IT Manager, Database Administration

Honeywell • Morris Plains, NJ

79d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an IT Manager - Database Administration you will be responsible for managing and coordinating the database team ensuring effective resource allocation and employee engagement. This role involves developing technology strategies, implementation plans, operational support and performance reporting of the database infrastructure and operations in collaboration with IT and business leadership, focusing on building and maintaining high availability database infrastructure. You will report directly to the Director of Data Center and Network Infrastructure who is also responsible for global networking, cloud, and compute strategy and operations globally. This role will work out of our Morris Plains, Charlotte or Houston location on a hybrid work schedule. In this role, you will work with our partner vendors to manage and support the end-to-end management of our database technology landscape. You will be instrumental in driving the organization's technology strategies and projects, aligning them with our business objectives. Your leadership will ultimately enhance our competitive edge and operational efficiency. By mentoring and managing a team of IT professionals, you'll foster growth, development, and innovation within the organization. Your contributions will play a key role in shaping the future of technology at Honeywell and maintaining our position as a global technology leader.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in database administration with hands-on expertise in at least two major RDBMS platforms
• Strong knowledge of database monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Redgate, Oracle Enterprise Manager)
• Proven experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Prior experience in infrastructure automation technologies
• Strong vendor management skills & experience working across geographies

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience with storage services like Nasuni is a plus
• Prior experience with Rubrick backup solutions is a plus
• Continued learning of industry best practices and emerging technologies in database administration.
• Demonstrated project/program management skills
• Self-motivated with a demonstrated bias for action
• Vendor management experience for projects

Responsibilities

• Experience with administering, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise database systems (SQL Server, Oracle, Mongo, etc.)
• Oversee and coordinate activities with Vendor to ensure SLAs and performance metrics are met.
• Implement and manage database monitoring tools and alerting systems
• Design and test disaster recovery and high availability strategies
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and security hardening
• Ensure compliance with data governance and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with application teams to support database-related development and deployment
• Maintain documentation for database configurations, procedures, and vendor interactions
• Partner with Enterprise Architects on solution architecture for databases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees