Top Database Administrator Jobs

Administer and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments across development, test, and production. Responsibilities include performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, disaster recovery, security, patching, automation, monitoring, capacity management, database deployments, and production support. The role partners with development, infrastructure, security, QA, and DevOps teams while supporting on-premises and cloud-hosted SQL Server platforms.

Administers Informatica and MuleSoft data governance and quality platforms in AWS GovCloud production environments. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, integration, security, performance tuning, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery, testing, and sustainment. The role integrates enterprise data catalogs with Yellowbrick, PowerCenter, and ETL services; implements IAM and high-availability controls; supports RMF, ATO, STIG, and vulnerability remediation; and maintains automation, documentation, runbooks, and operational evidence. Provides incident response, root-cause analysis, vendor coordination, mentoring, and technical leadership.

Leads enterprise database administration and reliability engineering across MySQL and other database platforms. Oversees database architecture, high availability, disaster recovery, upgrades, performance tuning, security, cloud modernization, automation, observability, incident response, and infrastructure as code. Provides technical strategy, mentors and manages database administrators, directs projects, supports releases, and partners with engineering, infrastructure, security, and DevOps teams to maintain resilient, scalable, mission-critical data services.

Administer and optimize Oracle databases, OBIEE, and Informatica environments for a federal enterprise data warehouse. Responsibilities include performance tuning, monitoring, backup and recovery, patching, upgrades, security configuration, partitioning, compression, troubleshooting, and cloud migration support. The role also coordinates with developers and government IT teams, maintains technical documentation, and provides nightshift DBA backup coverage.

Administer and optimize enterprise databases across AWS and on-premises environments. Lead database strategy, governance, security, monitoring, modernization, migration, performance tuning, replication, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery. Troubleshoot mission-critical database issues, improve platform reliability and cost efficiency, establish operational standards, and partner with application, cloud, infrastructure, vendor, and business teams. Mentor junior administrators and support automation, compliance, and long-term database roadmaps.

Responsible for administering and supporting production SQL databases, including installing, configuring, and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server High Availability Groups. Develops T-SQL scripts, stored procedures, triggers, and views to automate maintenance. Leads and mentors database administration personnel, assigns tasks, reviews work, and manages priorities. Implements database security controls aligned with industry best practices and DISA STIGs.

Manage the full lifecycle of Oracle databases across on-premises and cloud environments. Responsibilities include administration, availability, performance, backups, security, patching, upgrades, RAC, GoldenGate replication, Data Guard failover, Exadata and Azure support, scripting, documentation, and 24/7 on-call support.

Manage the full lifecycle of Oracle databases across production, non-production, on-premises, and cloud environments. Responsibilities include RAC installation, upgrades, patching, backups, security controls, GoldenGate replication, Data Guard failover, container and pluggable database administration, scripting, documentation, and 24x7 on-call support. The role requires strong Oracle infrastructure expertise, Linux administration, cloud and Exadata experience, and collaboration with development and infrastructure teams.

Administer and optimize Azure SQL and Snowflake environments, including database monitoring, query tuning, indexing, ADF pipelines, cost optimization, security, backup, and disaster recovery. Troubleshoot complex issues, document configurations and performance metrics, and collaborate with application developers, BI teams, and infrastructure engineers to deliver scalable data solutions.

Senior Database Administrator responsible for optimizing MySQL and AWS Aurora query performance, indexes, execution plans, stored procedures, and database architecture. Supports SQL Server and AWS RDS environments, cloud migrations, schema refactoring, data modeling, maintenance, backups, and operational tuning. Collaborates with developers and QA teams on database code reviews and mentors engineers on query optimization. The role requires extensive DBA experience, cloud database migration expertise, and strong relational data modeling skills.

Provides expert SQL Server database performance engineering for high-volume financial transaction systems. Diagnoses and resolves complex performance, concurrency, HA/DR, replication, and scalability issues; designs partitioning, indexing, monitoring, automation, and security controls; leads incident response and disaster recovery testing; supports regulatory audits; and mentors DBAs and developers. The consultant partners with engineering, SRE, architecture, and security teams to improve latency, stability, reliability, and scalability.

Lead a team of database engineers and administrators while collaborating with application developers, business analysts, and server support teams. The role requires extensive Oracle database administration experience, expertise with Oracle Linux, ASM, Grid Control, and SQL Server, plus strong written and verbal communication skills. Oracle Certified Professional certification is required.

Senior Database Administrator responsible for installing, configuring, upgrading, securing, monitoring, and optimizing Oracle and SQL Server databases in cloud environments. Duties include performance tuning, SQL and PL/SQL development, backup and recovery, disaster recovery planning, access management, troubleshooting, documentation, compliance, and collaboration with application and systems teams. The role supports VA data migration and requires expertise with database architecture, maintenance, security, and cloud database capabilities.

Senior DBA responsible for designing, building, and maintaining MS SQL Server databases and ETL (SSIS) processes, managing a SQL Data Warehouse for reporting, optimizing performance, ensuring data integrity/recovery, and producing technical documentation.

Administer, secure, optimize, and maintain Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL databases across classified USSTRATCOM systems. Responsibilities include database installation, patching, performance tuning, access management, auditing, backups, recovery, failover, ETL, secure configuration, documentation, and incident response. The role requires collaboration with engineering and enterprise teams, compliance with DoD security frameworks, and technical leadership across Secret, Top Secret, and JWICS networks.

Supports the corporate database environment by managing SQL Server maintenance plans, monitoring performance and scheduled jobs, handling backups and restores, and developing databases, queries, views, jobs, and stored procedures. Coordinates with web and report developers, manages database releases across staging and production, documents processes, and provides occasional after-hours support for critical outages.

Administers Epic Cogito/Clarity databases by configuring, monitoring, optimizing, upgrading, backing up, and restoring production and non-production environments. Performs capacity planning, index and statistics maintenance, performance troubleshooting, access management, high-availability tool maintenance, and business continuity testing. Follows Epic and vendor standards, participates in change control, collaborates with technical teams, responds to emergencies, and participates in after-hours on-call support.

Manages Epic Operational Database environments across production, reporting, disaster recovery, training, and non-production systems. Responsibilities include monitoring performance, managing access, applying IRIS and Epic updates, configuring environment copies, capacity planning, troubleshooting, automation scripting, change control, business continuity testing, and vendor best-practice compliance. The role requires after-hours support and on-call participation, plus collaboration with technical teams and Epic.

Administer enterprise Microsoft SQL Server and SharePoint environments across development, test, and production. Responsibilities include performance tuning, high availability, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, security controls, STIG compliance, patching, upgrades, automation, troubleshooting, and infrastructure support. The role also supports SharePoint farms, integrations, customizations, documentation, incident response, change management, customer requirements, and technical mentoring in a secure government environment.

Administers enterprise Microsoft SQL Server and SharePoint environments across development, test, and production. Responsibilities include performance tuning, high availability, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, security, STIG and RMF compliance, automation, patching, upgrades, troubleshooting, and infrastructure support. Supports SharePoint farms, permissions, workflows, integrations, and customizations; collaborates with technical and government stakeholders; maintains documentation; participates in incident response and change management; and provides mentoring and occasional after-hours support.

Administers mission-critical applications and infrastructure across distributed enterprise and cloud environments. Responsibilities include user access management, RBAC, monitoring, troubleshooting, certificate and credential management, performance tuning, application lifecycle management, disaster recovery, cloud migration, security compliance, documentation, and technical leadership. Senior and SME levels lead modernization initiatives, establish enterprise standards, mentor teams, and advise leadership.

Designs, implements, administers, tests, and optimizes moderately complex databases, primarily PostgreSQL. Responsibilities include performance tuning, replication and high availability, backup and recovery, database migrations, monitoring, capacity planning, security, and maintaining data integrity across integrated systems. The role is performed onsite at a government facility in Washington, D.C. and requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI and CI Poly eligibility.

Administers Oracle and multiple relational and NoSQL databases across Linux and AWS environments. Performs database installation, backups, recovery, cloning, performance optimization, monitoring, patching, and troubleshooting. Supports application, hardware, software, network, and service-ticket issues; maintains accounts and ACLs; conducts audits; and ensures compliance and data recoverability. Provides customer support, technical expertise, and after-hours on-call support in an onsite, high-security environment.

Administer Oracle test and production database environments, provide operational support, design and implement database infrastructures, perform migrations and upgrades, manage backup and recovery, maintain RAC, ASM, and Data Guard environments, tune SQL and database performance, generate diagnostic reports, and train users on database procedures and standards.

Manage and optimize large-scale MySQL production environments, including highly available and disaster recovery architectures. Responsibilities include upgrades, patching, backup and recovery, performance tuning, capacity planning, cloud database support across Azure and AWS, infrastructure automation with Terraform and scripting, observability, incident response, root cause analysis, CI/CD collaboration, and on-call production support.