Vice President / Database Administration Manager

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Company Description As a leading global investment management firm, AB fosters diverse perspectives and embraces innovation to help our clients navigate the uncertainty of capital markets. Through high-quality research and diversified investment services, we serve institutions, individuals, and private wealth clients in major markets worldwide. Our ambition is simple: to be our clients' most valued asset-management partner. With over 4,400 employees across 51 locations in 25 countries, our people are our advantage. We foster a culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration to create an environment where everyone can thrive and do their best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business, or providing thoughtful advice to clients, we're looking for unique voices to help lead us forward. If you're ready to challenge your limits and build your future, join us. Job Description Summary We are seeking a PUNE based VP Database Operations Manager to join our GTI ( Global Technology Infrastructure) in Global Technology & Operations. Team/Group Description This position operates in a fast-paced, innovative, and globally distributed environment with On-Call responsibilities for critical incidents. If you are a passionate technical leader with deep SQL Server, Oracle and Azure expertise, strong automation capabilities, and a desire to drive excellence within the DBMS Operations group, this role offers an outstanding opportunity to lead enterprise database strategy and deliver transformative business value Role Description The Enterprise Database Operations Lead is a senior technical leadership position responsible for directing the database administration team and ensuring the high availability, security, performance, and scalability of enterprise database platforms across the global organization. This role combines hands-on expertise in relational database management systems (strong emphasis on Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL in Azure, Oracle and Sybase) with strategic oversight and team management to drive operational excellence, innovation, and alignment with business objectives in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment. Applications and business or enterprise functions the role supports Working closely within the Global Technology Infrastructure group, the candidate will collaborate extensively with various support groups, such as Unix and Windows Administration, Storage Management, and global application support teams. This role underpins support for mission-critical enterprise RDBMS systems, that include financial trading systems, accounting, brokerage, business intelligence and advanced analytics, regulatory compliance and data governance, customer-facing applications, and disaster recovery/business continuity operations. By maintaining robust, high-availability database infrastructures, optimizing performance at scale, and enabling seamless data integration, the role minimizes business disruptions, supports real-time global decision-making, powers enterprise-wide reporting and analytics, and enables strategic initiatives such as cloud platform modernization, large-scale data platform modernization / migrations, and adoption of advanced data services Key job responsibilities include, but are not limited to Leading, managing, and mentoring a team of Database Administrators within the DBMS Operations group, including performance evaluations, coaching, resource planning, and fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture centered on knowledge sharing and continuous technical growth. Serving as the organization's primary subject matter expert on database platforms, diagnosing and resolving complex issues, establishing and enforcing best practices, and ensuring rapid, effective incident response to maintain minimal business impact. The candidate will be responsible to manage scalable, resilient database solutions, including advanced high-availability configurations, disaster recovery strategies, and integration of modern technologies-in close partnership with the broader DBMS Engineering group and cross-functional stakeholders. Developing and maintaining sophisticated automation frameworks using advanced scripting (PowerShell, T-SQL) and tools (SQL Agent & ControlM scheduler) to streamline critical operations such as backups, patching, monitoring, alerting, capacity management, and routine maintenance. Collaborating intensively with application development, infrastructure, and business teams to optimize database design, query and indexing strategies, performance tuning, and application-database integration while safeguarding data integrity and compatibility. Driving proactive performance and tuning, capacity planning, monitoring, and bottleneck resolution using enterprise-grade tools to deliver optimal system efficiency and reliability. Championing knowledge transfer, technical training, and c

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