Director, Information Technology – Database Security

USAA

. Lead the Database Security team within USAA's Technology Infrastructure and Operations department .

Posted 10/12/2026full-timeSan Antonio • Texas • United StatesLead💰 $143,320 - $273,930 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Database Security, Technology Lifecycle Management, and Compliance within the financial services industry. Proven ability to lead teams, manage vendor relationships, and drive strategic technology initiatives while ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.

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Database Security ManagementTechnology Lifecycle ManagementVendor Contract ManagementFinancial AcumenTeam Leadership

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Hard Skills

Database TechnologiesCOBITITILSAFeCost Benefit AnalysisAutomation of Technology OperationsRisk ManagementCompliance RequirementsTechnical LeadershipChange Management

Soft Skills

CollaborationConsensus BuildingPresentation SkillsInfluencing ChangeProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

OracleIBM Distributed DB2SQL ServerYugabyteSnowflakeAWS Cloud Native Databases

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesRegulatory ComplianceInformation Technology ServicesTechnology SupportInfrastructure Services

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCassandraCloudOracleSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the Database Security team within USAA's Technology Infrastructure and Operations department
Manage the full lifecycle of database account management, including provisioning, rotation, and retirement
Maintain compliance with security and data governance requirements in the highly regulated financial services industry
Direct, plan, and organize professional and administrative staff providing information technology services
Provide technical leadership for planning, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance of business solutions
Provide high-level consultation and influence on technical solutions, including emerging technologies
Lead change management, process improvement, and technical support initiatives across departments and within the assigned unit
Contribute to and execute long- and short-term strategic direction
Advise senior management and provide input for decision-making
Develop, maintain, test, and monitor internal control environments, including preventative and detective controls
Build and oversee technology support teams through recruiting, development, retention, coaching, performance management, and other managerial activities
Establish documentation standards and quality assurance methodologies and ensure adherence across teams
Identify, research, and analyze end-to-end business, process, and technology support opportunities
Develop and oversee technology support metrics, including KPIs and KRIs
Create multi-year plans with milestones, deliverables, and realization targets
Oversee departmental budgets and forecasts
Oversee availability management of technology solutions and domains using change and incident management practices
Work across functional areas to influence future business strategy and optimize technology support functions
Monitor industry trends and ensure the technology environment remains agile
Build stakeholder relationships with IT and business leaders and ensure cost-effective delivery of technology support services
Participate in third-party vendor strategy and oversee achievement of technology support objectives
Provide oversight of vendor management activities, including service agreements, staff augmentation, and technology contracts
Ensure business risks are identified, measured, monitored, and controlled according to risk and compliance policies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience
8 years of experience in a technology function in a Software Development/Engineering or Infrastructure environment
3 years of direct team lead or management experience of IT professionals
Experience overseeing the technology life cycle from requirements analysis, feasibility estimates, design, code, documentation, testing, implementation, and support
Technical knowledge and understanding of technical domains within Infrastructure Services, Data or Application Development
Experience conducting cost benefit analyses and leveraging results to drive technology support solutions
Demonstrated thought leadership in explaining technology support functions, including concise presentation of complex technical details
Experience managing multiple tasks and responsibilities in high-pressure environments and resolving problems in early stages
Experience driving a culture of quality and personal accountability through technology support teams
Demonstrated experience in vendor contract management and management of distributed development teams and resources
Demonstrated financial acumen involving budgets, forecasting, and executing budgets for applicable technology support function
Advanced facilitation, collaboration and consensus building skills, with experience presenting to cross-functional teams and Senior/Executive leaders
Experience inspiring, leading, and defining vision, strategy and organizational change
Demonstrated experience explaining complex technology decisions to technical and nontechnical audiences
Demonstrated ability to influence change at executive and team levels
Understanding of relevant industry frameworks, including COBIT, ITIL, and SAFe
Understanding of legislative and regulatory compliance requirements
Experience leading technical teams in technology infrastructure and/or information security environment
Experience supporting multiple database technologies such as Oracle, IBM Distributed DB2, SQL Server, Yugabyte, Snowflake, Cassandra, and AWS Cloud Native Databases
Deep understanding of database security processes and technologies
Experience automating technology infrastructure operations
Experience operating IT infrastructure in a highly regulated industry such as financial services
US military experience gained through military service or as a military spouse/domestic partner
Must not require immigration support or visa sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work environment with remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses, consistent with applicable policy and business needs
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
401(k)
Pension
Life insurance
Parental benefits
Adoption assistance
Paid time off program
Paid holidays
16 paid volunteer hours
Various wellness programs
Career path planning
Continuing education
Pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors