Senior Manager-Database Platforms

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-platform DBA operations and governance for availability, resiliency, and performance across 3,000+ databases
• Drive N-2 lifecycle currency, including roadmaps, upgrades, patch governance, and vulnerability remediation
• Own backup/recovery standards, restore validation, and recovery testing
• Enforce compatibility standards and partner with application/middleware owners to prevent unsupported configurations
• Ensure licensing compliance, audit readiness, and vendor governance across major database vendors
• Manage budget, cost optimization, major incident response, and stakeholder communications
• Direct a blended on-shore/off-shore organization of 25+ DBAs providing 24x7 support

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 9 years of database administration experience, OR
• Master's degree and 5 years of database administration experience, OR
• 12 years of database administration experience
• At least 2 years of leadership experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering
• Experience supporting manufacturing enterprise workloads (ERP, supply chain, plant systems)
• Familiarity with ITIL-based service management and metrics-driven operations
• Experience implementing automation, Infrastructure as Code, and self-service provisioning
• Experience with modern observability/monitoring platforms and capacity engineering
• Exposure to hybrid or cloud database services and migration patterns

Benefits

• Competitive market-based compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing

About the Company

International Motors, LLC creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to customers throughout the full operation of their commercial vehicles. Based in Lisle, Illinois, we build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses. As part of the TRATON GROUP, we are a global leader in the commercial vehicle industry, committed to accelerating the impact of sustainable mobility.