Database Administrator Team Lead - Americas & APAC

Overview

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity

With 4,300 employees and over 400,000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents, we’re a Fortune-100, Nasdaq-listed provider, connecting clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

At StoneX, we offer you the opportunity to be part of an institutional-grade financial services network that connects companies, organizations, and investors to the global market’s ecosystem. As a team member, you'll benefit from our unique blend of digital platforms, comprehensive clearing and execution services, personalized high-touch support, and deep industry expertise. Elevate your career with us and make a significant impact in the world of global finance.

Corporate: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies.

Responsibilities

Job Purpose : To oversee all aspects of the StoneX database environment covering review, proposal and implementation of leading-edge solutions to drive forward business requirements and IT strategy

The prospective candidate will be self-motivated with experience of leading DBA teams delivering multiple concurrent projects in a high-pressure environment

Primary duties will include:

• Day to day management of all database operations covering live and non-live environments
• Day to day management of DBAs, workload, prioritization and delivery of solutions to the database architecture
• Liaison with all areas of IT and the business to understand and implement IT and business strategy requirements
  
  
  

Qualifications

To Land this role you will need:

• Effective and strong communication skills at all levels of IT and business community.
• Delivery focused with experience of handling multiple concurrent work streams
• Core MS SQL Server skills.
• Database design, build, tuning and monitoring in a high availability, high transaction organisation.
• In-depth MS SQL Server High Availability knowledge.
• Design and administration of SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS and SSAS infrastructure.
• Knowledge and experience of current 3rd party MS SQL Server tools e.g. Solarwinds DPA
• Proven experience of managing technical teams
• Designing and building high performance MS SQL server replication systems.
• Experience working on enterprise SQL upgrades
  
  
  

What will make you stand out:

• Developing ‘best practice’ standards within the DBA team and working with local and remote development teams to ensure these standards are adhered to.
• Experience of working in an Agile/SCRUM environment.
• The ability to solve problems and form strong working relationships with internal staff.
• Comfortable dealing with Senior Management
• Ability to resolve conflict quickly
• Able to adapt quickly to changing needs.
• Detail oriented, organized and able to work on several projects simultaneously.
  
  
  

Qualification:

• Microsoft SQL Server MCITP / MCA level certification.
  
  
  

Working environment:

• Hybrid