Manager, IT Database Administration

The Momba Group is assisting our client, who is seeking an experienced Manager, IT Database Administration, to lead a team responsible for the health, performance, security, and reliability of enterprise database platforms. This is a hands-on technical leadership role combining people management, strategic planning, operational excellence, and deep database administration expertise.

The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable leading and developing a high-performing team while serving as a senior technical resource for complex database environments spanning both on-premises and cloud platforms.

Location: Des Moines, IA metro (onsite)

Salary Target: $120,000 - $145,000

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a team of Database Administrators.
• Establish priorities, performance expectations, career development plans, and succession strategies.
• Manage staffing, workload planning, resource allocation, and vendor relationships.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Database Platform Management

• Oversee the availability, performance, security, and reliability of enterprise database environments.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex incidents, outages, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Support and manage multiple database technologies including:
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Oracle
• Snowflake
• MongoDB
• Other enterprise database platforms

Architecture, Security & Compliance

• Establish and maintain standards for:
• Database architecture
• Security and access controls
• Backup and recovery
• High availability and disaster recovery
• Monitoring and alerting
• Data protection and governance
• Partner with Information Security and Risk teams to address vulnerabilities, audits, access management, and compliance requirements.

Modernization & Continuous Improvement

• Lead database upgrades, migrations, cloud initiatives, platform modernization efforts, and consolidation projects.
• Drive automation of provisioning, monitoring, maintenance, patching, and operational processes.
• Develop and maintain monitoring solutions, dashboards, runbooks, and support documentation.
• Evaluate emerging database technologies and recommend strategic improvements.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate closely with application development, infrastructure, architecture, analytics, integration, and business teams.
• Support enterprise reporting, data movement, ETL/ELT, and related data platform technologies.
• Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes to ensure stable operations and continuous service improvement.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing technology, infrastructure, application support, or database administration teams.
• Demonstrated success leading technical teams and delivering operational excellence.
• Strong understanding of enterprise database administration, architecture, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and security best practices.
• Experience supporting large-scale production database environments.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects, competing priorities, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Preferred

• Advanced degree in a technology-related field.
• Experience managing hybrid cloud and on-premises database environments.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or similar work management platforms.
• Knowledge of database automation, infrastructure modernization, and cloud adoption strategies.
• Experience managing third-party vendors, offshore resources, and technology budgets.

What Our Client Offers

• Competitive base salary and performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Retirement savings and long-term financial planning programs.
• Professional development and tuition assistance opportunities.
• Generous paid time off and company holidays.
• Strong culture focused on collaboration, integrity, accountability, and employee growth.
• Opportunity to lead critical database operations and modernization initiatives for a growing enterprise environment.

Note: Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.