Manager, Infrastructure & Database Operations

About Origence With 30 years at the forefront of fintech innovation we specialize in SaaS lending solutions that lead the industry Our core mission is customer centric focusing on empowering Credit Unions across the United States with the tools to offer accessible competitive lending services Were deeply committed to enhancing the financial ecosystem for a broad network of credit unions members and auto dealers We invest in our greatest assets our employees and foster a culture of innovation and ownership through freedom and responsibility We celebrate fiscal accountability operational rigor and efficiency to create a sustainably healthy and robust business for the long term The Manager Infrastructure & Database Operation is responsible for leading a team of infrastructure and database professionals in a fully virtualized Azure native environment This role ensures the availability performance scalability and security of the companys cloud hosted infrastructure and SQLMongoDB platforms The ideal candidate is a hands on leader with deep technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud networking IaaSPaaS infrastructure and database operations and will drive modernization and operational excellence across our development staging and production environments What Youll Be Doing Leadership & Team DevelopmentLead coach and mentor a high performing team of infrastructure and database engineersOversee task prioritization execution and team accountability aligned to business prioritiesPromote a culture of operational rigor continuous improvement and documentationInfrastructure & Cloud OperationsManage and optimize virtual server infrastructure and network architecture in AzureOversee cloud resource provisioning capacity planning right sizing and cost optimizationEnsure compliance with security and data protection standards including PCI DSS ISO 27001 and internal policiesDatabase Platform ManagementEnsure high availability performance and scalability of SQL Server and MongoDB platformsPartner with application and development teams to optimize data flows and database performanceOversee patching backups monitoring and incident management for database systemsOperational ExcellenceMaintain infrastructure and database health through proactive monitoring logging and automationOwn infrastructure related components of business continuity and disaster recovery plansDrive root cause analysis and post mortems for service disruptions and database incidentsCollaboration & StrategyCollaborate with security architecture development and DevOps teams to support infrastructure modernization initiativesRecommend and implement infrastructure and data platform improvements aligned to business and technology goalsThe Ideal Candidate Education Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Information Systems or related field or equivalent experienceExperience 8 years in IT InfrastructureOperations roles with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity4 years managing environments hosted in Azure IaaSPaaSProven experience managing IT infrastructure in a large scale enterprise environment eg 1000 servers including high availability systems disaster recovery planning and performance tuningStrong expertise inAzure VM networking storage and identity managementMicrosoft SQL Server on VM and MongoDB operationsInfrastructure as Code eg ARM templates Bicep or TerraformMonitoring & observability tools eg Azure Monitor Log Analytics DatadogExperience with ITSM practices and tools eg ServiceNowFamiliarity with compliance frameworks PCI SOC2 Type 2Strong project management communication and vendor management skillsExcellent organization time management and follow up skillsUnderstand customer needs and translate them to proposals and actionOutstanding written and verbal communication skillsCommitment to customer satisfactionPreferred Skills Azure certifications eg AZ 104 AZ 305Experience with cost governance in AzureExposure to containerization or serverless architectureExperience modernizing legacy infrastructure to cloud native designsCore Competencies Strategic Thinking & ExecutionTechnical LeadershipProblem Solving & Root Cause AnalysisStrong Verbal & Written CommunicationCustomer Centric MindsetResilience & Adaptability in a Fast Paced EnvironmentWhy you should apply Flexible Working EnvironmentPaid Time Off401k 8 matchCollege Tuition Benefits Tuition ReimbursementGood Benefits optionsCompany Culture Cultural and Holiday celebrations Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day Monthly Townhalls and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness inclusion and transparencyThe starting salary range for this full time position in Irvine CA is 144700 180900 per year This base pay will take into consideration internal equity candidates geographic region job related knowledge and experience among other factors Origence maintains a highly competitive compensation program Under company guidelines this position is eligible for an annual bonus to provide an incentive to achieve targeted goals Bonuses are awarded at companys discretion on an individual basis Origence is an equal opportunity employer All recruitment hiring training compensation benefits discipline and other terms and conditions of employment will be based upon an individuals qualifications regardless of race religion color sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin ancestry military service marital status pregnancy age protected medical condition genetic information disability or any other category protected by federal state or local law