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.

Accountabilities:

• 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

How Jobgether works: We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team. We appreciate your interest and wish you the best! Why Apply Through Jobgether? Data Privacy Notice: By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Jobgether will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy and share relevant information with the hiring employer. This processing is based on legitimate interest and pre-contractual measures under applicable data protection laws (including GDPR). You may exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection) at any time. #LI-CL1