ivantis Centered Around You approach our employees benefit from programs focused on their professional development and career growth.

We align through our core values by locking arms in collaboration being champions for our customers focusing on the outcomes that matter most and fighting the good fight against you ready to join us on the journey to elevate Everywhere Work

Why We Need You!

We are seeking an experienced Cloud DBA Manager with expertise in SQL Server on Azure and AWS. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills experience in managing cloud database operations and the ability to drive database strategy in a cloud environment. In addition to SQL Server experience with other RDBMS solutions like PostgreSQL and MySQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB Elasticsearch and Redis is highly desired.

About The Team

Ivanti Engineering is a driving force behind transforming market challenges into innovative ideas and successful solutions that resonate with customers and achieve business objectives. By combining market insights strategic planning and crossfunctional collaboration the Engineering organization ensures every product release meets evolving user needs and competitive demands. This team is instrumental in developing Ivantis purposebuilt platform for CIOs and CISOs powered by Ivanti Neurons a cloudscale hyperautomation layer that enables proactive healing userfriendly security across the organization and provides an enhanced user experience. This department plays a pivotal role in shaping the companys growth trajectory through continuous innovation and customercentric solutions.

What You Will Be Doing

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of DBAs fostering a highperforming culture. Work closely with the other DBA teams at Ivanti across geographies (U.S. India Europe etc..
• Database Management & Optimization: Manage optimize and ensure the performance security and availability of databases hosted on Azure and AWS.
• Cloud Strategy & Implementation: Develop and implement strategies for cloud database architecture migration and automation.
• Performance Tuning & Security: Conduct performance tuning query optimization and enforce security best practices.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Implement robust backup and disaster recovery solutions for critical cloudbased database systems.
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Work closely with Engineering Platinum Engineering DevOps SRE and Observability to ensure seamless database integrations and deployments.
• Monitoring & Incident Management: Establish proactive monitoring and alerting mechanisms to ensure high availability and rapid incident response.
• Innovation & Automation: Drive automation in database administration using Powershell Python Bash or other automations.

To Be Successful in The Role You Will Have

• US citizenship and must be located domestically in the US.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
• 10 years of DBA experience with SQL Server in Azure and AWS.
• 5 years of leadership/managerial experience in a cloud database environment.
• Expertise in high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) solutions for SQL Server.
• Handson experience with PostgreSQL MySQL MongoDB Elasticsearch and Redis.
• Proficiency in PowerShell Python or Bash for database automation.
• Strong understanding of networking security and IAM in cloud environments.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines Kubernetes and InfrastructureasCode (IaC).
• Experience with database monitoring tools such as New Relic Redgate and SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) for performance tuning and issue detection.
• Expertise in handling FedRAMP High and Impact Level 5 (IL5 compliance for cloud database environments including:
  • Implementing and managing security controls required for FedRAMP High and IL5.
  • Ensuring compliance with federal security regulations and risk management frameworks.
  • Collaborating with security and compliance teams to prepare for FedRAMP audits and IL5 assessments.
  • Developing and maintaining documentation required for FedRAMP High and IL5 accreditation.
  • Direct experience with authorization processes and continuous monitoring.
  • Familiarity with security tools and automation techniques to maintain FedRAMP High and IL5 compliance.
  • Strong understanding of NIST 80053 controls and their application to cloud database environments.
• Participate in weekend shifts and oncall rotations.

Roadmap for Success

First 90 Days:

Onboarding & Understanding the Landscape:

• Onboard with the Cloud DBA and SRE teams understanding current database architecture cloud strategy and key stakeholders.
• Review existing database policies security protocols backup strategies and disaster recovery plans.

Stakeholder Engagement & Gap Analysis:

• Establish relationships with crossfunctional teams including Engineering Platinum Engineering SRE DevOps Observability and Product Management.
• Identify and document current database performance bottlenecks operational inefficiencies and security gaps.

Initial Optimization & Security Enhancements:

• Lead initial meetings to discuss and set expectations for database optimization automation and migration initiatives.
• Begin assessing and analysing current database operations cloud cost management strategies and compliance frameworks.

First 6 Months:

Performance Optimization & Automation:

• Review existing monitoring and alerting systems for cloud databases.
• Optimize database performance tuning and indexing strategies to enhance system efficiency.

Security & Compliance Alignment:

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop and refine backup disaster recovery and high availability strategies.
• Work towards aligning databases with FedRAMP High and IL5 compliance requirements.

Stakeholder Communication:

• Provide regular status updates to senior management on key database projects and performance improvements.

Database Modernization Initiatives:

• Plan and execute cloud database migrations/upgrades or modernization efforts where applicable.

First 12 Months:

Establishing a BestinClass Cloud Database Environment:

• Achieve significant automation in database operations reducing manual intervention.
• Establish a fully optimized secure and costeffective cloud database environment.

Advanced Security & Compliance Management:

• Evaluate and enhance existing cloud cost management strategies and security frameworks.
• Maintain continuous compliance monitoring for FedRAMP High and IL5.

LongTerm Innovation & Team Growth:

• Lead a review of database policies procedures and training materials ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
• Monitor and track database performance compliance adherence and system security improvements.
• Assess and recommend new technologies certifications and training programs for the DBA team to support ongoing innovation and scalability.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $150000 and USD $175000 per year.

Our Employer Commitment

This job posting will remain active until a qualified candidate is identified.

At Ivanti we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race color religion sex pregnancy (including childbirth lactation and related medical conditions) national origin age physical and mental disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information (including characteristics and testing) military and veteran status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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