Database Platforms Lead

Orangepeople LLC
Plano, TX, United States
about 2 months ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$39,520.0 - $61,880.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Databases Continuous Integration Database Design Database Security DevOps Disaster Recovery PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server MongoDB
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Job description

  • Lead the strategy, architecture, and standards for enterprise database platforms.
  • Oversee database operations, administration, monitoring, and support.
  • Ensure high availability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery capabilities.
  • Manage database performance tuning, capacity planning, and scalability.
  • Define and enforce database security, access controls, and compliance requirements.
  • Drive automation for provisioning, patching, monitoring, and maintenance.
  • Support database design, optimization, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.
  • Lead database upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.
  • Establish operational procedures, runbooks, and documentation.
  • Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and network teams.
  • Mentor and guide database engineers or DBAs.
  • Evaluate emerging database technologies and recommend platform improvements.
  • Monitor and control platform costs and resource utilization.

Contribute to Organization:

  • Platform strategy and governance.
  • Database standardization and best practices.
  • Performance, reliability, and availability.
  • Security, compliance, and risk reduction.
  • Cost optimization and platform rationalization.
  • Automation and self-service capabilities.
  • Modernization and cloud migration.
  • Incident prevention and root cause remediation.
  • Scalable support for application and data teams.
  • Long-term enterprise growth and operational excellence., * Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
  • Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
  • Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
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Requirements

  • Experience with major database platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or cloud-managed databases.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
  • Familiarity with automation, infrastructure-as-code, DevOps, and CI/CD practices.
  • Experience leading database migrations, consolidation, or modernization programs.
  • Background in database observability, monitoring, and operational excellence.

Benefits & conditions

  • 401(k).
  • Dental Insurance.
  • Health insurance.
  • Vision insurance.
  • We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
  • The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.

About the company

At OP, we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company, we offer advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields, including AI, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and beyond. For nearly two decades, we’ve been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry, serving up fresh, ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together, this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.

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