Job Description

Overview

Join to apply for the IT Manager, Database Administration role at Honeywell . This position is intended to convey to the new, independent company, to be named Solstice Advanced Materials when the separation occurs, expected in late 2025 or early 2026. At Advanced Materials, we are committed to offering the highest value-add specialty solutions in the advanced materials sector. Our goal is to solve our customers' most complex challenges through a robust and innovative product portfolio and by delivering exceptional value to our stakeholders. We have identified actionable strategies to grow by expanding into new products and markets and through strategic acquisitions, while keeping our top operating margins. Joining our team means becoming part of an organization that leverages its long-standing reputation to capture growth trends by investing in innovation and manufacturing enhancements and maintaining deep customer relationships. We foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment that values contributions and supports professional development. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, the team is dedicated to delivering value and making a meaningful impact in advancing our customers' success.

Solstice Advanced Materials is an industry-leading solutions provider, playing a crucial role in advancing industries worldwide through diverse applications, revolutionary inventions, and pioneering technologies focused on high-growth mega-trends. Our science and technology experts create solutions that help solve our customers' needs today and in the future. Our solutions span across industries, including retail, healthcare and pharma, buildings, manufacturing, and hi-tech. In each of these verticals, we bring deep materials and engineering knowledge, which leads to our customers achieving a reduction in energy consumption, cutting down their carbon emissions, and improving their operational efficiencies.

The Position

As an IT Manager Database Administration you will be responsible for managing and coordinating the database team ensuring effective resource allocation and employee engagement. This role involves developing technology strategies, implementation plans, operational support and performance reporting of the database infrastructure and operations in collaboration with IT and business leadership, focusing on building and maintaining high availability database infrastructure.

You will report directly to the Director of Data Center and Network Infrastructure who is also responsible for global networking, cloud, and compute strategy and operations globally. This role will work out of our Morris Plains, Charlotte or Houston location on a hybrid work schedule.

In this role, you will work with our partner vendors to manage and support the end-to-end management of our database technology landscape. You will be instrumental in driving the organization's technology strategies and projects, aligning them with our business objectives. Your leadership will ultimately enhance our competitive edge and operational efficiency. By mentoring and managing a team of IT professionals, you'll foster growth, development, and innovation within the organization. Your contributions will play a key role in shaping the future of technology at Honeywell and maintaining our position as a global technology leader.

Responsibilities

• Experience with administering, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise database systems (SQL Server, Oracle, Mongo, etc.)
• Oversee and coordinate activities with Vendor to ensure SLAs and performance metrics are met.
• Implement and manage database monitoring tools and alerting systems
• Design and test disaster recovery and high availability strategies
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and security hardening
• Ensure compliance with data governance and regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with application teams to support database-related development and deployment
• Maintain documentation for database configurations, procedures, and vendor interactions
• Partner with Enterprise Architects on solution architecture for databases.

Qualifications

You Must Have

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in database administration with hands-on expertise in at least two major RDBMS platforms
• Strong knowledge of database monitoring tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Redgate, Oracle Enterprise Manager)
• Proven experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Prior experience in infrastructure automation technologies
• Strong vendor management skills & experience working across geographies

We Value

• Prior experience with storage services like Nasuni is a plus
• Prior experience with Rubrik backup solutions is a plus
• Continued learning of industry best practices and emerging technologies in database administration.
• Demonstrated project/program management skills
• Self-motivated with a demonstrated bias for action
• Vendor management experience for projects

About Us

Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments powered by our Honeywell Forge software that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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