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Senior Manager, Database Administration

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Job Summary:

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We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Manager of Database Administration to lead our high-performing database engineering team. This individual will bring a deep technical background in Oracle and other database platforms, paired with a strong track record of people leadership and project execution. You will be responsible for setting strategic direction, driving innovation, and ensuring high availability and performance of our critical database systems.

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Key Responsibilities:

\n\n Leadership & Strategy\n \n Lead, mentor, and develop a team of database engineers and administrators.\n Drive team culture focused on collaboration, continuous learning, and accountability.\n Define and execute strategic roadmaps for database infrastructure and engineering initiatives.\n Partner with stakeholders across IT and business units to align technical capabilities with organizational needs.\n \n Technical Management\n \n Oversee architecture, implementation, and maintenance of Oracle, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, and other database platforms.\n Manage operations and engineering around Oracle Exadata.\n Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance across all database platforms.\n Guide the adoption of modern database practices, tools, and automation.\n \n Project & Operations Oversight\n \n Lead complex technical projects from inception to delivery, including upgrades, migrations, and cloud initiatives.\n Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.\n Maintain and improve standards for security, compliance, backup, and disaster recovery.\n Track KPIs and provide regular reporting on system health and team performance.\n \n\n

Qualifications:

\n\n Experience:\n \n Minimum 10 years of hands-on technical experience with Oracle and other RDBMS platforms (PostgreSQL, MariaDB).\n At least 5 years in a people leadership or senior management role.\n Proven experience managing and engineering solutions on Oracle Exadata.\n Strong history of leading infrastructure and database-focused projects.\n \n Technical Skills:\n \n Deep understanding of Oracle Database (including RAC, ASM, Data Guard).\n Familiarity with cloud-based database services is a plus (e.g., Oracle Cloud, AWS RDS).\n Proficient in database performance tuning, high availability strategies, and automation scripting.\n \n Leadership Skills:\n \n Strong people leadership with the ability to inspire and grow technical teams.\n Demonstrated ability to build strategic roadmaps and drive long-term engineering direction.\n Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.\n \n Education:\n \n Bachelor’s degree or equivalent\n \n\n

Pay Transparency Laws in some locations require disclosure of compensation and/or benefits-related information.  For this position, actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. In addition to base pay, this position, based on business need, may be eligible for a bonus or incentive. In addition, Conduent provides a variety of benefits to employees including health insurance coverage, voluntary dental and vision programs, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) or vacation and/or sick time. The estimated salary range for this role is $116,309 - $150,000.

Conduent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, gender identity, gender expression, sex/gender, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, use of a guide dog or service animal, military/veteran status, citizenship status, basis of genetic information, or any other group protected by law.

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At Conduent we value the health and safety of our associates, their families and our community. For US applicants while we DO NOT require vaccination for most of our jobs, we DO require that you provide us with your vaccination status, where legally permissible. Providing this information is a requirement of your employment at Conduent.

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