Lead DBA Consultant

The Senior Database Administrator is responsible for the strategic leadership, architecture, and operational management of all enterprise database platforms across on-premises and cloud environments. This role ensures the reliability, security, performance, and scalability of mission-critical data systems while aligning database services with enterprise technology strategy. This position oversees complex multi-platform ecosystems including relational, cloud-native, and analytical databases, and will lead both on-shore and off-shore resources in delivering highly available and secure database services. This position requires strong technical depth combined with leadership capability, governance experience, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, security, infrastructure, and application teams. Responsibilities Enterprise Database Strategy & Architecture · Define and drive enterprise database architecture standards, roadmaps, and modernization initiatives. · Provide technical leadership across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. · Evaluate emerging database technologies and recommend adoption strategies aligned with business objectives. · Establish best practices for scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization. Platform Administration & Engineering · Provide leadership and hands-on expertise across enterprise database platforms including but not limited to: · Oracle (including Autonomous Database), PostgreSQL, Amazon Redshift, Sybase, IBM DB2, Snowflake, MongoDB, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and other enterprise database technologies as required. · Responsibilities include high availability and disaster recovery architecture, performance tuning and capacity planning, patch and lifecycle management, automation and infrastructure-as-code practices, and optimization across OLTP and analytics workloads. Cloud & Hybrid Database Operations · Lead database deployments across cloud platforms including AWS RDS, OCI Autonomous Database, and hybrid architectures. · Develop governance frameworks for cloud database provisioning, cost optimization, and operational controls. · Partner with Cloud Engineering and DevOps teams to implement automation, CI/CD integration, and platform observability with a heavy emphasis on Infrastructure as Code. Security, Risk & Compliance · Ensure database platforms meet enterprise security, audit, and regulatory requirements. · Collaborate with cybersecurity teams on vulnerability management, encryption standards, and access governance. · Implement secure configuration baselines and data protection strategies. Team Leadership & Resource Management · Lead and mentor both on-shore and off-shore database administration teams. · Manage vendor relationships and third-party service providers. · Establish operational procedures, service level objectives, and performance metrics. · Provide escalation leadership during critical incidents and production events. Operational Excellence · Drive automation and standardization of database operations. · Develop monitoring, alerting, and proactive maintenance practices. · Improve reliability through continuous improvement initiatives. · Support enterprise programs including cloud migrations, platform upgrades, and data center transitions.

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience). · 10+ years of progressive database administration experience in enterprise environments. · Demonstrated expertise across multiple database platforms (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Snowflake, MongoDB, DB2, Redshift, etc.). · Proven experience managing hybrid cloud and on-prem database deployments. · Experience leading distributed technical teams including offshore resources. · Strategic thinker with strong execution capability · Ability to balance governance with engineering innovation · Strong incident leadership and crisis management experience · Strong understanding of high availability, disaster recovery, and enterprise security practices. Preferred Qualifications · Experience with Autonomous Database, AWS RDS, or large-scale cloud-native data platforms. · Background in IaC and CI/CD automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, or similar). · Experience supporting mission-critical or regulated environments. · Knowledge of data warehousing, analytics platforms, and modern data engineering patterns. Education Qualification Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (equivalent experience acceptable).