Top Remote Database Administrator Jobs

The Database Administrator III role requires U.S. citizenship and completion of all work within the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii. The provided description does not specify database administration responsibilities, tools, or technical qualifications. Compensation is $120,000 to $150,000 annually.

Support managed-service customers by administering production Oracle databases, including monitoring, backup and recovery, maintenance, patching, upgrades, performance troubleshooting, security, and high-availability solutions. Assist with installations, automation, documentation, incident and change management, and availability and capacity reporting. The role is customer-facing and involves supporting Oracle environments across on-premises and cloud platforms while developing Database-as-a-Service capabilities under senior DBA guidance.

Administer production and non-production MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, and cloud database environments. Lead migration activities to Amazon Aurora, including schema and data movement, replication, cutover, validation, and rollback. Manage backups, disaster recovery, high availability, performance tuning, capacity, security, monitoring, and access controls. Automate database operations using scripts and infrastructure-as-code, review schema changes, support engineering teams, participate in on-call incidents, and drive root-cause remediation and operational standards.

Administer AWS-hosted PostgreSQL databases, managing monitoring, backups, restores, snapshots, security, maintenance, and performance tuning. Support database migrations, releases, troubleshooting, and data quality remediation. Build Python and SQL data pipelines, automation, CDC and streaming workflows using AWS services and Kafka technologies. Enable near-real-time data movement to reporting platforms, data lakes, Snowflake, and Databricks while collaborating with application, DevOps, QA, analytics, and business teams.

Designs and optimizes scalable data architectures, relational and non-relational data models, Snowflake systems, and AWS-based ETL/ELT pipelines. Develops data quality, monitoring, documentation, CI/CD, and automated recovery capabilities while supporting analytics, reporting, and AI workloads. The role requires advanced SQL and Python, DevSecOps practices, stakeholder collaboration, Agile delivery, and modernization of government clients’ data ecosystems.

Administers, designs, secures, monitors, and optimizes large-scale client/server databases. Responsibilities include database programming, performance tuning, backup and disaster recovery, access control, auditing, documentation, systems integration, and advising users. The role requires supporting database projects in large organizations, working across operating systems and cloud platforms, and maintaining sensitive data security. A Secret clearance and DoD IAT Level II certification are required.

Administers enterprise Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL Server environments supporting federal customers. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, monitoring, backups, troubleshooting, patching, upgrades, performance optimization, security, documentation, release execution, ticket coordination, and mentoring. The role supports Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems, cloud technologies, networking, Active Directory, web servers, and mission-critical infrastructure. A Public Trust clearance is required or must be obtainable.

Administer and optimize production and non-production databases for a large-scale VA data migration. Responsibilities include installation, patching, performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, AWS database provisioning, data conversion, validation, troubleshooting, high availability, disaster recovery, and technical documentation. The role collaborates with developers and analysts across on-premises and AWS environments while ensuring database availability, integrity, and security.

Own and operate production database infrastructure at scale, ensuring monitoring, performance, reliability, backups, disaster recovery, and capacity planning. Optimize MySQL configurations, queries, schemas, indexes, and execution plans. Automate maintenance, execute upgrades and migrations, investigate incidents, improve documentation, and partner with software engineers on scalable database practices. The role also provides technical guidance to junior team members and supports cloud infrastructure using Terraform.

Administer and implement enterprise database platforms across Google Cloud and other cloud environments. Manage SQL Server, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, security, backups, monitoring, performance tuning, query optimization, schema design, data pipelines, cost optimization, and governance. Provide technical support, troubleshoot incidents, manage releases and database-as-code, respond to on-call issues, and collaborate with IT and application teams. Improve operations through automation and AI tools while documenting solutions and supporting users.

Manage and support production technology infrastructure, including WebLogic, GlassFish, Apache, IIS, SFTP/SSH, Active Directory, databases, and batch automation. Responsibilities include performance tuning, incident troubleshooting, code deployments, system monitoring, change management, and collaboration with development and cross-functional teams. The role requires strong production support experience across application, middleware, database, and infrastructure layers in Windows and Linux environments.

Administer and optimize SQL Server and PostgreSQL production databases, including backup and recovery, high availability, security, monitoring, capacity planning, maintenance, upgrades, and incident response. Plan and execute cloud database migrations to Azure while optimizing performance, resiliency, recoverability, and cost. Establish database standards, improve reliability practices, collaborate with engineering teams, and mentor less experienced administrators.

Manage, design, and optimize data activities for federal IAM systems. Develop data models, file layouts, source-to-target mappings, data dictionaries, integrations, ETL processes, and analytics support for identity analysis and fraud detection. Administer and tune databases, including configuration, backups, monitoring, capacity planning, and performance optimization. Support secure handling of identity and PII data, network-related data flows, documentation, token management processes, and collaboration across development, security, and operations teams.

Mid-level Cloud Database Administrator responsible for day-to-day database operations, performance tuning, HA/DR, backup/recovery, security, troubleshooting, automation with Terraform and scripting, and collaborating with application teams and vendors. Supports GCP managed databases and on-prem SQL Server, maintains documentation, and participates in after-hours/on-call duties.

The Epic Database Administrator develops, implements, and maintains software applications and databases, ensuring data consistency and managing database environments effectively.

As a Senior Database Administrator at Cinch, you will optimize PostgreSQL performance, manage database security, and ensure compliance while collaborating with engineers to enhance the platform.

Lead consultant/Neo4j DBA responsible for designing and configuring vendor software, developing complex feature stories, organizing feature reviews, creating functional designs, configuring and testing vendor releases, resolving defects, coaching team members, and supporting integration testing and issue management across enterprise applications.

Administer and optimize SQL Server and MongoDB environments across Azure and on-premises platforms. Responsibilities include performance tuning, capacity planning, high availability and disaster recovery, security and compliance, backup and recovery, migration support, monitoring, troubleshooting, and automation using T-SQL and PowerShell. The role also manages MongoDB Atlas clusters, database replication, indexing, query optimization, and operational improvements.

Lead design and development of web UI and REST middleware within an Agile team. Define requirements and acceptance criteria, implement Java/Spring and Angular solutions, build CI/CD pipelines, work with Product Owner and testers, and produce/update design documentation.

Administer and support Oracle E-Business Suite on OCI, including installation, configuration, patching, and performance tuning while ensuring compliance with security requirements.

Lead administration and optimization of the Snowflake data warehouse. Design and enforce data management and security policies, tune performance and costs, lead migrations and ETL initiatives, manage Snowflake roles/SSO, mentor DBAs, and maintain architecture documentation while collaborating with data engineers and analysts.

Manage and optimize mission-critical SQL Server databases hosted on AWS EC2 for a high-availability trading application. Responsibilities include performance tuning, database administration, HA/DR implementation, backup and recovery, security and compliance, monitoring, incident response, capacity planning, and 24/7 on-call support. Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and architects on database changes, production deployments, documentation, and disaster recovery testing.

Owns the design, availability, performance, security, compliance, automation, and support of enterprise Oracle database platforms in IFS cloud and federal environments. Administers Oracle 19c+, RAC, Exadata, Data Guard, GoldenGate, backups, recovery, monitoring, patching, and performance tuning. Ensures FedRAMP and NIST compliance through hardening, audit evidence, vulnerability remediation, incident response, and continuous monitoring. Develops Bash automation, supports disaster recovery, collaborates across technical teams, and provides escalation support, training, and documentation.

Design, implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise database environments across on‑prem and cloud. Perform installations, migrations, upgrades, performance tuning, capacity planning, backup/recovery and disaster recovery. Ensure database security, policy enforcement, integrations, and support hybrid cloud migrations. Troubleshoot complex issues and contribute to architecture and operational best practices.

Manage and secure Azure database environments by automating tasks (PowerShell, Azure CLI, Ansible), provisioning/configuring Azure SQL, SQL MI, and PostgreSQL, performing migrations and security assessments, ensuring HA/backup/recovery and performance tuning, and maintaining documentation and 24x7 operational support.