Senior Database Administrator

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. Work as a member of the DBA team, primarily partnering with the Application Development teams to provide guidance, troubleshooting and optimization for in-house applications .

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSETLGoJavaJenkinsMySQLNode.jsOraclePythonReactSQLTypeScriptUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work as a member of the DBA team, primarily partnering with the Application Development teams to provide guidance, troubleshooting and optimization for in-house applications
Perform DBA Duties such as responding to requests for database support, monitoring database availability, performing backups, managing user access, participating in failover testing, and other normal activity
Document the database environment using industry standard diagramming techniques showing application/database dependencies. Additionally, you will be creating a data dictionary and documenting data mappings between disparate data sources
Perform DDL and application code reviews for functionality related to a database
Understand programming language (python, java, similar) and make informed design suggestions for efficient and logical use of the data and of database resources
Provide high-end technical DBA support within a variety of Operating Environments (OE) while also supporting/assisting software development and operational teams with database definition, structure, long-range requirements, operational guidelines, and security/integrity controls according to industry best practices
Help Design and implement a new Database dependent application, planning for minimal migration downtime and resiliency
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across database and application tiers
Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time, providing problem resolution
Work closely with L1/L2/L3 support teams to proactively identify and resolve issues
Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of hands-on Oracle database administration experience in a mission critical 24x7 environment
Software development experience with Java, React, Typescript, Python Node, Go, or similar
Experience with full database lifecycle management: upgrades, patching, cloning, backups, and recovery
Experience creating and maintaining enterprise data dictionary
Experience with ETL processes
Understanding of Unix operating systems
Nice to Have
Experience with automated database deployment using Jenkins, Ansible, or similar tools
MySQL database administration experience
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment with an understanding of ITIL
Experience managing Oracle EBS environments including installation, patching, cloning, and performance tuning
4+ years of AWS experience designing and supporting hyper-scale mission critical database architecture
2+ years proficiency in writing, profiling, and optimizing SQL queries for performance
2+ years experience creating and maintaining Entity Relationship Diagrams
Understanding of data warehouses, data marts, data lakes, modeling, and profiling
Strong understanding of Java, AWS Lambda, and development frameworks

Benefits

Comp & perks

Ability to work remotely
Excellent health benefits that begin on your first day of employment
$100 monthly fitness allotment, a tuition reimbursement program, and enhanced mental health resources
401(k) plan with generous company match, and annual profit sharing contribution (subject to company performance)
PTO, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day Off, Birthday Day Off, and more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Oracle database administrationJavaReactTypescriptPythonNodeGoSQLETL processesAWS

Soft Skills

troubleshootingproblem resolutioncollaborationcommunicationindependent analysisguidanceoptimizationplanningdocumentationsupport