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Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. UNFI is North America’s premier grocery wholesaler, delivering a wide variety of fresh, branded, and owned brand products. The Infrastructure Database Manager is responsible for leading operational priorities and ensuring effectiveness within the database engineering and architecture teams, while also managing relationships with vendors and compliance with security standards.


Responsibilities

  • Leads the activities, priorities and solutions of the day-to-day database operations by leading the direct and indirect teamwork and results
  • Responsible for the enforcement of database technical standards and overall architecture
  • Manages the implementation and optimization of enterprise database solutions
  • Provides input in strategic planning around infrastructure and database roadmaps
  • Effectively manages relationships with vendors and ensures license compliance
  • Leads the design and manages compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements that include problem resolution and preventative maintenance measures
  • Coaches and develops team members to create high performance culture
  • Leads team quickly form collaborative work groups to solve engineering problems
  • Provides input into team strategic goals and monitor team goal performance Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or a combination of relevant IT experience and education
  • 6-10 years of professional experience within technology, specifically within large scale database environments
  • Minimum 2 years of direct people leadership experience and talent development
  • Hands-on expertise with Microsoft SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Data Bricks, or equivalent databases
  • Experience leading geographically distributed teams and outsource vendor relationships
  • Experience with server virtualization tools from such vendors as VMWare, Microsoft, Red Hat, Oracle, Amazon, Google
  • Experience with Cloud hosting from such vendors as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM
  • Deep knowledge of database management systems and modern data architectures
  • Ability to manage geographically and culturally diverse teams
  • Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
  • Ability to collaborate across teams to achieve results
  • Feedback and coaching skills that contribute to high performance teams
  • Ability to connect day to day operations to talent goals
  • Good judgment is required for this position as there may be times when direct supervision may not be immediately available

Benefits

  • Competitive 401k
  • Flexible PTO
  • Remote
  • Health benefits – first of the month following 30 days of employment
  • Mentorship program/developmental opportunities
  • Paid Time Off
  • Sick Time
  • Paid holidays and parental leave
  • 401K Program
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental death/dismemberment insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance program
  • Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Account

Company Overview

  • UNFI is North America’s Premier Food Wholesaler. It was founded in 1978, and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://unfi.com.

    • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • UNFI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 4 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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