Manager - Cloud Operations (DBA)

We are seeking an experienced Database Administration (DBA) Manager with experience in managing enterprise-scale database environments. The ideal candidate will lead the database team responsible for design, performance, security, availability, and reliability of critical databases supporting business applications. This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and strategic thinking to manage database infrastructure across cloud environments.

THE OPPORTUNITY:
• Key Responsibilities:
Database Platform Strategy
• Define and drive Vendavo’s database platform architecture and strategy for cloud-native SaaS applications.
• Evaluate and adopt modern database technologies and best practices.
• Support scalable architectures capable of handling large pricing datasets and complex calculations.
Database Operations & Reliability
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and data durability for production environments.
• Design and maintain replication, clustering, failover, and backup strategies.
• Maintain enterprise-grade uptime and operational SLAs.
Performance Optimization
• Optimize databases supporting high-volume pricing calculations, analytics workloads, and transactional systems.
• Work closely with engineering teams to improve schema design, indexing, and query performance.
• Conduct proactive performance monitoring and tuning.
Cloud Database Management
• Manage and optimize databases across AWS or Azure cloud environments.
• Support and maintain managed database services such as RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL, or Cloud SQL.
• Lead initiatives for database automation, scalability, and cost optimization.
Team Leadership
• Lead and mentor a team of DBAs and database engineers.
• Establish operational standards, documentation, and runbooks.
• Drive a culture of automation, reliability, and operational excellence.
Security & Compliance
• Ensure adherence to data security, encryption, and access control policies.
• Support compliance with SOC2, GDPR, and enterprise security standards.
• Implement best practices for data protection and governance.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, and Application Engineering teams.
• Support SaaS platform releases, migrations, and modernization initiatives.
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for database-related issues.

THE SKILL SET:
• 12+ years of experience in database administration or database engineering.
• 5+ years of experience leading or managing database teams.
• Strong expertise in enterprise relational databases such as: PostgreSQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server
• Proven experience managing databases in cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
• Deep experience in:
Database performance tuning
High availability architectures
Replication and clustering
Backup and disaster recovery strategies
• Experience supporting large-scale SaaS or enterprise platforms
• Strong knowledge of Linux-based environments.

THE BENEFITS:
• Professional growth and Development opportunities.
• Working within a team of friendly, skilled people where help is always within reach
• Flexible working hours
• 4 recharge days, where the entire company goes on a brief pause in all geographies for 1 day each quarter. This day can be spent in whatever way helps you recharge, to regain energy, and dive back into the next workday
• High-end laptop (Dell or Mac)
• Competitive pay and bonus
• 18 vacation days in a year in addition to 15 days Sick Leave/ Casual leave per calendar year.
• 16 hours of paid volunteer time off per year
• Wedding gift and newborn gift allowance for employees.
• 26 weeks of paid maternity leave and one week of paid paternity leave.
• 12 wellness leaves for women employees
• Health Insurance of up to 7 lacs for self, spouse, 4 dependent children, and parents. 100% of the premium is paid by Vendavo and it covers the employee, spouse, children, and their parents.
• Group Term Insurance coverage up to three times of their Annual CTC . Dependents are not covered.
• Group Personal Accident coverage up to three times of Annual CTC. Dependents are not covered.
• Provident fund contributions

THE VENDAVO STORY
Vendavo partners with the world’s leading companies to accelerate growth and profitability, advance innovation, and build more prosperous communities. Our powerful, cloud-based, AI-powered pricing, selling, and prescribing solutions empower global manufacturers and distributors to manage, optimize, and digitize their end-to-end commercial processes. But we offer so much more than software. Our proven, repeatable process, and passionate, experienced people accelerate value and drive profitable, unrivaled business outcomes for our customers. We are passionate about helping our customers deliver the right products, at the right prices, at the right time, for the right people.

OUR SAAS PRODUCTS
Our B2B pricing and selling solutions include Vendavo Intelligent CPQ, Margin Bridge Analyzer, Profit Analyzer, Business Risk and Sales Alerts, Vendavo Sales Optimizer, Deal Price Optimizer, Vendavo Pricepoint, and Rebate & Channel Manager. You can learn more about our products here.

OUR FUNDING
We are backed by two of the top high-tech private equity firms in the world, have excellent financial health, and boast the top SaaS retention in our space.

OUR CULTURE & YOU
We collaborate with our customers unlike any others in our industry. Anchored in our values (Move with Integrity, Be Clear, Win as One, Solve for the Customer, Build What’s Next), we are growing, constantly innovating, and consistently driving sustainable outcomes for our clients and partners.

Unlocking opportunities for our customers would not be possible without our employees. When you are part of Vendavo, you’re part of a company that’s committed to your growth and invested in your career. Diversity, inclusion, and celebration of community are at our core, and we come together to learn from each other and honor our commitments.

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OUR TEAM IS GROWING. YOU WILL TOO.