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This role serves as a senior technical leader responsible for Db2 LUW, Microsoft SQL Server, AWS database services, and database platform modernization initiatives.\nThe engineer will design and implement highly available, secure, automated, and scalable database solutions supporting mission-critical payment systems and corporate applications. This position requires deep expertise in database engineering, cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, disaster recovery planning, and enterprise-scale database migrations.\nAbout The Clearing House: The Clearing House (TCH) is a banking association and payments company that is owned by the largest commercial banks in the United States. TCH owns and operates the core payments system infrastructure in the US and is currently working to modernize that infrastructure by launching a new, ubiquitous, real-time payment system. TCH is the only private-sector ACH and wire operator in the US, clearing and settling nearly $2 trillion in US dollar payments each day, representing half of all commercial ACH and wire volume. TCH has provided critical services to the banking industry since 1853, and today, our core products facilitate services including Direct Deposit of payroll, bill payments, and check image exchange.\nQualifications Required:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience.\n10+ years of enterprise database administration and engineering experience.\nExpert-level experience administering Db2 LUW 11.5+ in Linux environments.\nExpert-level experience administering Microsoft SQL Server 2019+.\nExtensive experience with Db2 HADR, Pacemaker clustering, and Q Replication.\nExtensive experience with SQL Server Always On Availability Groups and related HA technologies.\nProven experience designing and supporting cloud database platforms within AWS.\nStrong experience with AWS RDS, EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, KMS, and AWS Backup.\nExpertise with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.\nStrong scripting experience using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar languages.\nExperience leading large-scale database migration and modernization initiatives.\nStrong understanding of database performance tuning and capacity management.\nExperience supporting mission-critical production systems with stringent availability requirements.\nQualifications desired:\nMaster's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.\nAWS Certified Database Specialty.\nAWS Solutions Architect Professional.\nMicrosoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate.\nIBM Db2 Professional Certification.\nExperience with PostgreSQL and cloud-native PostgreSQL services.\nExperience with Dell EMC Data Domain and PowerProtect Data Manager.\nExperience with Kubernetes and containerized database workloads.\nFamiliarity with observability platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, and Datadog.\nExperience working within highly regulated financial services environments.\nEssential Functions and Responsibilities:\nDatabase Platform Engineering\nArchitect, deploy, administer, and optimize enterprise Db2 LUW and Microsoft SQL Server environments.\nManage database lifecycle activities including installation, upgrades, patching, performance tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery, and security administration.\nEnsure database platforms meet enterprise standards for availability, performance, scalability, and compliance.\nDesign and maintain database operational standards, procedures, and governance frameworks.\nCloud Database Engineering\nDesign, deploy, and administer cloud-native database services within AWS and Azure environments.\nEngineer resilient and scalable database solutions utilizing AWS RDS, EC2-hosted databases, EBS storage, AWS Backup, CloudWatch, and related cloud services.\nDevelop cloud migration strategies for enterprise database workloads using replication-based migration methodologies and minimal downtime approaches.\nOptimize cloud database performance, resiliency, and cost efficiency.\nHigh Availability & Disaster Recovery\nDesign, implement, and maintain enterprise HA/DR solutions including:\nDb2 LUW\nHADR (High Availability Disaster Recovery)\nPacemaker Cluster Manager\nQ Replication (Uni-Directional and Bi-Directional)\nNear-Zero Downtime maintenance solutions\nCross-site failover architectures\nSQL Server\nAlways On Availability Groups\nDistributed Availability Groups\nFailover Cluster Instances (FCI)\nLog Shipping\nTransactional Replication\nCloud HA/DR Patterns\nAWS RDS Multi-AZ deployments\nCross-Region Disaster Recovery\nPilot Light architectures\nWarm Standby architectures\nActive/Passive and Active/Active recovery strategies\nAutomated failover and recovery orchestration\nDefine and validate Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).\nLead disaster recovery testing, failover exercises, and business continuity planning.\nInfrastructure as Code & Automation\nDevelop Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.\nAutomate database provisioning, configuration, patching, monitoring, backup validation, and recovery processes.\nUtilize Ansible, Puppet, Python, PowerShell, and Shell scripting to improve operational efficiency.\nIntegrate database deployments into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.\nChampion GitOps and automation-first operational models.\nSecurity & Compliance\nImplement database security controls aligned with financial industry regulations and corporate standards.\nConfigure encryption at rest and in transit.\nImplement least-privilege access models and database auditing solutions.\nSupport compliance requirements including PCI-DSS, FFIEC, SOC, and NIST frameworks.\nParticipate in security assessments, audits, and vulnerability remediation efforts.\nTechnical Leadership\nServe as senior technical advisor and subject matter expert for database technologies.\nMentor junior engineers and database administrators.\nLead architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and 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The working environment is generally favorable. Lighting and temperature are adequate, and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. Work is generally performed within an office environment, with standard office equipment available.\nEmployees in this position will report to the office 3 days per week. 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