Senior Manager, SQL Database

We are looking for an Senior Manager,
SQL Database to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced database professional to lead database strategy and operations, ensuring performance, security, and reliability across critical systems, in a hybrid role based in Columbus, OH.

• Manage and oversee SQL Server database environments, ensuring performance, availability, and security
• Lead database design, architecture, and optimization efforts across multiple systems
• Develop and enforce backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Monitor database performance and proactively resolve issues to maintain uptime
• Manage a team of database administrators/developers, providing guidance and mentorship
• Partner with application and development teams to support database needs for new and existing systems
• Establish and maintain database security policies, access controls, and compliance standards
• Oversee database upgrades, migrations, and capacity planning
• Identify opportunities to improve database performance, scalability, and efficiency

• 8+ years of SQL Server database administration/management experience, including prior leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of database design, performance tuning, and optimization
• Experience with backup/recovery strategies and disaster recovery planning
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience managing or mentoring database team members

• Real ownership over database architecture and strategy, not just day-to-day administration
• Hybrid schedule based in Columbus, OH
• Direct collaboration with application and development teams shaping system design
• Leadership responsibility over a growing database team
• A stable environment with room to modernize and optimize legacy systems