Lead Database Administrator (Lead DBA)-San Antonio, Austin or Dallas, TX

Responsibilities
Since H-E-B Digital Technology's inception, we've been investing heavily in our customers' digital experience, reinventing how they find inspiration from food, how they make food decisions, and how they ultimately get food into their homes. This is an exciting time to join H-E-B Digital--we're using the best available technologies to deliver modern, engaging, reliable, and scalable experiences to meet the needs of our growing audience. If you enjoy taking on new challenges, working in a rapidly changing environment, learning new skills, and applying it all to solve large and impactful business problems, we want you as part of our team.
Do you have a:
HEART FOR PEOPLE... ability to work as part of a team?
HEAD FOR BUSINESS... skills to design, develop, implement, and maintain database applications?
PASSION FOR RESULTS... drive to plan / carry out projects that increase DB availability and performance?
Are you ready to lead the charge in a dynamic world of data?
As a Lead Database Administrator (Lead DBA), you'll take the helm in our team's quest to craft, construct, and continuously refine database applications that cater to the intricate requirements of our users. If you thrive on the thrill of transforming complex user needs into streamlined and efficient data solutions, this is your chance to shine!
Who you are:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent formal training, certification, or work experience.
• 6-8 years of experience in database administration.
• Proficiency in Relational Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Informix, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (Cassandra, MongoDB).
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong verbal, listening, and written communication skills.
• Exceptional analytical skills.

What you'll do:
Database Management and Administration:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop databases.
• Create and optimize physical data structures, including device allocations, security, and access methods.
• Implement backup, availability, and recovery strategies.
• Configure and manage development, test, and production environments with change control procedures.
• Independently manage multiple application databases across various platforms.
• Set and enforce standards for monitoring transaction volumes, space utilization, index efficiency, and throughput.
• Work with Systems Administration to plan, test, and implement software releases.
• Provide on-call and after-hours support for production databases.
• Offer expertise in fine-tuning application programs and processes.
• Develop and recommend data access and database administration standards.
• Evaluate and recommend database management and productivity software.

Training and Leadership:

• Educate team members and Application Developers on database best practices, SQL tuning, and platform optimization configurations.
• Serve as a technical consultant both internally and externally.
• Assist or supervise less-senior Database Analysts.
• Propose, plan, and execute projects to enhance database availability and performance.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve application availability and performance.
• Develop and recommend training programs for application developers.