VP, Database Administration & Design

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation•Jersey City, NJ

1d•$149,000 - $176,000•Hybrid

About The Position

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group with a 400-year history, headquartered in Tokyo. It offers diverse financial services including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance, with over 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company and one of the three largest banking groups in Japan, with shares traded on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges. In the Americas, SMBC Group operates in the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru, providing commercial and investment banking services to corporate, institutional, and municipal clients, leveraging its capital strength and global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd. The anticipated salary range for this role is between $149,000.00 and $176,000.00, with the specific salary determined by individual qualifications, experience, and market analysis. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award and offers a competitive portfolio of benefits.

Requirements

Master’s degree in computer science, computer application, or a related field plus 10 years of experience.
MCSA certification on SQL Server Database Administration
SQL Server 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 Administration
Configuration, and maintenance of SQL Servers on Windows VMs using SQL GUI and silent installs
Setup high availability solutions including Always On using multi subnet Clusters
Encryption at Rest and in Transit setup, Certificate Management, Keys Management
CIS Compliance Benchmarks and Configuration
Azure SQL DB’s and SQL VM’s

Responsibilities

Collaborate within the DBA team and engage with infrastructure teams, front-office developers, project managers, and business users.
Provide support for SQL Server 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022 platforms, including SSRS, SSIS, and SSAS technologies.
Support SQL Server Always On availability groups.
Perform system administration tasks such as monitoring, troubleshooting, database installation, backup and recovery, replication setup and maintenance, database development and performance tuning, user support, and security hardening, including CIS deployment and ongoing maintenance.
Research and recommend innovative solutions, implementing automation where possible to improve system administration processes.
Deploy monitoring tools and proactively implement improvements to prevent potential issues.
Rapidly troubleshoot and resolve incidents to maintain a high-availability environment.
Conduct periodic technology recovery testing and participate in on-call support rotations.
Collaborate with cybersecurity and audit teams to meet security and compliance requirements.
Adhere to change control processes and procedures, and maintain effective communication with infrastructure teams, application teams, and management.