Database Administration Manager #W1444

DHRM•Richmond, VA

20h

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, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL, and emerging cloud environments. The Manager advances the agency’s enterprise data strategy through oversight of database architecture, lifecycle management, governance, and security, while supporting 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 and LASER applications, ensuring stability, performance, reliability, and secure integration across enterprise systems. The Manager owns database disaster recovery planning, documentation, and testing, coordinating with Infrastructure, Cloud, and Security teams to support service restoration. The position also ensures audit readiness, participates in audit activities, and oversees remediation of audit findings. The Manager promotes continuous process improvement and database modernization, implementing tools and practices that improve efficiency, resilience, and data integrity. The role develops and mentors DBA staff through coaching, training, and targeted skill advancement, including cloud database competencies. It collaborates with Application Infrastructure, Application Support, other Technical Services Division departments, and business partners to deliver secure, stable, and scalable data services supporting VDSS operational priorities and long-term objectives.

Requirements

Leadership experience in 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 the analysis, design, development, testing, and implementation of automated systems in 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 in on-premises and cloud environments.
Strong knowledge of Oracle database technologies, including Oracle RAC, ASM, RMAN, Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and Oracle E Business Suite database administration.
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.
Knowledge of enterprise database security, including identity and access management, encryption, auditing, secure configuration baselines, privileged access controls, and compliance requirements.
Understanding of firewall concepts, network access rules, secure communication paths, and the effects of network segmentation and security zones on database connectivity and integration.
Experience supporting database integration patterns, including APIs, stored procedures, ETL operations, cross-platform data exchange, and middleware/database interaction with WebSphere and other hosting frameworks.
Knowledge of SQL, PL/SQL, Python, Bash, PowerShell, or other scripting and automation frameworks used in database administration.
Expertise with database monitoring and alerting tools, performance dashboards, resource utilization analysis, log analytics, and automated issue detection.
Understanding of data governance practices, including data quality, cataloging, metadata standards, retention policies, regulatory compliance, and secure stewardship.
Extensive experience designing, documenting, and executing database disaster recovery strategies, including replication, failover testing, coordinated restoration, and communication protocols.
Ability to diagnose and resolve complex database problems involving performance, reliability, availability, corruption, integration failures, or application-driven disruptions.
Knowledge of database migration strategies and cloud readiness assessments, including schema conversion, data movement, hybrid deployments, re-platforming, refactoring, and phased migration.
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 database administrators, assigning work, managing performance, overseeing technical initiatives, and ensuring accountability.
Ability to mentor and coach staff and develop cloud database competencies, modern administration skills, and platform specialization.
Ability to design and improve team workflows for efficiency, consistency, automation, monitoring, and quality support.
Ability to collaborate with Application Infrastructure, Application Support, Technical Operations, Security, Cloud teams, and business partners.
Strong communication skills, including explaining database concepts, architecture, cloud strategies, and performance considerations to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Ability to manage competing operational and strategic priorities, including modernization and cloud migration planning.
Demonstrated ability to identify process improvements and implement solutions that strengthen automation, resilience, performance, and operational excellence.
Strong customer service orientation and ability to maintain productive working relationships with business partners, technical staff, and leadership.
Ability to lead change related to database modernization, cloud adoption, new data tools, platform upgrades, and evolving operating practices.
Ability to manage high-impact database issues, coordinate multi-team response, make timely decisions, escalate when appropriate, and communicate clearly through resolution.
Comprehensive knowledge of IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) practices and state-of-the-art IT service procedures.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Lead a team of database administrators responsible for designing, supporting, securing, and modernizing database platforms.
Oversee database architecture, lifecycle management, governance, and security in support of the agency’s enterprise data strategy.
Advance the agency’s cloud direction, including planned migrations to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Amazon Web Services.
Provide operational and strategic oversight of Oracle E Business Suite databases supporting FAAS, LASER, and other applications.
Ensure database stability, performance, reliability, and secure integration across enterprise systems.
Own database disaster recovery planning, documentation, and testing; coordinate restoration efforts with Infrastructure, Cloud, and Security teams.
Ensure audit readiness, participate in audit activities, and oversee remediation of audit findings.
Implement process improvements, modernization practices, and tools that enhance efficiency, resilience, and data integrity.
Develop and mentor DBA staff through coaching, training, and targeted skill development, including cloud database competencies.
Collaborate with Application Infrastructure, Application Support, Technical Services Division departments, and business partners to deliver secure, stable, and scalable data services.
Manage database provisioning, configuration, patching, upgrades, refreshes, and decommissioning.
Oversee database monitoring, alerting, performance analysis, and resolution of complex database issues.
Coordinate controlled database deployments through change, release, and configuration management practices.
Lead responses to high-impact database issues, coordinate multi-team efforts, make decisions, escalate when appropriate, and communicate through resolution.