Top Database Administrator Jobs

Administer and optimize hundreds of Oracle databases across Linux environments, including monitoring, patching, upgrades, backups, recovery, performance tuning, replication, clustering, and troubleshooting. The role supports database availability and client issues, automates DBA operations, evaluates new technologies, and provides rotating on-call coverage. It requires extensive experience with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate, ASM, RMAN, Enterprise Manager, and related infrastructure.

Administers, designs, maintains, audits, secures, and monitors complex client/server databases. Develops database structures, supports systems design and programming, maintains data dictionaries, advises users on database access, and ensures data quality, standards, documentation, and system integration. Requires extensive SQL and relational database experience, government security clearance or NACLC, DoD IAT Level II certification, and an approved computing environment certification.

Administer enterprise Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL databases in high-availability hybrid cloud environments. Responsibilities include database installation, configuration, maintenance, performance tuning, security hardening, encryption, backup and disaster recovery, and migration to Azure Government Cloud. The role supports contract management and financial tracking systems, applies DISA STIGs, manages clustering and partitioning, and ensures mission-critical data availability for government users.

Administer and support Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle databases, WebLogic, middleware, and multi-node environments. Responsibilities include patching, cloning, backup and recovery, upgrades, migrations, performance tuning, automation, monitoring, disaster recovery, security controls, and production support. The role also manages Concurrent Managers and Workflow components, supports cloud or hybrid environments, maintains documentation, and collaborates with business and IT teams.

Designs and maintains ETL pipelines for IRS data warehousing using SQL, Python, shell scripting, Sybase IQ, and PostgreSQL. Applies statistical and machine learning methods to clean, analyze, and model large datasets. Responsibilities include data quality, pipeline optimization, troubleshooting, documentation, metadata management, stakeholder collaboration, and deployment in Linux, Windows, OpenShift, and Kubernetes environments.

Administers and supports Oracle databases in AWS and GovCloud environments. Responsibilities include user and permission management, storage monitoring, maintenance, backup and recovery, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, query optimization, security controls, documentation, and collaboration with senior technical staff. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance and on-site work at Patrick Space Force Base.

Part-time Database Administrator Engineer responsible for data modeling, database design, schema creation and management, data integrity, performance management, and database tuning. The role is based in Orange, Connecticut, and requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or a related engineering discipline, along with 2–5 years of industry-related experience.

Maintain, tune, secure, and support enterprise databases. Design, install, and manage SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL systems. Lead database design teams, troubleshoot issues, develop backup/restore and DR processes, document technical designs, and coordinate with IT and vendors.

Administers and modernizes highly available, secure Microsoft SQL Server environments. Responsibilities include database configuration, hardening, monitoring, automation, resiliency, protection, performance optimization, security compliance, and production environment engineering. Acts as the SQL Server subject matter expert and collaborates with architecture and engineering teams to research, implement, and transition database technologies into operational use.

Administers and secures Microsoft SQL Server databases, supports database-driven applications, and develops Power BI analytics solutions. Manages backups, recovery, performance, security, integrations, and production support. Administers the Alation data catalog and advances metadata management, data governance, stewardship, data quality, and literacy. Partners with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements, improve processes, resolve complex issues, and deliver reliable, governed data services. Occasional after-hours work and travel may be required.

Administer Oracle databases hosted in OCI, including configuration, access, storage, maintenance, monitoring, performance troubleshooting, backups, recovery, patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and disaster recovery. Support SQL issues, batch jobs, reports, extracts, development teams, and database migrations. Coordinate changes with infrastructure and security teams while documenting procedures and incidents. Provide emergency on-call support and potentially assist with Autonomous Database transitions.

Develops enterprise software and database solutions by translating business requirements into technical designs, supporting solution architecture, administering PostgreSQL and SQL Server environments, tuning database performance, maintaining indexes, managing backups and scripts, troubleshooting applications, and providing post-implementation support. The role participates in on-call rotation, follows technology and security standards, collaborates with cross-functional teams, and must be eligible for United States government security clearance.

Administer and secure Oracle and other relational or NoSQL databases for a complex operational program. Responsibilities include monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, replication, patching, disaster recovery, SQL and PL/SQL development, legacy data migration, schema design, and database loading. The role requires active TS/SCI clearance with an NSA full-scope polygraph and extensive hands-on database administration experience.

Leads enterprise database strategy, administration, optimization, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance initiatives. Stabilizes on-premises databases and designs phased migrations to AWS. Provides technical authority on SQL Server, relational and NoSQL platforms, data architecture, CI/CD, observability, and resilient cloud-native systems. Collaborates with engineering and architecture teams, mentors database administrators, guides modernization efforts, and communicates technical trade-offs to stakeholders.

Designs, supports, and enhances relational database management systems for business applications. Consults with application owners, translates business requirements into database solutions, evaluates vendors and technologies, leads complex enhancements and production problem resolution, coordinates testing, manages project tasks, ensures regulatory and internal control compliance, and mentors less experienced staff. Provides technical guidance on performance, reliability, risk mitigation, and RDBMS strategy across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Owns enterprise-wide database design, security, reliability, performance, backups, disaster recovery, storage, patching, capacity planning, access controls, monitoring, and documentation. Partners with engineering teams across three divisions to standardize database practices, proactively resolve issues, and support production systems. Requires four or more years administering production relational databases and on-call support experience.

Manage, maintain, secure, and optimize Oracle databases across development, test, staging, and production environments. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, upgrades, performance tuning, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, high availability, security, troubleshooting, monitoring, documentation, and collaboration with application teams. The role requires expertise with SQL and PL/SQL tuning, Oracle performance tools, RMAN, Data Pump, and enterprise database administration.

Designs, implements, operates, and optimizes database and data-management systems supporting a classified intelligence mission. Responsibilities include data architecture, SQL and NoSQL technologies, query and pipeline performance, ETL processing, scalability, documentation, monitoring, backup and recovery, audit logging, and continuity planning. The role requires onsite work in the Washington, DC region, U.S. citizenship, and a final Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility or access.

Lead Oracle database architecture, modernization, performance, reliability, security, automation, monitoring, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery. Provide escalation support, establish governance standards, guide migrations and cloud adoption, mentor engineers, support data initiatives, and manage technical relationships with a database services provider. The role includes root-cause analysis, capacity planning, SQL optimization, schema reviews, documentation, and shared on-call participation.

Owns the performance, security, availability, recovery, and lifecycle management of SQL Server and Azure database platforms. Leads backups, migrations, patching, high availability, performance tuning, capacity planning, access controls, ETL support, automation, and database code DevOps practices. The role modernizes data infrastructure for analytics, AI, and Power Platform workloads while establishing standards, documentation, governance, runbooks, and mentoring support teams.

Administer and support IBM DB2 databases on z/OS, including installation, configuration, migration, recovery, backup, reorganization, tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance testing. Collaborate with application teams on releases and data fixes, support CICS and COBOL applications, manage IBM support tickets, participate in disaster recovery drills, and administer IBM InfoSphere Data Replication for a critical financial management system.

Administer, optimize, secure, and maintain on-premises and cloud SQL Server environments supporting federal government applications. Manage schemas, indexes, stored procedures, access controls, backups, recovery, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning. Develop SQL queries, scripts, reporting logic, and Power BI dashboards. Implement data governance, retention, auditing, automation, DevOps, configuration management, and deployment practices while maintaining strong customer relationships.

The Database Administrator designs, supports, tests, and enhances RDBMS solutions for business applications. Responsibilities include translating business requirements, recommending database architectures and technologies, resolving production issues, coordinating integrated testing, managing complex project plans, supporting regulatory controls, evaluating vendors, and advising application and technology stakeholders. The role also provides technical leadership, mentoring, training, and guidance to less experienced personnel while contributing to departmental strategy and resource allocation.

Administers enterprise Oracle database environments across production and nonproduction platforms. Responsibilities include installation, patching, monitoring, performance tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery, Data Guard, security administration, vulnerability remediation, and advanced incident troubleshooting. Collaborates with application, infrastructure, security, and database teams; supports projects, change management, recovery exercises, documentation, and after-hours escalations.

Administer database infrastructure and data repositories supporting USAF Tactical Data Link interoperability tools. Responsibilities include database interoperability, data-sharing schema development, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server installation and configuration, Windows Server administration, security patching, troubleshooting, firmware updates, and applying DISA STIGs. The role requires an associate technical degree with relevant experience or an equivalent experience pathway, plus an active Secret clearance or higher.