Sr Systems Administration Engineer - Kittyhawk ERP DBA Lead

Position: Sr Staff Systems Administration Engineer - Kittyhawk ERP DBA Lead

Sr Staff Systems Administration Engineer - Kittyhawk ERP DBA Lead

Combined role with responsibility for assigned ERP Kittyhawk and bolt-on applications‘ databases and platforms and responsibility for ERP Kittyhawk related application support leadership. The role should be responsible for ensuring high availability, optimal performance, maintaining a compliant cyber posture, and low incident rates across assigned ERP application, platform and databases through sophisticated automation, integrated monitoring, and metric analytics.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities Database and platform responsibility:

Define the strategic vision for database and platforms of Kittyhawh ERP instance and Kittyhawk ERP bolt-on applications‘ database and platforms.

Aligning technology initiatives with business goals and enterprise architecture standards.

Lead, coach, and develop database teams to drive performance, accountability, and continuous professional growth.

Oversee planning and delivery of Oracle and ERP initiatives, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution with strong quality, security, and performance outcomes.

Design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient database architectures, including automation, performance tuning, and security controls.

Partner with vendors, service providers, and senior leaders to select and manage database hardware, software, and services aligned to strategy and standards.

Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and internal policies through controls, audits, and proactive risk management.

Monitor performance and capacity, driving optimization to improve availability, reliability, and efficiency.

Lead database incident and problem management, coordinating rapid resolution of complex issues to minimize business impact.

Engage IT leadership, application teams, and business stakeholders, providing transparency into initiatives, risks, and service improvements.

Partner with Whittle DBA leader and ensure synchronization of solutions.

Lead technical upgrades and any other technical major solutions ensuring stability and valid support of the given Kittyhawk ERP instance

Application support responsibility:
Lead Kittyhawk application P1 incidents, coordinate resolution of issues Support and lead Kittyhawk patching activities during working and weekend time Support and lead Kittyhawk change management and production release

Support and lead non-production and production outages during working and weekend time

Coordinate application support team around Kittyhawk (US) hours

Lead and coordinate and plan vitality roadmap of Kittyhawk and Kittyhawk bolt-on applications and implement necessary action plans in order to stay vital and compliant

Lead and Coordinate compliance with Kittyhawk activities (separation, CMMC, SOX etc.)

Monitor escalation process on Kittyhawk ERP instance Monitor Kittyhawk team KPIs for incident management (SQDC) Activate and maintain Flight deck in respective areas

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from accredited university or college with minimum of 5 years of professional experience OR Associates degree with minimum of 8 years of professional experience OR High School Diploma with minimum of 10 years of professional experience

Minimum 5 years of professional experience in an Oracle R12 - DBA leadership role

Note:

Military experience is equivalent to professional experience Eligibility Requirement:

-Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

Ability to travel up to 30%.

Preferred Qualifications:

Practical experience with leadership of database, platform Practical experience with leadership and coordination of ERP Oracle application

Experience with Kittyhawk ERP support welcome

Understanding of Oracle Database concepts (familiar with Oracle data models, tables, Oracle data types etc.)

Understanding of Oracle database architecture

Experience with tools and management (Oracle Enterprise Manager, SQL Plus, Oracle DB, Weblogic, Apache, JAVA etc.)

Understanding of concept of Performance tuning (backup, recovery, migration strategies)

Oracle certification welcome

Experience with Orac…