Database Administration Manager #W1444

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Richmond, VA

1d•$142,000 - $152,000

About The Position

The Database Administration Manager reports to the Infrastructure and Operations Director and leads a team of database administrators responsible for designing, supporting, securing, and modernizing VDSS database platforms across Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL, and emerging cloud environments. The Manager drives the agency’s enterprise data strategy through oversight of database architecture, lifecycle management, governance, and security, while advancing planned migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The role provides operational and strategic oversight of Oracle E Business Suite databases supporting FAAS, LASER, and other applications, ensuring stability, performance, reliability, and secure integration across enterprise systems. It owns database disaster recovery planning, documentation, and testing, and coordinates with Infrastructure, Cloud, and Security teams to support restoration of services. The Manager ensures audit readiness, participates in audit activities, and oversees remediation of audit findings. The position emphasizes continuous process improvement, database modernization, and tools and practices that enhance efficiency, resilience, and data integrity. The Manager develops and mentors DBA staff through coaching, training, and targeted skill advancement, including cloud database competencies, and collaborates with Application Infrastructure, Application Support, other Technical Services Division departments, and business partners. The role delivers secure, stable, and scalable data services that support VDSS operational priorities and long-term strategic objectives. VDSS is a Virginia state agency delivering human services statewide in partnership with local departments, community action agencies, and other organizations. This position is based at the DSS Home Office and may be eligible for telework in accordance with the Commonwealth’s Teleworking policy. The listed hiring range is $142,000–$152,000 per year, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

Leadership experience leading change, driving results, and leading people.
Experience leading IT infrastructure in a large enterprise, cloud, or service-provider environment.
Extensive hands-on experience managing IT infrastructure in a large enterprise, cloud, or service-provider environment.
Experience provisioning single- and multi-tenant cloud environments.
Considerable professional experience managing analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of automated systems across multiple technologies.
Considerable professional experience in project management or serving as a project lead in an IT organization.
Experience in the full life cycle development of information systems.
Experience with the Microsoft family of productivity tools.
Comprehensive knowledge of enterprise database platforms, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL, and cloud database technologies, with experience designing, deploying, maintaining, and optimizing databases across on-premises and cloud environments such as OCI and AWS.
Strong knowledge of Oracle database technologies, including Oracle RAC clustering, ASM, RMAN, Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and Oracle E Business Suite database administration.
Thorough understanding of database architecture, scalability, replication, partitioning, clustering, high availability, load balancing, and performance tuning.
Expertise in database lifecycle management, including provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, refreshes, decommissioning, and modernization planning.
Strong knowledge of enterprise database security, including identity and access management, encryption, auditing, secure configuration baselines, privileged access controls, and state and federal compliance requirements.
Understanding of firewalls, network access rules, secure communication paths, network segmentation, and security zones as they affect database connectivity and integration.
Experience supporting database integration patterns, including APIs, stored procedures, ETL operations, cross-platform data exchange, and middleware/database interaction such as WebSphere.
Knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, Python, Bash, PowerShell, and database administration automation frameworks.
Expertise with database monitoring and alerting, performance dashboards, resource utilization analysis, log analytics, and automated issue detection.
Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, cataloging, metadata standards, retention policies, regulatory compliance, and secure data stewardship.
Extensive experience designing, documenting, and executing database disaster recovery strategies, including replication, failover testing, coordinated restoration, communication protocols, and continuity alignment.
Ability to diagnose and resolve complex database issues involving performance, availability, corruption, integration failures, and application-driven disruptions.
Knowledge of database migration strategies and cloud-readiness assessments, including schema conversion, data movement, hybrid deployments, re-platforming, refactoring, and phased migrations.
Familiarity with audit frameworks, audit participation, evidence preparation, remediation of findings, and secure database configuration baselines.
Understanding of enterprise change, release, and configuration management practices for database environments.
Experience leading and managing a team of database administrators, including assigning work, managing performance, overseeing technical initiatives, and ensuring accountability.
Ability to build staff expertise through mentoring, coaching, targeted training, and development of cloud database competencies and modern administration skills.
Ability to design and improve team workflows for efficiency, consistency, automation, proactive monitoring, and high-quality database support.
Ability to collaborate with Application Infrastructure, Application Support, Technical Operations, Security, Cloud teams, and business partners.
Strong communication skills and ability to explain database concepts, architecture, cloud strategies, and performance considerations to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to manage competing operational and strategic priorities, including modernization and cloud migration planning.
Ability to identify and implement process improvements that strengthen automation, resilience, performance, and operational excellence.
Strong customer service orientation and ability to maintain productive relationships with business partners, technical staff, and leadership stakeholders.
Ability to lead change related to database modernization, cloud adoption, data tools, platform upgrades, and evolving operational practices.
Ability to manage high-impact database issues, coordinate multi-team response, make timely decisions, escalate appropriately, and communicate through resolution.
Comprehensive knowledge of IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) practices and current IT service procedures.

Nice To Haves

Certifications in Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT) or the NIST Cyber Security Framework are preferred.
ITIL certification.
Experience or knowledge in the full life cycle development of Information Technology Services.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of database administrators and oversee their operational and strategic outcomes.
Design, support, secure, and modernize enterprise database platforms across Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL, and cloud environments.
Oversee database architecture, lifecycle management, governance, and security as part of the agency’s enterprise data strategy.
Advance cloud direction and planned migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Provide operational and strategic oversight of Oracle E Business Suite databases supporting FAAS, LASER, and other VDSS applications.
Ensure database stability, performance, reliability, and secure integration across enterprise systems.
Own database disaster recovery planning, documentation, and testing, coordinating service restoration with Infrastructure, Cloud, and Security teams.
Ensure audit readiness, participate in audit activities, and oversee remediation of audit findings.
Improve processes and implement tools and practices that enhance efficiency, resilience, and data integrity.
Develop and mentor DBA staff through coaching, training, and targeted skill advancement, including cloud database competencies.
Collaborate with Application Infrastructure, Application Support, Technical Services Division departments, and business partners.
Manage high-impact database issues and coordinate responses across teams through resolution.
Support controlled database deployments and operations through change, release, and configuration management practices.
Plan database modernization, cloud adoption, platform upgrades, and long-term enterprise data direction.