Top Remote Database Administrator Jobs

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.

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.

Administer and optimize enterprise SQL Server databases across on-premises and AWS environments. Responsibilities include performance tuning, query optimization, high availability and disaster recovery, replication, backup and recovery, migrations, security, automation, monitoring, and production support. The role collaborates with application, SRE, and cloud teams, provides architectural guidance, supports database reliability, and participates in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

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.

Administer and optimize production, staging, and development databases across SQL and NoSQL platforms. Responsibilities include database installation, configuration, architecture, performance monitoring, security, backups, disaster recovery, high availability, failover, capacity planning, troubleshooting, and data recovery. The role supports ETL pipelines and reporting, collaborates with developers and data modelers, provides technical mentorship, and manages database infrastructure in Linux and AWS environments for EPA applications.

Administer and maintain Oracle RAC clusters, databases, EBS, and Fusion Middleware environments supporting a Marine Corps ERP. Responsibilities include patching, security compliance, monitoring, performance tuning, instance cloning, upgrades, documentation, availability, and environment support. The role requires extensive Oracle EBS and database administration experience, Security+ certification, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to pass a T5 background investigation.

Manage Oracle database systems by installing, configuring, securing, monitoring, optimizing, and maintaining availability and performance. Responsibilities include backup and recovery, disaster recovery, user access management, storage allocation, capacity planning, troubleshooting, and collaboration with development teams. The role requires 5+ years of Oracle DBA experience and eligibility for Public Trust clearance, with PostgreSQL and healthcare IT experience preferred.

Owns the design, availability, performance, security, compliance, automation, and support of enterprise Oracle database platforms. Administers Oracle RAC, ASM, Exadata, Data Guard, GoldenGate, RMAN, and multitenant environments; leads FedRAMP and NIST compliance, hardening, vulnerability remediation, incident response, backup and disaster recovery, monitoring, and automation. Serves as a senior escalation point, partners with engineering and security teams, and provides training and documentation.

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.

Manage and optimize highly available MySQL database platforms in large-scale production environments. Design disaster recovery and multi-region architectures, perform upgrades, backups, performance tuning, and capacity planning, and build automation using Terraform and scripting. Support Azure and AWS databases, monitoring, observability, incident response, and root cause analysis. Partner with engineering, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams on reliability, CI/CD, cloud modernization, and self-service automation while participating in on-call support.

Leads administration, deployment, monitoring, optimization, troubleshooting, and modernization of SQL Server and AWS database infrastructure. Supports EC2-hosted and RDS SQL Server environments alongside Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, and S3 data lake services. Diagnoses performance issues, manages replication, backups, disaster recovery, security, and large databases, develops SQL and PowerShell automation, partners with engineering and development teams, documents processes, and participates in on-call support.

Manage MSSQL and PostgreSQL databases, including installation, configuration, monitoring, performance tuning, security, backup and recovery. Develop optimized SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, and views. Use AWS services for database deployment and scaling, Git/GitHub for version control, and collaborate with developers and system administrators. Support data warehouse design, ETL processes, reporting requirements, and database troubleshooting.

Administer and support mission-critical Oracle EBS R12/R12.2 and Oracle Database environments across development through production. Responsibilities include installation, patching, cloning, upgrades, performance tuning, RMAN recovery, RAC/Data Guard high availability, security hardening, troubleshooting, integrations, OCI initiatives, documentation, and on-call production support.

Leads architecture, availability, performance, security, disaster recovery, and lifecycle management for enterprise SQL Server environments. Owns HA/DR strategy, capacity planning, incident escalation, upgrades, consolidations, cloud migrations, automation, compliance, and database standards. Provides technical leadership and mentorship to DBAs, partners with engineering and application teams, manages vendors and licensing, and participates in on-call support.

Maintain and optimize Oracle databases supporting federal Web/Oracle systems in AWS. Responsibilities include database configuration, performance monitoring, backups and restoration, replication, schema management, release and testing support, firewall coordination, STIG compliance, audit support, and developing infrastructure-as-code solutions. The role requires Oracle DBA, PL/SQL, AWS RDS, database replication, and security compliance experience, along with a Secret clearance and Security+ CE or CCNA Security certification.

Provides technical support and database administration for SUPRA PDM databases on IBM z/OS. Maintains COBOL copybooks, MANTIS Total-File-Views, database directories, and related documentation. Supports platform modernization by reviewing deliverables, evaluating database environments, and creating system interaction diagrams. Requires extensive mainframe development and database administration experience, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a DoD Public Trust clearance.

Administer and modernize enterprise data platforms by migrating SQL Server to Azure Databricks. Manage Databricks workspaces, clusters, SQL Warehouses, security, governance, networking, monitoring, performance, and production support. Build infrastructure automation with Terraform and CI/CD, integrate source control and deployment processes, support data and AI teams, and maintain secure, compliant healthcare data environments.

Provides Tier II database and Tier III SQL database administration for a global government IT environment. Responsibilities include monitoring, incident response, database tuning, patching, backups and restores, diagnostics, performance reporting, modernization support, and automation. The role also supports middleware, messaging queues, partner integrations, and physical and virtual infrastructure under government security protocols.

Provides senior database administration and operations support for Oracle, CCD, Exadata, and related application databases. Responsibilities include database modernization, standby builds, SSH key management, automation, cloud migration, backup and restoration, data integrity checks, audit processes, operating system configuration, security patching, software upgrades, and database changes. Requires an Oracle Certified Professional, Secret clearance, bachelor’s degree, and at least eight years of experience.

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.

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 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.

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.

Leads business availability and disaster recovery strategy for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server environments. Oversees high-availability configurations, backup and recovery, performance tuning, capacity planning, monitoring, patching, migrations, and database administration across production, test, development, and DR systems. Partners with leadership, developers, and data users to establish policies, improve reliability, and deliver resilient database solutions.