Top Database Administrator Jobs

Lead SQL Server database architecture, operations, security, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, patching, upgrades, and compliance. Serve as the escalation point for critical incidents and vulnerabilities, establish DBA standards, improve database management processes, and mentor junior and mid-level DBAs. The role requires maintaining mission-critical OLTP environments and implementing Always-On Availability Groups, replication, backups, restores, and decommissioning strategies.

Administer, architect, secure, and optimize PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Snowflake databases in Azure. Responsibilities include performance tuning, automation, access control, disaster recovery, documentation, and database solution design for healthcare applications. The role collaborates across Scrum teams, presents technical solutions, evaluates emerging technologies, uses approved AI tools, resolves complex database issues, and mentors junior engineers.

Manage and optimize enterprise PostgreSQL environments across on-premises and cloud platforms. Responsibilities include high availability, failover, performance tuning, patching, upgrades, backup and disaster recovery, replication, and migrations to GCP or Azure. The role also develops database automation, evaluates emerging technologies, and improves enterprise data platform reliability. Remote work is available within the U.S., with office requirements for hires in Minneapolis or Washington, D.C.

Leads administration of hybrid and multi-cloud database environments, including Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, MongoDB, Cassandra, and AWS platforms. Responsibilities include database installation, configuration, high availability, replication, monitoring, performance tuning, security, backup and recovery, capacity planning, project delivery, production support, and incident escalation. The role mentors database administrators, coordinates cross-functional work, develops operational procedures, and participates in 24x7 on-call support.

Administer, maintain, tune, secure, and troubleshoot Oracle and SQL Server databases. Perform backups, disaster recovery, patching, upgrades, performance monitoring, access control, encryption, documentation, and governance. Collaborate with IT teams and vendors to implement database solutions and resolve operational issues while supporting defense programs and meeting security and compliance requirements.

Administer and optimize P21/SQL databases, design logical and physical data models, manage SSRS reports and SSIS packages, ensure security, backups, and recovery, tune performance, collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors, and document database procedures and policies.

Leads SQL Server database architecture, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, patching, upgrades, security, compliance, and incident resolution. Provides technical leadership across full-stack engineering teams, develops cloud-based solutions, mentors engineers, establishes engineering standards, and drives large-scale technology initiatives. Uses modern programming languages, cloud platforms, containers, databases, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and observability to improve system performance and reduce technical debt.

Manage mission-critical Oracle Database environments on Exadata, serving as an application DBA subject matter expert. Lead database modernization, resiliency, high availability, and disaster recovery initiatives. Tune Oracle performance for OLTP and batch workloads, design backup and recovery strategies, support Agile delivery, document configurations, mentor engineers, and act as an escalation point for high-severity incidents, risks, and vulnerabilities.

Administer and support IBM z/OS and LUW DB2 environments, including database changes, reorganizations, statistics, data loads, backups, recoveries, query troubleshooting, and performance maintenance. Develop Java, REXX, and Python scripts for database administration, support SQL development, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server environments. This is a full-time, permanent, on-site role with occasional off-hours support in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Deploys and supports Oracle databases, middleware, Unix infrastructure, storage, and CTRM and analytics applications. Responsibilities include database design, replication, synchronization, high availability, monitoring, backup and recovery, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, security, and troubleshooting. The role also supports Oracle enterprise products, PostgreSQL, MySQL, hardware infrastructure, and global infrastructure, security, network, and application teams.

Administer Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL environments, monitoring database health, performance, capacity, security, backups, recovery, and fault tolerance. Troubleshoot production issues, plan migrations, design databases, support disaster recovery testing, establish standards, and consult with application teams. Participate in change, incident, release, and on-call processes for business-critical database systems.

Manage, secure, optimize, and maintain enterprise SQL Server databases across on-premises and Azure environments. Responsibilities include performance tuning, HA/DR implementation, backups, recovery, replication, migrations, automation, database security, Tier III support, developer assistance, documentation, compliance, and mentoring junior DBAs.

Administers and monitors mission application databases and cloud services, ensuring performance, availability, security, and data integrity. Performs maintenance, patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, backups, recovery testing, access management, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and cloud resource optimization. Maintains operational documentation and security evidence while coordinating deployments, monitoring, changes, and issue resolution with developers, system owners, data stewards, and CISA technology operations.

Designs, implements, secures, monitors, and maintains complex GovCloud database environments. Advises management, translates data requirements into compliant database designs, installs and configures database software, applies Datadog or comparable observability tools, improves reliability and performance, mentors database administrators, establishes best practices, and leads database projects.

Administers and maintains on-premises, cloud, and hybrid database platforms supporting banking applications, analytics, data warehouses, and business intelligence systems. Responsibilities include database installation, configuration, monitoring, tuning, security, access management, backup and recovery, restoration testing, troubleshooting, migrations, upgrades, documentation, and incident response. The role also collaborates with vendors, application owners, and IT leadership while supporting compliance and after-hours maintenance activities.

Administers enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure platforms. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, patching, performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, disaster recovery, security, migrations, automation, monitoring, and Tier III support. The role collaborates with architecture, security, development, and leadership teams; documents standards and procedures; supports code reviews; develops database strategies; and mentors junior staff.

Lead migration of 100TB+ Oracle databases to Exadata in AWS and administer production environments. Responsibilities include Exadata installation, ASM, RAC, storage, performance tuning, patching, Data Guard, GoldenGate, RMAN backup and recovery, OEM monitoring, Linux troubleshooting, and high-availability/disaster-recovery support. The role includes on-call and weekend maintenance activities.

Administers geospatial, relational, graph, and other data repositories for DHS CISA. Responsibilities include database architecture, schema and metadata management, access controls, performance tuning, data quality and governance, backup and recovery, archival, interoperability, data lake integration, migration validation, and security documentation. The role requires supporting reliable access for risk analytics and modeling while maintaining database availability, capacity, continuity, and compliance with federal data standards.

Administer and support SQL Server and cloud databases for VDOT’s tolling operations. Responsibilities include monitoring availability, troubleshooting connectivity and security issues, tuning SQL and very large databases, managing upgrades and migrations, supporting failover clustering, diagnosing deadlocks and blocking, and improving database processes. The role also includes help desk and application support rotation, documentation, scripting, data modeling, and collaboration with engineering and operations teams.

Perform on-premises database migrations to AWS and Snowflake, support SQL Server and cloud database operations, and develop Python-based data processing scripts. Build AWS data pipelines using services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, RDS, and DynamoDB. Design logical and physical data models, support application teams, create performance and data-quality dashboards, and assist with validation, migration testing, performance tuning, and data management practices.

Administer, secure, optimize, and modernize enterprise database environments supporting mission-critical Army aviation applications. Responsibilities include SQL Server performance tuning, patching, vulnerability remediation, backups, disaster recovery, cloud migration, compliance with DISA STIGs and RMF controls, documentation, audit readiness, and collaboration with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, and engineering teams.

Designs, implements, secures, and optimizes complex Microsoft SQL Server environments. Provides advanced support for mission-critical systems, performs performance tuning, manages backups, migrations, permissions, scheduled jobs, and production changes, and troubleshoots connectivity and data movement issues. Supports ETL, large-scale conversions, and DEV through production environments, including healthcare PII/PHI, Medicaid/MMIS, and PBM implementations.

Administer IBM DB2 on z/OS and support mainframe application modernization, resiliency, high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, encryption, and security. Enable cloud connectivity through REST APIs and Python, maintain batch and online processing systems, and collaborate across Agile teams. The role also develops technical documentation, supports payment systems, mentors junior staff, and drives continuous improvement of database engineering practices.

Administer, secure, optimize, patch, and maintain Oracle database environments supporting DoD medical readiness systems. Manage performance tuning, data models, backups, recovery, auditing, access controls, migrations, monitoring, capacity planning, and high availability. Troubleshoot SQL and PL/SQL code, support application releases and database integrations, and collaborate with application, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and operational teams. Maintain technical documentation and improve database reliability, scalability, and security.

Administer and improve production SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases supporting lending, risk, and customer-facing systems. Own high availability, replication, backup and recovery, performance tuning, security, monitoring, incident response, and database change deployments. Automate provisioning, patching, failover, and operational tasks using Python, scripting, Terraform, and CI/CD. Support AWS DMS pipelines into Snowflake, collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams, document procedures, and protect sensitive financial data.