VP, Database Operations

Banc of California, Inc.; Santa Ana, San Diego, Los Angeles (CA, CA, CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Banc of California, Inc. in Santa Ana is seeking an experienced enterprise database leader to own the strategy and lifecycle of Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server environments. You will drive roadmaps, standards, and governance in partnership with management.

You will lead internal DBAs and contractors, ensuring security, audit readiness, and reliable production and non-production platforms. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, compliant data services and

Qualifications

• Eight+ years in enterprise production database environments, incl. Oracle and SQL Server.
• Leadership or people-management experience required.
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle and SQL Server releases and features.
• Experience building and executing database strategy with modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own database strategy for Oracle and SQL Server; translate direction into roadmaps and standards.
• Lead internal DBAs and contracted resources; set priorities and development plans.
• Provide operational leadership for production and non-production environments, including patching and upgrades.
• Enforce architecture, change, release, and documentation standards across platforms.
• Maintain inventory of database estates, licensing, and recovery objectives.
• Oversee security controls, auditing, and evidence retention with security teams.
• Ensure changes follow change-management and testing requirements.

Skills

Oracle Database

SQL Server

Leadership

Security & Auditing

Disaster recovery

Change management

Performance tuning

Cloud DB

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

High school diploma or equivalent

IT certifications preferred

Advanced education preferred

Tools

Windows Server

Linux

Enterprise storage

Automation/scripting

Cloud services

Job description

Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) is a bank holding company with over $34 billion in assets and the parent company of Banc of California. Banc of California is one of the nation’s premier relationship-based business banks, providing banking and treasury management services to small, middle market, and venture backed businesses. As the largest independent bank headquartered in California, the bank offers a broad range of loan and deposit products and services through a network of full-service branches and regional offices, as well as through digital and nationwide capabilities. The bank also provides full-service payment processing solutions to its clients and serves the Community Association Management industry nationwide through its technology forward platform, SmartStreet™. Banc of California is committed to supporting its local communities through the Banc of California Charitable Foundation and by partnering with organizations that promote financial literacy, job training, small business support, affordable housing, and more.

At Banc of California, our success is powered by our people and a shared commitment to delivering meaningful results. We foster an environment where entrepreneurial thinking is encouraged, and accountability and operational excellence are expected. Our team members are empowered to take ownership, make informed decisions, and make a meaningful impact as the bank continues to grow and evolve. We are dedicated to supporting your growth and wellbeing through comprehensive benefits, robust development opportunities, and inclusive programs that enable you to perform at your best. Together we win!

THE OPPORTUNITY

Leads the Bank’s enterprise database function and is accountable for the strategy, design, implementation, security, availability, performance, lifecycle management, operational support, and auditability of Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server environments. In partnership with management, develops approved database strategies and drives their execution through measurable roadmaps, standards, governance, and delivery commitments. Manages internal database staff and external service providers, supports critical production and non-production platforms, and ensures database services meet business, regulatory, audit, resiliency, and service-level requirements. Remains technically engaged and provides authoritative direction for modernization, patching, upgrades, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, monitoring, automation, capacity, licensing, and risk reduction across the database estate. Performs all duties in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, all U.S. state and federal laws and regulations, wherein the Company operates.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Own and execute the Bank’s enterprise database strategy for Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server, translating management-approved direction into funded roadmaps, architecture standards, lifecycle plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead, develop, assign work to, and hold accountable internal database administrators and contracted resources, establishing priorities, on-call coverage, performance expectations, development plans, succession readiness, and effective knowledge transfer.
• Provide technical and operational leadership for production and non-production Oracle and SQL Server environments, including installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migration, consolidation, retirement, and platform modernization.
• Establish and enforce database architecture, engineering, naming, configuration, change, release, documentation, and operational standards across both platforms.
• Maintain an authoritative inventory of database instances, versions, editions, ownership, criticality, dependencies, licensing, configurations, support status, recovery objectives, and infrastructure placement.
• Direct database security and control practices, including least privilege, privileged access, encryption, service-account governance, vulnerability remediation, security auditing, segregation of duties, and evidence retention in partnership with Information Security and Risk.
• Ensure all database changes follow approved change-management, testing, validation, rollback, and post-implementation review requirements.
• Review or approve high-risk and production database changes within delegated authority.
• Define monitoring, alerting, capacity, performance, availability, and service-level standards, using operational metrics and trend analysis to identify risk, eliminate recurring incidents, and improve reliability.
• Direct backup, restore, recovery, replication, high-availability, and disaster-recovery capabilities for Oracle and SQL Server.
• Validate recovery procedures through scheduled testing against approved recovery time and recovery point objectives.
• Oversee Oracle technologies such as RMAN, Data Guard, RAC, Automatic Storage Management, Enterprise Manager, SQL, and PL/SQL, as applicable to the Bank’s architecture.
• Oversee SQL Server technologies such as Always On availability groups, failover clustering, SQL Server Agent, Transparent Data Encryption, Query Store, backup and restore, Transact-SQL, and SQL Server Management Studio, as applicable to the Bank’s architecture.
• Lead major incidents and complex problem resolution involving database services, coordinating technical response, executive communications, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and the elimination of repeat failures.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, cloud, storage, network, cybersecurity, architecture, business continuity, and vendor teams to deliver secure, supportable solutions and ensure database requirements are incorporated early in project design.
• Own database audit readiness and control execution, manage relationships with internal and external auditors, and deliver complete, accurate, and timely evidence and remediation plans.
• Manage database vendors, support agreements, licensing position, renewals, statements of work, service quality, escalations, and financial commitments.
• Identify cost-optimization and risk-reduction opportunities.
• Promote appropriate automation, standardized runbooks, repeatable health checks, and self-service capabilities that improve control, speed, and operational consistency.
• Provide management with clear reporting on database health, operational risk, technical debt, lifecycle exposure, resource needs, project delivery, incidents, audit issues, and strategic progress.
• Maintain current architecture diagrams, support procedures, configuration baselines, recovery runbooks, escalation paths, and knowledge articles for all material database services.
• Participate in after-hours support, maintenance, disaster-recovery exercises, and incident escalation as required for critical banking services.
• Participate in interviewing and hiring decisions.
• Prepare and deliver employee performance evaluations, goal planning, and counseling.
• Manage, support, coach, and train employees.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Minimum eight years of progressively responsible experience supporting enterprise production database environments, including substantial hands-on administration of Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Prior team leadership or people-management experience required.
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle and supported Microsoft SQL Server releases, including architecture, installation, patching, upgrades, migration, security, performance tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery, and high availability.
• Demonstrated ability to build and execute database strategy, lifecycle roadmaps, technical standards, risk-remediation plans, and multi-year modernization initiatives in alignment with management direction.
• Experience operating highly available, business-critical database services with documented service levels, disciplined change management, incident and problem management, tested recovery capabilities, and 24-hour support requirements.
• Strong knowledge of database security, encryption, privileged-access controls, vulnerability management, regulatory compliance, audit support, evidence production, and remediation tracking within a financial-services or similarly regulated environment.
• Experience managing employees, consultants, managed-service providers, vendor escalations, software licensing, support renewals, budgets, and statements of work.
• Strong working knowledge of Windows Server and Linux operating systems, enterprise storage, virtualization, networking, identity services, cloud database services, and automation or scripting technologies.
• Ability to communicate technical risk, alternatives, cost, and business impact clearly to executives, auditors, technology teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Ability to make sound decisions under pressure, lead complex incident response, prioritize competing demands, and hold teams accountable for timely, controlled delivery.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and responsibility for compliance with applicable banking laws, regulations, Bank policies, information-security standards, and internal controls relevant to the position.
• Oracle, Microsoft, cloud, ITIL, project-management, or process-improvement certifications preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Advanced business or technology education preferred.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

HOW WE’LL SUPPORT YOU

• Financial Security: You will be eligible to participate in the company’s 401k plan which includes a company match and immediate vesting.
• Health & Well-Being: We offer comprehensive insurance options including medical, dental, vision, AD&D, supplemental life, long-term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, and pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Building & Supporting Your Family: Banc of California partners with providers that offer adoption, surrogacy, and fertility assistance as well as paid parental leave and family support solutions including care options for your family.
• Paid Time Away: Eligible team members receive paid vacation days, holidays, and volunteer time off.
• Career Growth Opportunities: To support career growth of our team members, we offer tuition reimbursement, an annual mentorship program, leadership development resources, access to LinkedIn Learning, and more.

The base salary ultimately offered is determined through a review of education, industry experience, training, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant in alignment with market data and other factors.

Banc of California is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their actual or perceived race (including traits associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type or protective hairstyles), religion or religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, gender transitioning, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information, or disability (mental or physical), requests for accommodation and any additional protected categories set forth in applicable federal, state or local laws. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

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