Database Administrator IV

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Acara Solutions seeks an experienced Database Administrator IV to guide and architect complex RDBMS solutions, partnering with application teams and leadership. You will mentor teammates while ensuring regulatory compliance and production stability in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes expert-level SQL engineering, cross-project leadership, and collaboration with vendors to drive meaningful client outcomes.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 8 years of Relational Database Management System experience.
• Minimum 10 years of multi-project experience.
• Extensive experience leading RDBMS enhancements and production support.
• Strong collaboration and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design complex RDBMS solutions to meet business needs.
• Partner with owners and stakeholders to translate requirements into DB designs.
• Serve as RDBMS SME for enterprise initiatives including regulatory needs.
• Oversee testing, production support, and risk mitigation activities.
• Mentor junior staff and collaborate with vendors on technology advances.

Skills

RDBMS expertise

SQL engineering

Solution design

Mentoring

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Stakeholder collaboration

Enterprise architecture

Banking domain knowledge

Education

Associates Degree

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Ansible/Terraform

Azure DB Platform

Job description

• We're seeking an experienced Database Administrator IV to provide expert-level guidance and solution design across complex Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) initiatives. In this role, you'll act as a trusted technology advisor, architect complex solutions, support strategic application decisions, and mentor less experienced team members while partnering with application teams, leadership, and vendors.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritises both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit?

What You'll Do:

• Architect and recommend complex RDBMS solutions that support short- and long-term business, application, technology, and customer requirements.
• Partner with application owners and technology stakeholders to translate business needs into database designs, functional specifications, enhancements, and production solutions.
• Serve as an RDBMS Subject Matter Expert (SME) for enterprise initiatives, complex projects, regulatory and compliance requirements, testing efforts, and system changes.
• Oversee or review complex project plans, testing activities, issue resolution, business continuity, auditing, and production support to minimize risk and improve application reliability.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to less experienced personnel while collaborating with vendors and professional organizations on technology, product and industry developments.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum 8 years of Relational Database Management System experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience working simultaneously on multiple projects of a complex nature.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in leading large system and RDBMS enhancements, conversions, and production problem resolution.
• Minimum 10 years of experience working with others to independently connect disparate ideas into cohesive solutions.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in leading problem-solving efforts and lead in issue resolution.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Microsoft SQL Engineering
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Ansible/Terraform Skillset
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Microsoft Azure DB Platform Engineering

What Sets You Apart:

• Associates Degree
• Mastery with RDBMS skills, tools and functions and familiarity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong lateral thinking skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Minimum of 3 years experience with Bank applications, framework, business needs and RDBMS direction and framework.
• Previous experience in banking RDBMS support.
• CAPPM experience.
• Awareness of the Bank's standards, business plan and strategic objectives with the ability to shape direction.
• Proven mentoring and leadership capabilities in RDBMS project analysis, design, development, troubleshooting and tuning efforts.
• Mastery level understanding of multiple RDBMS skills, tools and functions with advanced knowledge of operating systems.
• Ability to understand businesses supported and their terminology.
• Ability to encourage team work and serve as role model when leading and directing others.
• Ability to understand technical, business and operational impacts of a project or problem.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.