Manager, Database Administration

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* Job Title:

Manager, Database Admin

Location:

Atlanta

Reports to:

Director, Data Engineering Department:
Starr Technology Group  # Overview:

The Manager, Database Administration is responsible for the overall administration, security, stability, performance, and governance of the enterprise data platform supporting a global Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance organization. This role leads the operational management of on-premises and cloud-based database environments, including Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse and Warehouse platforms, while providing leadership to a team of offshore database administrators.

The position serves as the primary owner for database administration services across the enterprise and works closely with Data Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, Governance, Application Development, and Data Operations teams to ensure highly available, secure, and compliant data platforms. In addition to database administration, this role oversees ETL platform administration, deployment processes for Informatica and SSIS solutions, enterprise workload scheduling through Skybot, and management of audit and regulatory requests.

The Manager will drive strategic modernization initiatives, including platform upgrades, security enhancements, cloud adoption, automation, and enterprise data governance programs while ensuring operational excellence and service reliability.# Responsibilities:
** Database Platform Management
*** Lead administration, maintenance, monitoring, and support of enterprise SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, and Microsoft Fabric data platforms.
* Manage database availability, performance tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions.
* Provide leadership and direction to offshore DBA resources, including workload management, prioritization, mentoring, and performance oversight.
* Establish and maintain database administration standards, policies, and operational procedures.
** Security, Governance, and Compliance
*** Own database security management across on-premises and cloud environments.
* Lead implementation and ongoing administration of SQL Server security controls, including login management, least-privilege access models, password rotation, and security monitoring.
* Drive enterprise initiatives related to Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), SQL Server auditing solutions, Extended Events monitoring, Database ownership governance, and Administrative credential management
* Partner with Security, Infrastructure, Governance, and Application teams to ensure compliance with organizational standards and regulatory requirements.
* Serve as the primary point of contact for audit requests and evidence collection from Governance, Risk, and Compliance teams.
* Maintain database inventories, ownership records, security reviews, and compliance documentation.
** ETL, Integration, and Scheduling Administration
*** Own administration and deployment support for Informatica and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) environments.
* Oversee migration, upgrade, and modernization initiatives for Informatica platforms.
* Support ETL release management and deployment processes in partnership with…