Associate Director - Database Platform Services

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The Enterprise Data P latforms enable the platform has developed an integrated and intuitive data bases, integration and analytics platform. This platform enables Lilly business functions enables quickly utilize the database services , integration services and analytics platform. u00A0 u00A0

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Reporting to the Director and as Associate Director- Database Reliability Engineering will lead the operations, reliability, and performance engineering of on-premises and cloud database platforms supporting the Enterprise Data Platform . This leadership role focuses on scalability, automation, reliability, and operational excellence , enabling seamless support for mission-critical data services across analytical, transactional, and integration workloads. u00A0

The role requires a blend of deep database expertise , SRE principles, and operational leadership to drive stability, resiliency, and continuous improvement for hybrid enterprise-scale environments. u00A0

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Define and execute the database operations and reliability strategy , balancing performance, availability, and cost efficiency across on-prem and cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP). u00A0

Establish and mature the DB RE model for database platforms, embedding reliability, observability, and automation in daily operations. u00A0

Partner with architects, engineering teams, and stakeholders to align operations with enterprise data and digital transformation goals . u00A0

How you will succeed : u00A0 u00A0

Define and execute the database operations and reliability strategy , balancing performance, availability, and cost efficiency across on-prem and cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP). u00A0

Establish and mature the DB RE model for database platforms, embedding reliability, observability, and automation in daily operations. u00A0

Partner with architects, engineering teams, and stakeholders to align operations with enterprise data and digital transformation goals . u00A0

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T eam Leadership & Collaboration u00A0

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Database Administrators, RE engineers, and platform specialists supporting global environments. u00A0

Foster a DevOps and SRE culture , driving collaboration between data engineering, analytics, application, and infrastructure teams . u00A0

Create operational playbooks , runbooks and implementing Agentic AI on the DB Ops and Observability to standardize and streamline incident response and recovery processes. u00A0

Operations & Platform Management u00A0

Oversee day-to-day operations of enterprise databases including Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and cloud-native services like RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, and Azure SQL. u00A0

Drive automation-first operations leveraging Infrastructure-as-Code ( IaC ), CI / CD pipelines, Ansible and self-healing mechanisms. u00A0

Implement robust disaster recovery, failover, and capacity management processes to ensure high platform availability. u00A0

Lead performance engineering efforts, including capacity planning, tuning, and cost optimization. u00A0

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SRE & Reliability Engineering u00A0

Build and maintain observability frameworks with metrics, logging, and tracing for proactive monitoring and alerting. u00A0

Define and manage Service Level Objectives (SLOs), Service Level Indicators (SLIs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for database services. u00A0

Establish incident management, problem management, and root cause analysis (RCA) processes to improve Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR). u00A0

Champion a blameless post-mortem culture and drive continuous reliability improvements. u00A0

Education & Experience u00A0

Bacheloru2019s or Masteru2019s degree in Computer Science , Information Systems, or a related field. u00A0

1 4 + years of experience in enterprise database operations, with at least 5+ years in leadership roles managing hybrid or multi-cloud environments. u00A0

Proven experience building and scaling SRE practices for data platforms in regulated, enterprise-scale environments. u00A0

Technical Skills u00A0

Expertise in relational and NoSQL database platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Graph DB , Mongo DB, Vector DB ). u00A0

Hands-on experience with cloud-native database services (AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB Azure SQL GCP BigQuery ). u00A0

Proficiency in automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) and CI / CD pipelines. u00A0

Strong understanding of observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, New Relic, or equivalent). u00A0

Knowledge of high-availability architectures, replication, sharding, and database performance tuning . u00A0

Familiarity with security frameworks and compliance requirements in regulated industries. u00A0

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) u00A0

Uptime and reliability of database services. u00A0

Reduction in Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR). u00A0

Automation coverage and reduction in manual operations. u00A0

Cost efficiency and capacity utilization metrics. u00A0

Compliance audit success rates and zero security incidents. u00A0

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Skills Required

Terraform, Azure Sql, Splunk, Sql Server, New Relic, Dynamodb, Grafana, Ansible, Aws Rds, Datadog, Prometheus, Cloudformation, Oracle, Postgresql