Senior SQL Database Administrator

WHO WE ARE
We are PEAK6, a leading investment firm. You'll find us headquartered in the historic Chicago Board of Trade building. PEAK6 uses technology to find a better way of doing things. The company's first tech-based solution was developed in 1997 to optimize options trading, and over the past two decades, the same formula has been used across a range of industries, asset classes, and business stages to consistently deliver superior results. Today, PEAK6 seeks transformational opportunities to provide capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs and forward-thinking businesses. PEAK6's core brands include PEAK6 Capital Management, PEAK6 Strategic Capital, Apex Fintech Solutions, PEAK6 InsurTech, Evil Geniuses, Poker Power, and Zogo.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
What you'll do all day:

• Designing and administering our database infrastructure, which includes Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres, MongoDB and Redis
• Building and managing highly available systems
• Participating in incident calls and subsequent root cause analysis
• Deploying systems in a Linux and/or Windows environment
• Working with developers, infrastructure team and business units to design and deliver the data infrastructure that runs PEAK6
• Developing, managing and testing backup and recovery procedures
• Performance tuning at all levels (hardware, DB instance, application code, etc.)
• Installing, testing and implementing new versions and/or updates
• Communicating and working well within a team structure

We're looking for someone who has:

• BS in Computer Science, Information Systems or related technical degree; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years primary experience with Microsoft SQL Server
• Familiarity with Postgres, MongoDB, and/or Redis
• Working knowledge of shell scripting (bash, python, powershell)
• Exposure to various virtualization technologies such as VMWare and OpenStack
• Exposure to system management and deployment platforms such as Salt, Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with 3rd party database monitoring/administration systems
• Use of collaboration tools such as Slack, Jira, Confluence and Zoom

OUR REWARDS
We offer a robust package of employee perks and benefits, including healthcare benefits (medical, dental and vision, EAP), competitive PTO, 401k match, parental leave, and HSA contribution match. We also provide our employees with a paid subscription to the Calm app and offer generous external learning and tuition reimbursement benefits. As a hybrid workforce, we offer our employees the ability to work remotely up to two days a week.
PEAK6 is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, natural or protective hairstyle, genetics, disability, age, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law.