Director, Database Administration

Fidelity • Westlake, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Fidelity Investments Workplace Investing (WI) is actively seeking an experienced Director of Database Administration to lead a team of dedicated and experienced DBAs. The associate will help us drive strategic database initiatives in support of our business strategy both in the US and globally. This is a highly visible, dynamic role supporting critical platforms with a global, follow-the-sun operating model. The Director sets database strategy, drives operational excellence, and ensures resilient, secure, and scalable databases for Workplace Investing. The Director is accountable for team performance, production stability, lifecycle risk reduction, and delivery against long-term architecture and business goals.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in enterprise database operations across Oracle, Postgres, Yugabyte, Aerospike, SQL Server and SQL MI.
• Expertise and hands-on knowledge in Performance tuning, scripting and automation.
• Strong leadership in TLM.
• Shown success running programs spanning multiple applications and customer groups.
• Ability to direct a team with 24x7 production support and active incident management.
• Knowledge and expertise in on-prem, cloud and hybrid DBA operations.
• Strong executive communication skills; regularly present strategy, risks, and progress to senior management.
• Demonstrated experience hiring, mentoring, and coaching junior DBAs.

Nice To Haves

• Scripting and automation a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic database initiatives in support of business strategy.
• Ensure resilient, secure, and scalable databases.
• Accountable for team performance, production stability, and lifecycle risk reduction.
• Deliver against long-term architecture and business goals.
• Direct a team with 24x7 production support and active incident management.
• Manage patching and end-of-life software management.
• Operationalize solutions and ideas into standard operating procedures (SOP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed