Senior Database Administrator

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior Database Administrator in United States.

This role sits at the core of a mission-critical technology environment, ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of large-scale database systems that support high-volume, real-time information delivery. You will operate within a highly collaborative engineering and operations ecosystem, contributing to a major digital transformation across cloud and on-premise infrastructures. The position blends deep technical DBA expertise with strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration across development, architecture, and support teams. You will play a key role in defining best practices for database design, high availability, automation, and performance optimization. The environment is fast-paced and highly available, requiring strong ownership and proactive system stewardship. This is an opportunity to influence the evolution of enterprise-grade data platforms at scale.

• Provide advanced database administration support across production environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability of critical systems.
• Partner closely with application development teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance database-driven applications.
• Perform full DBA lifecycle responsibilities including backups, recovery, upgrades, patching, cloning, and failover testing.
• Design, document, and maintain database architecture, including data dictionaries, data mappings, and dependency diagrams.
• Review DDL scripts and application code to ensure efficient and optimized database usage.
• Support database design and implementation for new applications, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and minimal downtime during migrations.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues across database and application layers in real time.
• Collaborate with L1/L2/L3 support teams and participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to ensure system stability.
• Contribute to automation and process improvement initiatives for database management and deployment workflows.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of hands-on Oracle database administration experience in mission-critical, 24x7 environments.
• Strong experience in full database lifecycle management, including upgrades, patching, backups, recovery, and cloning.
• Software development experience with languages such as Java, Python, TypeScript, Go, Node, or similar.
• Solid understanding of Unix/Linux operating systems and enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Experience designing and maintaining enterprise data dictionaries and supporting ETL processes.
• Strong ability to analyze and optimize SQL queries for performance and efficiency.
• Familiarity with database design concepts including ER diagrams, data modeling, and data warehousing.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with exposure to ITIL practices.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills in cross-functional technical teams.
• Ability to work independently in high-pressure, production-critical environments.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary range of $150,000–$165,000 annually depending on experience and qualifications
• Remote work flexibility
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance starting on day one
• 401(k) plan with company match and annual profit-sharing program (based on performance)
• Monthly fitness stipend and wellness support programs
• Tuition reimbursement and ongoing professional development opportunities
• Generous PTO including floating holidays, wellness days, and birthday day off
• Strong mental health and employee assistance resources
• Inclusive, equal-opportunity work environment