Database- Practice Head

You are responsible for the end-to-end management of all the database engagement in Minfy, which includes P&L, EBITDA management, people management, technical advice, planning, pre-sales, proposals, providing solutions, recruitment, succession planning, up- skilling, etc.

Responsibilities

Strategic planning of Database practice to meet the monthly/quarterly/yearly goals. Responsible for the overall productivity of the team by running initiatives for automation, process improvements, Accountable for pre-sales, project intake and estimation. Accountable for the DBA technical leadership from project initiation to delivery.

Work closely with the client as regards delivery approach conception, methodology and eventual delivery. Ensures appropriate organization, governance, decision making, and delivery structures are in place to drive outcomes articulated in the business case, business requirements, and program/project charter. Ensures that standard and best practices for Database Services are adopted.

Lead and mentor a team of DBAs and serve as an escalation point for delivery issues. Perform regular delivery risk reviews and support the project teams with escalations and resolutions as required. Handles vendor contracting and management. Ensure delivery meets high quality standards.

Requirements

Qualifications Hands on minimum of 10+ years of experience in database development/ migration using T-SQL/PLSQL/ PLpgSQL Minimum of 5+ years hands-on experience on MS SQL Server Working experience with databases of 1-10TB in size across multiple database platforms ( e.g. PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, etc.)

Should have worked in heterogenous database migrations from one database engine to another Experience in performance optimization techniques Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively negotiate with senior stakeholders. Excellent inter-personal skills.

Preferred Skills

Experience working in Lean / Agile / Scrum methodologies for enterprise IT delivery. Managing and developing high performing project teams.

Benefits

We do not unfairly discriminate on any ground, including race, caste, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, ethnic origin, disability or any other category protected by applicable law. Competitive Salary Better Growth Work Life Balance