Database Engineer

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About ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC:
ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC (AAC-USA) is a subsidiary of ABN AMRO Clearing Bank N.V. We are a global clearing firm that provides an integrated suite of financial services to professional trading participants in the global financial market.
The core service offering consists of clearing, execution, stock borrowing and lending, settlement. AAC-USA has a Global Reach through direct and indirect clearing memberships to over 90 of the world's leading exchanges. Our international network provides comprehensive market access to exchange-listed instruments such as stocks, futures, and options. ABN AMRO Clearing USA LLC-Member FINRA, NFA, FIA and SIPC.
About the Role:
We're looking for a Senior Database Engineer (DBA) to join a global, follow-the-sun team supporting mission-critical database platforms. This role plays a key part in ensuring the availability, performance, and resilience of our database environment supporting clearing operations.
You'll work across a diverse technology stack including SQL Server, Oracle (including Exadata), and PostgreSQL, within a primarily on-premises infrastructure. While SQL Server is the core focus for this US-based role, we welcome expertise across any of these platforms, as our global team collaborates closely across regions (Chicago, Europe, and APAC).
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team, influence operational maturity (including Kanban-based workflows), and contribute to a highly available, performance-driven environment.
This position is based in our Chicago office and requires a min of 3 days per week onsite in office.
Job Responsibilities:

• Ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of production and non-production database environments
• Manage production, development, and disaster recovery systems
• Monitor database performance proactively and implement improvements to minimize downtime
• Perform capacity planning and trend analysis to support future growth
• Lead and support database upgrades, enhancements, and maintenance activities
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and business teams to deliver scalable solutions
• Troubleshoot incidents and act as an escalation point, including interaction with third-party vendors
• Develop and maintain automation for monitoring, alerting, and routine maintenance
• Design, test, and execute High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies and runbooks
• Contribute to global infrastructure initiatives and ongoing modernization efforts
• Support a rotating on-call schedule and participate in cross-region handoff

Basic Qualifications:
Core Experience

• 8+ years of hands-on DBA experience in enterprise environments
• Strong background supporting mission-critical, high-availability systems
• Experience working in on-premises infrastructure environments
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation

SQL Server Expertise (Primary Focus)

• Installation, patching, and administration
• Advanced performance tuning and query optimization
• Backup/recovery strategies and disaster recovery planning
• Hands-on experience with:
• Always On Availability Groups
• Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC)
• Log shipping and replication strategies
• Strong T-SQL development (stored procedures, functions, triggers, CTEs)
• Experience with data compression, encryption (TDE), and migrations

PostgreSQL (Nice to Have)

• Experience with logical and physical replication across environments
• Strong installation, patching, upgrade, and automation experience
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting expertise
• Backup and recovery using tools such as pgBackRest or Commvault

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in financial services or regulated environments
• Familiarity with tools like Jira and ServiceNow
• Exposure to global, distributed teams and follow-the-sun support models

Below is the expected base salary for this position. Offers will ultimately be determined based on experience, education, skill set, and performance in the interview process. This position will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus.
Annual base salary, not including discretionary bonus eligibility: $110,000+
Perks and Benefits:
As a global leader in financial services, we rely on our employees to deliver their best work for our clients. We invest in our employees by offering a host of benefits and perks.

• Flexible hybrid work schedules (generally a minimum of three days per week onsite) with a one-time stipend to help improve hybrid working capabilities
• Generous paid time off, sick days, market-based holiday schedule, sabbatical leave, parental/bonding leave plan and volunteer day off
• Competitive health benefit offerings, including choice of medical plans through BCBS-IL, dental plan, vision and flexible spending accounts
• Complimentary annual membership to One Medical, a dedicated EAP and a benefits concierge service
• Employer paid benefits such as term life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Robust 401(k) Plan with a generous match and vesting schedule
• Annual learning stipend and tuition assistance program to help employees pursue additional education
• Company-issued laptops and role dependent mobile stipend
• Corporate Divvy memberships and pre-tax commuter benefits
• Monthly wellness subsidy available to be used towards wellness and fitness activities
• Regular, open communication including monthly Town Hall meetings with the Management Team
• A matrixed, culture-based organization with collaborative teams that promote diversity, equity and inclusion
• Free coffee & tea, fresh fruit and snacks, "bagel Wednesday" and monthly treats to celebrate workiversaries and birthdays
• Employee-led committees to bring awareness and inclusive activities to our employees
• Modern open office with a large kitchen/meeting gathering area - including foosball and ping pong tables
• Private, well-equipped Mother's room
• Office is conveniently located in the Chicago Loop Financial District - close to CTA and Metra
• Well-maintained building (an architectural "masterpiece") and a part of Chicago history - with a robust business center, gym, restaurants, café, game room and a shared rooftop terrace with green space

This information is intended as a summary of potential benefits only. Eligibility for the plans and programs listed here depends on the nature of employment, length of service and other factors. Actual coverage is governed by supporting summary plan descriptions and related policies.
ABN AMRO Clearing USA (AAC-USA) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. AAC-USA celebrates diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race; creed; color; religion; alienage or national origin; ancestry; citizenship status; age; disability or handicap; sex; marital status; veteran status; sexual orientation; status as a survivor of domestic violence, sex offenses, or stalking; genetic predisposition or carrier status; gender identity or expression; or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects individual strengths, views and experiences. This enables us to be a better and stronger team - one that makes better decisions and delivers better business results. AAC-USA participates in the E-Verify program in the US.
Notice and Disclaimer to External Recruitment Agencies:
External recruitment agencies must have a signed agreement with ABN AMRO Clearing USA, LLC ("AAC-USA") prior to submitting a resume to fill a vacancy. In addition, a recruitment agency may only submit a resume when invited in writing by an AAC-USA Talent Acquisition Specialist to join the search to fill a specific vacancy. Any resume or other candidate information sent to AAC-USA not in accordance with the foregoing procedure will be considered exclusive property of AAC-USA, with respect to which no placement fee will be due, owing or paid to the sender.