Senior SQL Systems Engineer – Cloud, HA/DR & Automation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Paid vacation

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer – SQL Database Administrator to administer and optimize Microsoft SQL Server databases across on-premises, Azure, and AWS. You will design HA/DR solutions and manage lifecycle activities for production and non-production environments.

You will monitor health and performance, lead incident response, and collaborate with development, infrastructure, DevOps, and security teams to ensure resilient database services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years in an IT environment with 10 years designing and supporting technology infrastructure.
• Strong expertise administering Microsoft SQL Server in large-scale enterprise settings.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize Microsoft SQL Server databases across on-premises, Azure, and AWS.
• Design and support HA/DR solutions including Always On, Failover Clustering, Replication, and Log Shipping.
• Perform installations, configurations, patching, upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management for prod and non-prod.
• Monitor health, availability, capacity, and performance; lead incident response and drive reliability improvements.

Skills

SQL Server

HA/DR

Always On

Failover Clustering

Replication

Log Shipping

Patching

Migrations

Performance Tuning

Query Optimization

Indexing

Capacity Planning

Security & Compliance

T-SQL

PowerShell

Automation

Monitoring Tools

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

SQL Server Management Studio

Job description

U.S. Bank is seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer – SQL Database Administrator to administer and optimize Microsoft SQL Server databases across on-premises, Azure, and AWS. You will design HA/DR solutions and manage lifecycle activities for production and non-production environments.

You will monitor health and performance, lead incident response, and collaborate with development, infrastructure, DevOps, and security teams to ensure resilient database services.