Infrastructure & Database Engineering Manager

Work Location: Remote 

Duration: 6 Month Contract
Travel: Occasional - Up to 25%

How you will make a difference
XTIVIA is looking for an Infrastructure & Database Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership and execution oversight for enterprise database platforms across OCI and GCP, NoSQL & In-Memory databases, and Cloud Infrastructure.

We need a strong, hands-on leader who can stabilize, modernize, and scale database platforms while guiding database engineering teams and stakeholders. You will oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of database systems that provide reliability, performance, and availability and scale up to millions of concurrent users.

Key Responsibilities

Drive database platform strategy across:

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Database & Technology Scope:

• Relational Databases: Oracle (on-prem and OCI), PostgreSQL, SQL Server.
• Cloud & Managed Databases: OCI Autonomous Database, Google Cloud Firestore, and Cloud-native database services.
• NoSQL & In-Memory Stores: Redis (caching, session management, pub/sub), Key-value and document databases, and Distributed consistency models.

Platform Stability & Operations:

• Stabilize and optimize production and non-production database environments.
• Oversee production operations for: Transactional databases, Distributed NoSQL systems, and In-memory data stores.
• Lead incident response, RCA (Root Cause Analysis), and remediation efforts.
• Improve reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Lead improvements through: Automation and self-service provisioning, Runbook creation & proactive monitoring, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

What you bring to your new team

• 10+ years in Infrastructure & Database Engineering, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong technical database engineering expertise in large scale environments.
• Hands-on experience with OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), GCP, and its unique networking/storage constructs.
• Deep understanding of Firestore (collections, sub-collections, security rules) and Redis (data types, persistence models, and sentinel/cluster modes).
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience with database migration from on-prem to cloud.

How you add even MORE value 

• Experience leading database modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Strong automation and IaC skills.
• Familiarity with DevOps / SRE operating models.
• Master’s degree.

Get to know XTIVIA 

XTIVIA is an innovative B2B technology enterprise solutions company committed to providing integrated technology solutions and services, delivering measurable results as a trusted industry thought leader for 30 years.  

Our services include managed services and business solutions, like DevOps, CRM, and ITSM; database support and management; application solutions, including mobile apps; ERP solutions for GovCon and the private sector; and platform integration, with APIs as well as digital experience CMS solutions.

If you can imagine the business outcome, XTIVIA can create it with technology. 

XTIVIA has offices in Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Texas, and Virginia. 

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How we take care of our team members

For XTIVIA to recruit—and retain—the most experienced and talented people, XTIVIA offers a highly competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Our employees are our corporate family, so benefits extend beyond our employees to include their families. We provide affordable medical, dental, and vision benefits. Other benefits include a 401(k) plan with match, company-paid disability and life insurance, voluntary life insurance options, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), identity and fraud protection, recognition and wellness programs. To promote a healthy work-life balance, XTIVIA offers team members flexible paid time off and remote and flexible work options, enabling you to spend time with family and recharge as needed without worrying about accruals. In addition, we encourage ongoing career development by offering paid training and certification opportunities. Our benefits are designed and focused around our culture and core values, treating people the way we would like to be treated. XTIVIA has been certified five years in a row as a great place to work.

This position has an expected rate of $75 - $90 an hour. 

What We Promise

At XTIVIA, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members without regard to race, color, religion,  age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, parental status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. XTIVIA believes that diversity and inclusion among our team members are critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.