Database Platform Manager
Core
Lead the strategy, consolidation, and modernization of a global database estate on Google Cloud Platform, ensuring high resiliency and cost-effectiveness while managing a 24/7 service.
Role type
Senior IC Database Platform Manager (Technical Leader)
Builds
Consolidated and modernized database estate on GCP, supporting direct-to-consumer brands.
Domain
Technology / Cloud Infrastructure / Database Management
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
PostgreSQL administration and tuning, Microsoft SQL Server administration, database migration between platforms, complex SQL query optimization, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) expertise, on-premise infrastructure management, GitHub CI/CD and change management, team leadership in infrastructure contexts, capacity planning.
Preferred skills
Couchbase or NoSQL experience, CockroachDB or distributed SQL platforms, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), database CI/CD tooling (Flyway, Liquibase), database observability (Prometheus, Grafana), managing distributed or offshore teams.
Technologies
Google Cloud Platform, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, GitHub, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, Kafka, Couchbase, CockroachDB.
Responsibilities
Define and deliver the technical roadmap for database consolidation and modernization; lead the DBA team across UK and India; act as senior escalation point for complex L3 work including performance tuning and incident response; establish standards for database design, performance, and disaster recovery; manage GCP cost forecasting and vendor relationships; plan capacity and allocate resources; report status to senior leadership.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with line management responsibilities.