Senior Cloud Database Engineer

The Hartford

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Location
Columbus, OHChicago, ILHartford, CTCharlotte, NC
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59 days ago
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The Hartford is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits, and mutual funds, serving businesses and individuals across the United States. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services

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TL;DR · Senior Cloud Database Engineer

The Sr Cloud Database Engineer joins a team of database product specialists to enhance a portfolio of database products on the AWS platform. The role focuses on SQL Server products deployed on EC2, requiring the candidate to design, build, and operate SQL Server on Windows across VMware and AWS EC2. Key responsibilities include automating infrastructure deployments and configurations using PowerShell and Ansible, while leveraging AI tools to analyze logs, metrics, and configuration drift for faster root-cause analysis. The position requires proficiency in TSQL, .Net, Python, and GO, alongside experience with Availability Groups and Failover Clusters. The engineer must ensure applications follow fault-tolerant best practices, separation of duties, and observability. This role solves technical challenges related to database infrastructure, security configuration, license management, and performance troubleshooting.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and operate SQL Server on Windows across VMware and AWS EC2.
  • Enhance the database product portfolio on the AWS platform with a focus on SQL Server.
  • Automate infrastructure deployments and configurations using PowerShell and Ansible.
  • Use AI tools to analyze logs, metrics, and incidents to support faster root-cause analysis.
  • Engineer applications following fault-tolerant best practices, separation of duties, and observability.
  • Manage SQL Server Availability Groups and Failover Clusters.
  • Perform backup, recovery, security configuration, and performance troubleshooting.

What we're looking for

  • 7-12 years of experience with SQL Server Administration, Development, or Architecture.
  • 6+ years of highly technical experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Availability Groups, and Failover Clusters.
  • 3+ years of experience working on cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, with a preference for AWS (preferred).
  • 5+ years of development/automation experience using Powershell and Powershell remoting via WinRM.
  • 2+ years of experience using Terraform.
  • 2+ years of experience using Ansible to configure Windows systems using WinRM (Chef or Puppet experience also considered) (preferred).
  • AWS certifications are highly recommended (preferred).

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