Job Details
Director Database Engineering
locations you can work from - McLean, Boston Tampa Dallas Jersey City, NJ
Hybrid
Skills: Database Engineering, Delivery, Support, Aurora PostgreSQL, Cloud Database, Public and Private Cloud Databases, AWS Cloud Database, Automation and Orchestration, Terraform, Groovy, Jenkins, GitLab, SDLC, Agile Methodology
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- The Database Engineering team is responsible for managing Clients public and private cloud databases and responsible for the design, build, and operational aspects of the database.
- The Director Database Engineering is responsible for leading the cloud database team and will be responsible for the strategy, design, implementation, and operations of the cloud database solutions.
- You and your team will engage with the infrastructure and application development teams and support the adoption of cloud database solutions and provide a clear path to migrate from the private cloud to the public cloud.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead engineering and support teams that will support client's modernization efforts.
- Collaborate and align with the modernization plans of the cloud platform team and the application development teams.
- Create a mature Aurora PostgreSQL database service that is attuned to the customer s needs by promoting self-service capabilities.
- Extensive involvement in audit and regulatory reviews for all items related to the cloud database space.
- Encourage & lead automation initiatives for public and private cloud databases.
- Strong people leadership to empower, encourage, and engage.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience of database engineering, delivery, and support.
- Bachelor s degree and/or equivalent experience
- Ability to work across teams to create partnerships that achieve organization goals, and passionate about building an innovative culture.
- Ability to technically lead the cloud database technology team along with providing transparency and insight that can be consumed by business teams.
- Proven understanding of AWS cloud database technologies.
- Passionate about building a strong team to support the organization s goal for modernization.
- Solid understanding of automation and orchestration tools such as Terraform, Groovy, Jenkins, and GitLab.
Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle management & the Agile methodology