Senior DB engineer

Senior DB engineer Location: Irving, TX 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 Be a part of transformational change where integrity matters, success inspires and great teams collaborate and innovate. As the fifth-largest bank in the United States, we’re one of the country's most respected, innovative, ethical and successful financial institutions. We’re looking for people who want more than just a job – they want to make a difference! U.S. Bank is seeking a Software Engineer who will contribute toward the success of our technology initiatives in our digital transformation journey. U.S. Bank is seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer with strong expertise in distributed databases to support our platform modernization and cloud transformation initiatives. This role will focus on building scalable CI/CD pipelines, automating infrastructure, and ensuring high availability and performance for distributed database systems such as YugabyteDB and Cassandra. Key Responsibilities: Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines for database operations, deployments, and system integrations Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and Ansible to provision and manage environments Drive automation across build, deployment, and monitoring processes to improve efficiency and reliability Configure and maintain monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) to track system health and performance Lead incident management efforts, including troubleshooting production issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing preventive measures Evaluate and benchmark databases to determine the best fit for specific use cases (e.g., YugabyteDB, Cassandra) Design, deploy, and manage highly available and scalable distributed database clusters Optimize data models and queries to ensure performance in distributed environments Develop and execute backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies Implement resilience and high-availability practices to ensure data integrity and system reliability Establish observability frameworks with end-to-end dashboards and alerting mechanisms Ensure replication and consistency strategies align with business and application requirements Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience Five to six years of relevant experience Required Qualifications: Experience with CI/CD tools and pipeline development (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible or similar) Strong experience working with distributed databases such as YugabyteDB, Cassandra, or similar NoSQL platforms Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana Solid understanding of system reliability, scalability, and high-availability architectures Experience troubleshooting production issues and performing root cause analysis Preferred Qualifications: Experience benchmarking distributed database platforms (e.g., YBA, NoSQLBench) Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and Kubernetes-based deployments Knowledge of resilience engineering and chaos testing practices Location Expectations: This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants. Benefits: Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following: Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) Basic term and optional term life insurance Short-term and long-term disability Pregnancy disability and parental leave 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure) Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities Adoption assistance Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law Review our full benefits available by employment status here. U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law. E-Verify U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program. The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00 U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures. Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies. Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.