Lead Database Administrator

Lead Database Administrator  

(Remote Candidates will be considered)    

Our Story and Our Purpose   

National Digital Trust Company (In Organization) has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to open as a federally chartered trust bank to provide a broad range of digital asset services.  

We are building a specialized financial institution addressing the growing demand for digital asset services. Our primary business will focus on digital asset custody, providing secure, efficient custodial and fiduciary services for a variety of digital assets. We have applied for a national bank charter and have received conditional approval.  

You will work with foundational systems and processes to help shape our operating model and influence how a new category of financial infrastructure comes to market.   

We are looking for builders who handle complexity with confidence and tackle ambitious opportunities while keeping pace with this rapidly evolving industry.  Let’s build this together!  

 Our Principles   

Greatness is a mindset, not an accomplishment. Mediocrity is unacceptable. Excellence is contagious. We hire people because we believe in their greatness. Now is the time to prove us right.  

Responsibility comes with the territory. Everyone is an owner, which means we share a common vision and mutual accountability. We act in line with our strategic objectives and the trust our customers place in us. We believe there is no such thing as "not my problem." Taking this level of ownership not only drives our collective success but also offers the potential for significant reward.  

Innovation and adaptation are in our DNA. We are in a period of the most dramatic and rapid period of technological change in the history of humankind. Those that stay ahead will thrive; those that don't, won't. We innovate intelligently and thrive on overcoming challenges, to get (at least) a little better every day and ensure our continued growth and success.  

Team first. We are reliable teammates working together toward extraordinary success through honesty and accountability. We believe collaboration knows no hierarchy, and we focus on what matters.  We work toward consensus, but, when necessary, we disagree and commit. We know that winners win.  

Job Overview   

Our business requires the safekeeping of valuable digital assets; so, our InfoSec and IT operations are paramount. This is a key technical role that will help build several data centers, corporate office environments, and cloud-based software applications. This includes servers, storage, network, SaaS, monitoring, and everything in between. Our environment is security first, redundant, able to scale up and out easily, and fully compliant with the highest standards like FedRAMP and NIST. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with a proven track record as a subject matter expert in managing complex, mission critical database environments. The Lead Database Administrator is part of a team working closely with both security and application development groups and reports to the Head of IT Infrastructure. 

Objectives:  

Leadership & Team Management 

• Work with the Head of IT Infrastructure to ensure appropriate staffing levels are met. 

• Prioritize and coordinate database team staff for engineering and operations activities. 

• Sharing knowledge with team members helps improve the team's overall skills and performance.  

• Drive a collaborative culture that values technical depth, accountability, and customer service.  

Infrastructure Strategy & Architecture 

• Collaborate on the design and building of the complete production IT infrastructure required to run a highly secure and highly available set of applications across multiple data centers.  

• Collaborate on the design and building of the corporate IT infrastructure.  

• Collaborate with peers to generate realistic technical roadmaps across the whole organization.  

Operations, Monitoring & Reliability 

• Identify tools needed for the NOC team to ensure proper monitoring and operation. 

• Implement and maintain controls and monitoring procedures to ensure availability of critical systems, and minimal service interruptions.  

Governance, Compliance & Quality 

• Adhere to quality standards and procedures to ensure the best specifications are always met and maintained.  

• Collaborate with the compliance team to provide required resources, appropriate documentation, and secure access during audits.  

Innovation & Continuous Improvement 

• Stay on the forefront of emerging technologies to recommend new technology and ideas that improve the platform and efficiency. 

• Be able to adapt to new technologies, applications, and perform critical required duties as necessary.  

Financial & Vendor Strategy 

• Determine when services should be outsourced to lower costs and/or free up internal team members to tackle tasks that give National Digital Trust Company (In Organization) a competitive advantage without losing required security or functionality.  

Availability & Travel Requirements 

• Occasional travel to other customers, and vendor offices.  

• Ability to share in on call rotation and work with remote locations around the world during their hours, as needed. 

What you bring to NDTC 

Experience & Business Expertise  

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in technology positions with an emphasis on infrastructure services.   

• Knowledge of business concepts, and an understanding of the links between major business processes, products, systems, and networks.  

• Track record of working collaboratively and productively with business partners. 

Technical Expertise (Database Administration) 

• Installing and upgrading the server and application tools 

• Allocating system storage and planning future storage requirements for database system  

• Creating primary database storage structures driven from application requirements 

• Creating primary objects (tables, views, indexes, etc.) based on application requirements  

• Modifying database structures   

• Enrolling users and maintaining database security  

• Ensure licensing compliance  

• Controlling and monitoring user access to databases  

• Monitoring and optimizing database performance  

• Planning backup and recovery of data  

• Backup and restore the database environment  

• Contacting technical support when needed 

• Continuous integration/delivery  

Management and Professional Skills 

• Demonstrated administrative, financial, project management, and vendor management skills.  

• Ability to set and communicate priorities and manage multiple tasks 

• Team-oriented mindset supporting enterprise-wide goals 

• Strong service orientation 

• Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities 

Leadership & Personal Effectiveness 

• Exceptional ability to lead change using positive and collaborative methods, removing barriers, acting with a sense of urgency, and leading by example 

• Analytical and focused on continuous improvement.  

• Sets and communicates priorities effectively; able to manage multiple tasks and priorities.  

• Exceptional service orientation.  

• Keen attention to detail.  

Preferred / Desired Technical Skills 

• Postgres database administration  

• IaC (Infrastructure-as-Code)   

• Automated software-based infrastructure management  

We promote diversity of thought, culture, background, and experience. We are an equal opportunity employer, and employment at our company is based solely on one's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We do not discriminate based on race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.  

 Featured benefits  

• Employer-provided: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, 401(k), life and disability insurance.