Sr Technical Director, DBA - Linux Relational DB Services

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Job CategoryTechnology

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range$142,500.00 - $235,100.00

Target Openings1

What Is the Opportunity?We are seeking a transformative Senior Director of Linux Relational Database Services to lead our enterprise database operations team through a critical organizational evolution. The ideal candidate will drive a strategic shift from a traditional operational model to a product-focused, value-driven database services organization.

What Will You Do?

Lead the cultural and operational transformation to a product-based database services team.

Develop a product management approach to database services.

Create service catalogs and defined value propositions for internal and external stakeholders.

Implement product thinking to align database services with business outcomes.

Design self-service capabilities and standardized database service offerings.

Lead and strategically manage a team of 19 database professionals.

Drive organizational transformation to a product-centric database services model.

Oversee on-premise Oracle Exadata infrastructure and database management.

Manage database operations for MySQL and PostgreSQL environments.

Provide leadership for cloud-based database services in Amazon RDS.

Execute comprehensive cloud database migration strategies.

Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IAC) solutions for database environments.

Develop product-oriented team structure and performance metrics.

Create standardized service delivery frameworks.

Supervise database platforms including: Oracle Exadata On-premise MySQL On-premise PostgreSQL Amazon RDS platforms: Aurora PostgreSQL Aurora MySQL Standard MySQL Standard PostgreSQL

Perform other duties as assigned.

What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?

Ten (10) plus years of enterprise database management experience.

Five (5) plus years of team leadership/management experience.

Demonstrated experience in organizational transformation.

Advanced knowledge of Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

Comprehensive understanding of Amazon RDS architectures.

Strong disaster recovery and high availability design skills.

Experience with enterprise-scale database infrastructure.

Proven expertise in cloud database migration methodologies.

Advanced IAC skills using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

Experience transitioning teams to product-based operating models.

Bachelors degree preferred in Technology or a similar field (or equivalent experience).

Manages cross-functional objectives and/or priorities supporting an assigned business area(s).

Technical Skills: Oracle database administration • MySQL performance tuning • PostgreSQL optimization • AWS RDS configuration • Cloud migration strategies • Database security implementations • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) • Database migration planning and execution • Cloud database replatforming techniques • Product management methodologies • Service design and delivery frameworks.

What is a Must Have?

Seven years experience in information technology infrastructure.

What Is in It for You?

Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.

Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.

Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.

Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.

Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

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