AVP, Enterprise Database Platforms – Operations

Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise database platform strategy across relational, No
  
  SQL, in‑memory, engineered systems, and cloud‑native platforms
• Translate business and application needs into standardized, scalable database platform capabilities
• Establish reference architectures, standards, patterns, and multi‑year roadmaps aligned to business, security, and regulatory requirements
• Provide architectural leadership across:
  Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 UDB, Sybase ASE, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Oracle Exadata / Exadata Cloud@Customer (ExaCC), Oracle ZDLRA and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Azure database platforms (IaaS, PaaS, and managed services)
• Lead enterprise adoption of automation‑first and self‑service database platforms
• Stand up standardized, repeatable database provisioning and configuration pipelines to reduce manual intervention
• Build and govern Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines for Database‑as‑Code
• Manage platform lifecycle from ideation through retirement
• Establish platform health, reliability, cost, and automation metrics
• Own financials including budgeting, forecasting, and multi‑year planning

• 15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise database architecture, engineering, and operations
• Proven experience operating in a senior leadership role with accountability for large‑scale, 24x7 production environments
• Deep hands‑on expertise across enterprise database platforms including Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis
• Proven success building and scaling Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC), CI/CD, and Database‑as‑Code capabilities
• Demonstrated experience leading database modernization and migration programs across on‑premises, hybrid, and Azure environments
• Strong expertise in performance tuning, resiliency engineering, cyber recovery, observability, ITSM, security controls, and governance practices
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and people leadership skills
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands‑on technical credibility.