Senior DB2/PostgreSQL DBA — Automation & AI

U.S. Bank; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Sr. Database Administrator (Automation & AI) to design, automate, and modernize enterprise database platforms across DB2 and PostgreSQL in on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

The role requires building automation frameworks, AI-driven operations, and robust disaster recovery strategies. The ideal candidate has expert SQL DB2/UDB and PostgreSQL skills, strong Python automation, and hands-on IaC experience with Ansible, Terraform, Git, APIs, CI/CD, and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 6+ years managing enterprise databases and automation.
• Strong DB2 UDB and PostgreSQL expertise including HA, backups, and security.
• Proficient in Python and automation engineering.
• Hands-on with Ansible, Terraform, Git, APIs, CI/CD, and DevOps.
• Linux administration and disaster recovery knowledge.
• IaC in cloud/hybrid environments; Azure/AWS.
• Familiar with AI/GenAI in ops.

Responsibilities

• Design, administer, and optimize IBM DB2 UDB and PostgreSQL across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid.
• Develop automation frameworks using Python, Ansible, Terraform, and shell scripts.
• Automate provisioning, deployments, patching, backups, and security hardening.
• Lead upgrades, migrations, and high-availability initiatives.
• Implement AI-driven ops for incident triage and root-cause analysis.
• Establish IaC standards and Git workflows for cloud deployments.
• Improve observability and reduce operational toil.

Skills

IBM DB2 UDB

PostgreSQL

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Git

APIs

CI/CD

DevOps

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Datadog

Azure

AWS

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Sr. Database Administrator (Automation & AI) to design, automate, and modernize enterprise database platforms across DB2 and PostgreSQL in on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

The role requires building automation frameworks, AI-driven operations, and robust disaster recovery strategies. The ideal candidate has expert SQL DB2/UDB and PostgreSQL skills, strong Python automation, and hands-on IaC experience with Ansible, Terraform, Git, APIs, CI/CD, and cloud platforms.