Database Reliability Engineering Manager / DBA

Job Description

Effectively engage, lead, and manage a globally distributed teams of database engineers, and provide hands-on management, mentoring, and coaching of resources while driving organizational goals.

People management duties, including hiring, firing, performance reviews, job requirements, interviewing candidates, staffing needs, assignments to team, review of work, growth opportunity for staff, in-person/remote supervision, etc.

Effectively communicate Relational database and NoSQL engineering principles, best practices, architecture solutions and infrastructure requirements to firm’s leadership, internal customers, team members and other stakeholders.

Lead the team in performing all aspects of NoSQL and Relational database cluster administration including planning, installation, upgrading, patching, security, high availability and resiliency, data retention, tuning, support, and troubleshooting.

Drive the architecture of systems to provide a highly scalable, highly available Relational and NoSQL database server structure which enables Verisk’s value proposition for internal and external customers.

Work closely with application development as well as other infrastructure teams to test, troubleshoot, and optimize new and existing database-driven applications.

Monitor Production, UAT and other NoSQL and Relational database environments across all applicable regions and actively pursue any issues limiting the performance, resiliency, and scalability of these systems, fostering security and database reliability.

Understand Relational and NoSQL database Infrastructure architecture and needs, cost optimization goals and security and compliance requirements.

Propose, design, and implement scalable, sustainable, and cost-effective Relational and NoSQL database solutions meeting internal and external customers’ objectives.

Engage with senior management, peers, and internal customers to plan and prioritize projects and resource allocation.

Proactively communicate statuses, issues and escalations to senior management and stakeholders.