Sr. Database Administrator (Automation & AI- (DB2/PostgreSQL)
U.S. BankAbout the role
At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.
Job Description
The Sr. Database Administrator (Automation & AI) is responsible for engineering, automating, and modernizing enterprise database platforms across DB2 and PostgreSQL environments. This role combines advanced database administration expertise with software engineering, AI-driven operations, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud platform automation to improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate is passionate about eliminating manual processes through automation and leveraging AI technologies to transform database operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, administer, and optimize enterprise IBM DB2 UDB and PostgreSQL database environments across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid platforms.
- Develop and maintain automation frameworks using Python, Ansible, Terraform, Shell scripting, and APIs to streamline database operations.
- Automate critical processes including server provisioning, database deployments, patching, upgrades, certificate management, backup validation, and compliance checks.
- Build self-service capabilities that enable users and engineering teams to provision and manage database environments with minimal manual intervention.
- Lead database upgrades, migrations, modernization initiatives, and high-availability implementations to improve platform resiliency.
- Implement and support AI-driven operational solutions for incident triage, root cause analysis, capacity forecasting, performance diagnostics, and runbook generation.
- Establish and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) standards, Git-based workflows, and cloud-native database deployment practices across Azure and AWS environments.
- Drive continuous improvement by reducing operational toil, improving service reliability, enhancing observability, and implementing self-healing automation solutions.
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Basic Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
-At least 6 years experience with tools
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