Director of Database Management

Overview

Remote
$140,000 - $160,000
Full Time

Skills

Enterprise Software
Microsoft SQL Server
Snow Flake Schema
Amazon Web Services
Database Design
Database Administration
Cloud Computing
Clustering
Mentorship
Management
Project Management
Performance Tuning

Job Details

The role of Director Database Management is to design, develop and maintain enterprise data platforms. The position is responsible for a team of database administrators. This team provides 24x7 on-call support, executes database maintenance, supports application development, and designs enterprise data solutions. The role serves as the technical expert on database design, configuration, and maintenance.

The Director Database Engineering is responsible for mentoring the DBA team, expanding their technical knowledge, and grooming future IT leaders. We are seeking a talented individual with experience working in a matrix IT organization to deliver enterprise class software projects and provide operational support in a fast-paced environment.

Skills:

BA/BS degree in Information Technology or equivalent combination of education and experience

Minimum 7+ years in IT in technical management position including overseeing a 24x7 operations team

10+ years of experience in enterprise database administration.

10+ years of experience administering SQL server databases 10TB or larger.

Experience in MS SQL Business Intelligence Stack (SSIS, SSAS and SSRS).

Experience deploying ETL processes to an enterprise environment.

Experience in Performance Tuning and Optimization, using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.

Experience with Microsoft SQL Server backup and recovery scenarios.

Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for MSSQL Server 2008 and up, including failover clustering, log shipping, and MSSQL Always On

Experience with Microsoft SQL Server replication.

Experience in implementing operational automation using scripts.

Knowledge of indexes, index management, and statistics.

Excellent communication and documentation skills appropriate for senior technology leadership.

Experience with migrating Microsoft SQL Server databases, instances, and versions.

Experience with database virtualization technologies such as Delphix.

Experience with cloud database systems and environments: AWS Aurora MySQL, Snowflake & Atlas Mongo.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Strong knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server security management.

Understanding of end-to-end design/development/delivery of enterprise software applications with highest quality/reliability through thorough unit/integration/system tests

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