Enterprise Database Platforms Lead (Multi-Platform)

6AM City, LLC; Illinois; On-site; USD 141,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Comprehensive compensation

Job summary

TRATON SE, including International Motors, LLC, seeks a Senior Manager-Database Platforms to lead strategy, operations, and governance for a large enterprise database estate supporting critical manufacturing workloads.

The role oversees 3,000+ databases with a blended on-shore/off-shore DBA team, ensuring reliability, security, and audit readiness across multiple platforms and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; 9+ years database administration with leadership experience or 12+ years DBA experience with leadership.
• Experience leading multi-platform DBA operations across SQL Server, Oracle, Teradata, DB2, MongoDB, and more.
• Familiarity with ITIL-based service management and metrics-driven operations; automation and IaC experience.
• Experience with hybrid/cloud database services and migration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-platform DBA operations and governance for availability and performance (Zone A/Zone B, RTO/RPO).
• Drive lifecycle currency: roadmaps, upgrades, patch governance, and vulnerability remediation.
• Own backup/recovery standards, restore validation, and recovery testing.
• Enforce compatibility standards with application/middleware owners; prevent unsupported configurations.
• Ensure licensing compliance, audit readiness, and vendor governance across major DB vendors.
• Manage budget, cost optimization, incident response, and stakeholder communications.

Skills

ITIL knowledge

Automation

Observability

Scripting

Vendor governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Master's degree

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

Teradata

DB2

MongoDB

Azure

Control-M

SolarWinds

DataStage

Grid Infrastructure

Job description

TRATON SE, including International Motors, LLC, seeks a Senior Manager-Database Platforms to lead strategy, operations, and governance for a large enterprise database estate supporting critical manufacturing workloads.

The role oversees 3,000+ databases with a blended on-shore/off-shore DBA team, ensuring reliability, security, and audit readiness across multiple platforms and vendors.