Vice President / Database Administration Manager

Overview

Lead the DBMS Operations team within Global Technology Infrastructure in Pune, India, directing database administration to ensure high availability, security, performance and scalability of enterprise database platforms, with on-call responsibility for critical incidents.

What you'll do

• Lead, manage and mentor a team of Database Administrators, including performance evaluations, coaching, resource planning and fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.
• Serve as the organization's primary subject matter expert on database platforms, diagnosing and resolving complex issues, establishing and enforcing best practices, and ensuring rapid incident response.
• Manage scalable, resilient database solutions, including advanced high-availability configurations, disaster recovery strategies and integration of modern technologies.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks using PowerShell, T-SQL, SQL Agent and Control-M to streamline backups, patching, monitoring, alerting, capacity management and routine maintenance.
• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure and business teams to optimize database design, query and indexing strategies, performance tuning and application-database integration.
• Drive proactive performance tuning, capacity planning, monitoring and bottleneck resolution using enterprise-grade tools.
• Champion knowledge transfer, technical training and continuous improvement within the DBMS Operations group, analyzing performance metrics and trends.
• Provide strategic technical guidance and roadmap input to enterprise application teams on database platform evolution, including Azure cloud adoption (IaaS/PaaS), platform upgrades and migrations, and evaluation of emerging data technologies.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in database administration and engineering.
• At least 3 years in a leadership or team lead role managing database professionals in an enterprise setting.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale, global or multi-site database environments with emphasis on high availability, performance optimization, capacity planning and mission-critical system reliability.
• Proficiency across RDBMS platforms, with Microsoft SQL Server primary; Oracle and PostgreSQL; some knowledge of Sybase and IQ.
• Expert knowledge of SQL Server technologies, including Failover Clustering, AlwaysOn Availability Groups, Log Shipping, SSIS, SSRS and SSAS.
• Advanced programming skills in PowerShell and T-SQL for automation, scripting and query optimization.
• Strong experience with performance monitoring and management tools (e.g., SCOM, Foglight, or equivalent).
• Knowledge of database virtualization techniques such as Delphix.
• Deep understanding of Windows Server, Linux and Solaris operating systems.
• Proficiency with Azure technologies, including IaaS and PaaS database offerings, VM sizing, disk and storage management, and related cloud infrastructure components.
• Knowledge of Splunk and other logging and observability technologies for centralized monitoring, alerting and root-cause analysis.
• Advanced SQL skills for complex data manipulation, performance tuning, indexing strategies, query plan analysis and optimization.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to engineers, architects, executives and non-technical stakeholders, and to produce clear documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, adaptability in high-pressure situations, and the ability to balance independent initiative with teamwork.

Nice to have

• Experience with .NET development.
• Experience with Redis Cache.
• Preferred certifications: Microsoft SQL Server-related certifications, Azure Database Administrator Associate (or equivalent), Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), or relevant Azure/AWS cloud database certifications.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Position operates in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment with On-Call responsibilities for critical incidents.