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Lead Database Platform Engineer

Chicago (Green St), IL, US💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead the strategy, architecture, reliability, and modernization of enterprise-scale database ecosystems powering insurance products and operations.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Database Platform Engineer

Builds

Mission-critical data platforms, cloud-native database solutions, and self-service database capabilities

Domain

Insurance technology, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Database Administration

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Enterprise SQL Server administration, Cloud database management (AWS/Azure), Team leadership and mentoring, Database performance tuning, Disaster recovery planning, Infrastructure as Code, High-availability architecture design, Automation and DevOps practices, Capacity planning, Vendor management

Preferred skills

Cloud database modernization and migration, AI-powered database administration tools, Modern observability platforms, Self-service platform engineering

Technologies

Microsoft SQL Server, AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, Azure SQL PaaS, Azure Hyperscale, AWS, Microsoft Azure

Responsibilities

Define database platform strategy and roadmap, Lead design and optimization of enterprise database solutions, Mentor database engineers and offshore resources, Partner with SRE and DevOps for scalable solutions, Drive automation for deployment and monitoring, Lead platform upgrades and cloud transformations, Establish operational best practices and security standards, Manage incident response and disaster recovery plans

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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