Manager, Database Administration

Your New Role:

Our Media Platform Operations team is looking for a highly capable DBA Manager that can manage and lead a team of DBA members. You will manage a team of professionals to design and develop database systems provide guidance to database team on database structures and features. You will create standard procedures to enhance scalability and performance of existing database architecture. Troubleshoot complex database issues in accurate and timely manner. Maintain database disaster recovery procedures to ensure continuous availability and speedy recovery. Develop best practices for performance and operational efficiency.

Your Role Accountabilities:

OPERATIONS/PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Lead mentor and manage a team of DBAs fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.

• Conduct regular performance reviews providing feedback and setting goals for team members.

• Provide expert-level guidance in database design performance tuning backup and recovery strategies and data modeling.

• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex database issues and optimize existing systems for better performance and cost efficiency.

• Keep abreast of emerging database technologies and best practices recommending innovations that can enhance data management capabilities.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software development network infrastructure and security to align database operations with business needs.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for database-related audits and ensure compliance with data protection regulations.

• Establish and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) for database operations and provide regular reports to senior management.

• Plan and manage database projects including migrations upgrades and new deployments ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.

• Allocate resources efficiently to meet project demands and balance team workload.

• Coordinates DBA activities with the infrastructure team to ensure database servers are built according to customer requirements in a timely manner.

• Serves as a mentor for Database Administrators and Associate Database Administrators. Provides additional support and guidance to DBAs/Associate DBAs with regards to problem solving escalations and day to day work related challenges.

• Provide 24/7 support.

STRATEGY

• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for database management aligned with organizational objectives

• Oversee the design deployment and management of high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.

• Ensure databases are secure scalable and meet the performance requirements of applications.

• Collaborate with IT and business leaders to define the architecture and roadmaps for future Database projects

• Lead the team to participate in identifying proposing and implementing new and emerging technologies to support ongoing projects and business operations.

ANALYTICS

• Implement robust monitoring and alerting mechanisms to quickly detect and resolve database-related issues.

• Review the existing database standard documents and come up with new standards for all our database platforms (oracle SQL Server SAP Hana db2 mysql Potgresql snowflake & databricks)

• Lead the team to develop database structures and features according to organizational needs. Helps build the structure and design of the database.

• Creating reviewing and maintaining operational documentation that can be used by our 24/7 operations team and junior database administrators.