Top Remote Database Administrator Jobs

Provides Tier II database and Tier III SQL database administration, including monitoring, tuning, patching, backup and restore validation, scripting, incident response, application release coordination, middleware and messaging queue integration, Oracle Exadata support, and cloud migration activities. Requires support across domestic and overseas environments and collaboration with partner agencies.

Administer and operate enterprise Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, identity, security, backup, recovery, and resiliency. Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or comparable tools, automate provisioning and deployments, monitor performance and availability, troubleshoot issues, and perform root-cause analysis. Maintain technical documentation and collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, application, and operations teams. Provide technical guidance and mentoring as appropriate.

Administers Oracle databases across development, test, staging, and production environments. Performs monitoring, maintenance, backups, recovery, patching, tuning, schema updates, indexing, troubleshooting, access control, encryption, auditing, and compliance remediation. Supports migrations, releases, environment synchronization, documentation, and collaboration with development and cybersecurity teams. Requires an active Top Secret clearance, database administration experience, relevant certifications, and strong Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL, and DoD security knowledge.

Maintains enterprise databases in secure federal and DoD-aligned environments. Responsibilities include installation, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, indexing, high availability, clustering, replication, backup and recovery, RMF control support, STIG implementation, vulnerability remediation, documentation, deployment support, and mentoring junior DBAs.

Administer, design, install, configure, and optimize IMS Full Function, HALDB and IMS Fastpath databases in a z/OS Parallel Sysplex. Perform performance tuning, monitoring, backup/recovery, partition management, PSB/DBD/ACB generation, and DBRC operations. Provide expert IMS support, root cause analysis, vendor coordination, application team collaboration, and participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation. Ensure high availability and compliance with data governance.

Administer and sustain InterSystems IRIS and Caché database environments supporting VA healthcare data migration and EHR modernization. Responsibilities include configuration, upgrades, troubleshooting, replication, performance tuning, capacity planning, backup and recovery, high availability, monitoring, documentation, and production support across development through production environments. The role requires Linux administration, cross-functional collaboration, on-call support, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a Government Public Trust clearance.

Manage the full lifecycle of enterprise Oracle, Ingres, and Microsoft SQL Server databases in a high-availability federal environment. Responsibilities include database design, modeling, tuning, security, compliance, patching, vulnerability remediation, migrations, backup and disaster recovery, capacity planning, and DevSecOps integration. The role supports Agile development, cloud readiness, audit readiness, and mission-critical logistics, maintenance, financial, and operational applications for the U.S. Coast Guard.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Administer and optimize SQL Server databases while designing normalized schemas, mapping XML data, and developing SSIS-based ETL and migration pipelines. Responsibilities include database maintenance, backup and recovery, performance tuning, security controls, audit logging, testing, production cutovers, rollback planning, and ongoing migration support. The role also requires collaboration across development, testing, systems engineering, and business teams.

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.

Serve as the technical authority for enterprise SQL Server administration and database engineering. Manage configuration, upgrades, patching, performance, security, backups, disaster recovery, and high availability. Design schemas, optimize T-SQL, enforce data integrity, and establish retention policies. Lead incident root-cause analysis, database initiatives, documentation, and continuous improvement while collaborating with DevOps, infrastructure, engineering, QA, and product teams. Mentor developers and maintain highly available, secure, and recoverable production databases.

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.

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.

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.

Administers Informatica and MuleSoft data governance and quality platforms in AWS GovCloud production environments. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, integration, security, performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, monitoring, testing, incident response, documentation, and RMF/ATO support. The role integrates data catalogs and quality tools with Yellowbrick, PowerCenter, and ETL services, while implementing secure, repeatable configurations and mentoring government personnel.