DBA Lead

Are you passionate about leading database platforms that power critical business solutions and drive operational excellence?

Do you enjoy mentoring technical teams, shaping database strategy, and solving complex infrastructure challenges in a collaborative environment?

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Insurance vertical, we provide customers with solutions and decision tools that combine public and industry specific content with advanced technology and analytics to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency. Our insurance risk solutions help drive better data-driven decisions across the insurance policy lifecycle, all while reducing risk. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at

About our Team

The Database Administration team provides enterprise-wide support for mission-critical database platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, security, and operational stability. The team manages MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and cloud database technologies across hybrid environments while driving automation, observability, disaster recovery readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives. Working closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, and DevOps teams, DBAs play a key role in delivering resilient and scalable data services that power business-critical applications.

About the Role

This candidate works with team on daily activities involving the design, management, maintenance, and utilization of databases. Provide leadership and drive strategy, standards, and processes for applicable database environments.

Responsibilities

Ensure the maintenance, stability, and operational health of all databases and related technologies.

Mitigate customer-impacting issues and support product and infrastructure releases according to development plans and schedules.

Provide strategic direction for hosted database architectures and assess the impact of hosted product requirements.

Lead research into new or alternative technologies and recommend upgrades or changes to database infrastructure.

Review, implement, and sign off on enhancements, upgrades, and changes to systems, procedures, and back-office infrastructure environments.

Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Database Administrators on complex database design, infrastructure, and maintenance topics.

Engage with Technical Architects and senior Development team members to provide technical designs and guidance to the Database Operations team.

Take responsibility for the implications and impact of technical design decisions.

Resolve performance issues and support root cause resolution.

Perform thorough impact analysis for assigned database infrastructure activities and understand their effect on business operations.

Respond to issues and support calls in accordance with relevant procedures, including security requirements.

Install, upgrade, test, and monitor new database infrastructure and equipment.

Monitor database operations and support maintenance activities efficiently to minimize issues and incidents.

Ensure clear and timely communication with the line manager and relevant stakeholders regarding progress, issues, and risks.

Perform all other duties as assigned.

Leadership and People Management

Assign personnel to projects and direct their activities to meet business and technology objectives.

Review and evaluate work, prepare performance reports, and support employee development.