Hybrid Software Engineer – Database Automation Engineer

at U.S. Bank

• Job title: Software Engineer – Database Automation Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $92,820 - $109,200 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Ansible, Cloud, Python, Shell Scripting, Unix
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Hopkins, United States

About the role

• Software Engineer 1 - Database Automation Engineer responsible for developing and maintaining software products at U.S. Bank. Collaborating with teams and ensuring high software quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for designing, developing, testing, operating and maintaining products
• Takes full stack ownership by consistently writing production-ready and testable code
• Design and maintain Ansible playbooks in GitLab
• Integrate Ansible playbooks into AWX environments
• Collaborate with development teams to support agile release cycles and cloud-native applications.
• Develop scripts and automation tools using Ansible, Python, Bash, PowerShell, and Unix Shell.
• Makes sound design/coding decisions keeping customer experience in the forefront
• Takes feedback from code review and apply changes to meet standards
• Accountable for ensuring all aspects of product development follow compliance and security best practices
• Exhibits relentless focus in software reliability engineering standards embedded into development standards

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
• Two to three years of relevant experience
• Experience designing, maintaining, or contributing to Ansible playbooks managed in Git-based repositories (e.g., GitLab or similar).
• Familiarity with integrating and operating Ansible automation within AWX or comparable orchestration platforms.
• Exposure to DevOps practices supporting database and server environments in cloud or hybrid infrastructures.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with software engineering and platform teams to support agile development and release cycles, including cloud‑native applications.
• Hands-on experience or working knowledge of automation and scripting using one or more of the following: Ansible, Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Unix shell scripting.
• Interest in building scalable, repeatable automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
• Exposure to database and server DevOps in cloud, hybrid, or on‑prem environments.

Benefits

• 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