Engineering Manager, Application Data Base Administration & Engineering - mtb

Polluxa, Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank in Buffalo, NY is seeking a strategic Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Application Database Administration organization. This leader will drive strategy, performance, and modernization across enterprise database platforms while partnering with engineering, architecture, and business leadership.

The role requires strong software engineering background with deep database expertise, a track record of building high-performing teams, and the ability to steer large-scale programs, cloud

Job description

Overview

M&T Bank is seeking a strategic and visionary Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Application Database Administration (App DBA) organization. This leader will be responsible for driving the strategy, performance, and evolution of a critical shared services team supporting approximately 20,000 databases across the enterprise while partnering closely with engineering, architecture, infrastructure, and business leaders.

The ideal candidate is a software engineering leader first, with strong database expertise and a proven ability to lead large-scale technology organizations, influence enterprise strategy, and develop high-performing teams.

This highly visible leadership role will oversee a growing organization responsible for mission-critical database services while helping shape the future direction of the Bank's engineering and data platform capabilities. The successful candidate will bring a combination of technical depth, organizational leadership, business partnership, and operational excellence to drive innovation, modernization, and scalable growth.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Application Database Administration organization, ensuring the availability, scalability, reliability, and performance of enterprise database platforms.
• Lead and develop a growing organization of engineering professionals supporting mission-critical database services across the enterprise.
• Establish a clear vision, priorities, operating model, and performance expectations that align technology execution with business objectives.
• Partner with Infrastructure Engineering, Architecture, Software Engineering, and Line of Business technology leaders to ensure alignment across platforms, services, and strategic initiatives.
• Direct and participate in consults with client management in the analysis of short and long-range business requirements and recommend innovative solutions that anticipate future business needs.
• Build strong partnerships with stakeholders and business leaders to support successful delivery of technology outcomes.
• Provide leadership across software engineering initiatives, leveraging broad engineering experience beyond database administration.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale engineering programs and technology transformation initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation, modernization, operational excellence, and cloud adoption efforts.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, and vendor solutions to identify opportunities that enhance business value and operational effectiveness.
• Develop and manage multiple cost center budgets and ensure effective utilization of resources.
• Manage technology department operations, including financial management, compliance, risk management, workforce planning, and talent development.