Sr. Database Engineer - Mainframe

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Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.

As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

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Travelers is seeking a Sr Database Engineer to join our organization as we grow and transform our Enterprise Tech Solutions organization. Our Database Engineers serve as a critical foundation for enterprise data management, architecting and maintaining the sophisticated environments that power business intelligence and application functionality across hybrid technology landscapes. This specialized discipline encompasses the design and implementation of robust database platforms spanning traditional on-premises systems and modern cloud-native database services.

The Database Engineer role orchestrates high-availability architectures, implements disaster recovery solutions, optimizes performance through strategic hardware allocation and configuration, and establishes the security frameworks that safeguard the organization's valuable data assets. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. The company does not sponsor/support H-1B petitions, TN, or Forms I-983/STEM OPT, this this role.

• Lead the technical transformation of our mainframe database architecture and position our legacy mainframe systems for the future. This role combines deep IMS/DB2 expertise with emerging cloud and AI technologies to drive modernization initiatives and create next-generation solutions for complex enterprise environments.

• Maintain and optimize IMS/DB2 database environments with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for mainframe database architecture and operations.
• Lead troubleshooting of complex database issues and performance optimization.

• Design migration strategies for mainframe databases to cloud platforms. Evaluate and implement hybrid cloud-mainframe architectures. Collaborate on database modernization projects and technology assessments.

• Support the development of AI-assisted database monitoring and error interpretation systems. Contribute to knowledge transfer initiatives using AI-powered documentation tools. Participate in creating intelligent chatbot interfaces for database operations. Help build AI agents trained on institutional mainframe knowledge.

• 7-9 years of database/ data management experiences preferred.
• Demonstrated track record of database expertise including the ability to develop business partnerships and influence database priorities by identifying solutions that are aligned with current business objectives, closely follow industry trends relevant to database technologies and data management, understanding how to apply them, and sharing knowledge.
• Five (5) plus years of IMS/DB2 database administration and performance tuning experience.
• Strong understanding of mainframe architecture and z/OS environments.
• Experience with database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Knowledge of SQL optimization and database design principles.

• Cloud database experience (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or similar).
• Exposure to AI/ML concepts or tools (Python, data analytics, automation frameworks).
• Experi…