IT Manager – Database & Automation

A Day in the Life

• Provide management oversight of the Database architecture team and activities at MEIC.
• Provide technical leadership and practical experience across the various on premise and cloud-based database offerings.
• Provide architecture guidance in designing Database As A Service solutions for cloud-based database offerings.
• Provide architecture guidance in designing automated provisioning solutions for on premise and cloud-based database offerings using modern automation tools.
• Partner with various IT Infrastructure teams and engage Business partners to fulfill project needs while providing exceptional customer outcomes.
• Be well-versed in database monitoring technologies for on premise and cloud-based databases including OEM, Solarwinds, Toad, RDS Console and CloudWatch.
• Be well-versed in database security products and techniques including auditing, encryption, virtual private databases, row level security, etc.
• Be well-versed in enterprise backup tools and technologies including RMAN, Netbackup, Data Domain, etc.
• Work well with IT teams and Business Partners to identify and implement opportunities to improve database performance, reliability, scalability and availability.
• Provided demonstrated ability to mentor, guide and develop database team members. 
• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 15+ years Oracle database experience as Database Architect, Engineer or Administrator, or advanced degree with a minimum of 7+ years relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3 years experience with open source or cloud-based databases.
• Minimum of 4 years management or technical leadership experience.

Qualifications

 Must Have: Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 15+ years Oracle database experience as Database Architect, Engineer or Administrator, or advanced degree with a minimum of 7+ years relevant experience.
• Minimum of 3 years experience with open source or cloud-based databases.
• Minimum of 4 years management or technical leadership experience.
• 5+years of managerial experience, which includes goal settings and performance management.
• Excellent communication skills
• Think out of the box
• Creating an inspiring and diverse team environment with an open communication culture, setting clear team goals with ownership and accountability on deliverables
• Building high performance, motivated and innovative team culture by leading with empathy.

Nice to Have

• Oracle Certification
• Recent experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, Hadoop or Snowflake databases in addition to Oracle.
• Recent experience with database computing on cloud-based platforms including AWS, Azure, GCP or Oracle Cloud.
• Recent experience with IAM tools and automated security provisioning for on premise and cloud-based database technologies.
• Recent experience with automated database provisioning using Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.
• Recent experience with scripting languages like Perl, PowerShell, BASH, Puppet, etc.
• Provide experience with desktop client tools including MongoDB Database Tools, PGAdmin, DBeaver, HeidiSQL, Navicat, SQL Developer, SQL Studio, Toad, etc.