Job Description

The Sr. Database Platform Manager is a strategic leadership position in the Platform Engineering Team responsible for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and optimal performance of T. Rowe Price’s global technology and services.

Are you a passionate people leader and technologist eager to shape and execute our platform strategy, vision, and roadmap for cloud and hybrid-cloud environments? If so, we encourage you to apply!

As a key contributor to the resilience and efficiency of T. Rowe Price’s technology infrastructure, this position drives organizational success and supports ongoing growth. The Sr Manager will lead dynamic teams and champion transformational change in a fast-paced, evolving landscape.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategic Vision:

• Drive infrastructure platform modernization to support always-on enterprise applications and services.
• Develop and implement strategies that ensure performance, security, scalability, and efficiency, advancing the cloud-first initiative.
• Partner with IT stakeholders to craft, communicate, and execute multi-year technology roadmaps aimed at simplifying architecture and delivery models.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with software development, IT operations, architecture, security, and product management to ensure seamless service integration and delivery.
• Lead major enterprise initiatives to migrate data platforms and applications from on-premises data centers to the cloud.
• Build, mentor, and expand a high-performing platform engineering team, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and continuously improving culture.

Reliability & Performance:

• Oversee the design, implementation, and operation of database systems to maintain high availability, reliability, and peak performance.
• Set and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level objectives (SLOs) to drive system reliability improvements.
• Proactively identify and mitigate system risks, including capacity planning, incident management, and disaster recovery.
• Enhance monitoring and alerting systems to track resource utilization, query performance, and overall system health.
• Establish processes for trend analysis within monitoring data to anticipate and address potential issues.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to diagnose root causes of instability and implement short- and long-term improvements.

Automation & Efficiency:

• Champion automation tools and practices to boost operational efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Implement and refine CI/CD processes to accelerate delivery, enhance developer experience, and minimize downtime.
• Promote infrastructure as code (IaC) and other modern practices to streamline operations and support scalability.
• Measure and report on the impact of automation initiatives, demonstrating productivity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness gains.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement:

• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for innovation.
• Lead initiatives to optimize system architecture and infrastructure for scalability and future adaptability.
• Foster a culture of experimentation and learning, encouraging the team to explore new approaches.
• Use metrics and feedback loops to measure the impact of innovation efforts and guide future investments.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Facilitate clear, effective communication and collaboration between the database engineering team and other departments.
• Advocate for best practices in database platform engineering across the organization.
• Demonstrate a proven track record of developing, communicating, and executing multi-year technology strategies and roadmaps.
• Utilize Jira to organize work, document requirements, assign responsibilities, and track project and operational progress.
• Leverage reporting and dashboard capabilities in Jira to communicate updates, highlight risks, and ensure timely delivery to stakeholders.

Vendor Management:

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with database technology vendors and service providers to ensure optimal support and alignment with organizational goals.
• Oversee the evaluation, selection, and renewal of third-party solutions, ensuring compliance with technical, budgetary, and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor escalations, contract negotiations, and issue resolution.
• Monitor vendor performance through regular reviews, SLA tracking, and feedback collection, driving continuous improvement.
• Work closely with procurement, legal, and risk management on contracts, licensing, renewals, and regulatory adherence.
• Stay informed on vendor roadmaps and product updates, communicating relevant information to stakeholders and incorporating it into strategic planning.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) plus 12+ years in database engineering, cloud engineering, software development, and/or IT operations, including 8+ years of technical leadership and team management.
• 8+ years of data solution architecture, design, development, and platform engineering experience.
• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in large, global financial institutions.
• Proven experience leading database platform transformations on-premises and in cloud environments (e.g., SQL Server, Snowflake, Oracle, AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS RDS, RedShift).
• Demonstrated expertise in architecting modern data integration frameworks, data modeling, ETL/ELT workflows, and scalable distributed systems using open source and emerging architectures.
• Successful implementation and scaling of DevOps practices, tools, and frameworks (e.g., IaC, CI/CD, Agile).
• Advanced knowledge of cloud computing, distributed systems, and modern infrastructure technologies.
• Proven experience deploying and supporting cloud platforms at scale (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong problem-solving skills and data-driven decision-making abilities.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.

Preferred:

• Deep expertise in financial services, specifically investment management.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., SRECP, CRP).

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home.