Senior Database Administrator Jobs

Discover senior database administrator jobs with organizations seeking experienced professionals to manage, secure, and optimize critical data systems. Ladders features vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more, including roles across enterprise IT, financial services, healthcare, technology, and other data-driven industries.

What Senior Database Administrators Do

Senior database administrators oversee the availability, performance, and security of an organization’s databases. They may design database environments, manage installations and upgrades, monitor systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and establish backup and recovery processes. In senior positions, they often set standards, guide database strategy, and mentor administrators and engineering teams.

Skills and Qualifications

Employers commonly seek substantial database administration experience and expertise with platforms such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL. Familiarity with cloud database services, data modeling, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, access controls, and scripting can also be valuable. Clear communication and the ability to coordinate with application, infrastructure, security, and business teams are important in senior roles.

Explore Senior DBA Career Opportunities

Senior database administrator openings vary by employer and technology environment. Some roles focus on cloud migration and platform architecture, while others emphasize operational reliability, compliance, or large-scale performance optimization. Browse senior DBA opportunities on Ladders to find positions that fit your experience, technical strengths, and career goals.

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$110K - $130K *

Advance your career by managing and optimizing SQL Server databases in cloud environments, ensuring high availability and security for critical applications while collaborating with a dynamic team of...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $120K *

Join a dynamic team to administer and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments, ensuring high availability and security for critical applications while leveraging cloud technologies like Azure and A...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Optimize SQL database infrastructure by managing multiple environments, ensuring performance and reliability across development and production systems while supporting business intelligence solutions...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Staffing

$110K - $130K *

Transform your career by managing SQL databases across multiple environments, ensuring robust infrastructure and data integrity. Collaborate with teams to support business intelligence applications an...

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Staffing

$110K - $130K *

Shape the future of data management by administering and optimizing Microsoft SQL Server and cloud environments, ensuring the security and availability of critical applications...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$160K - $200K *

Lead the transformation of our Azure SQL database environment, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability. Drive innovative data solutions while collaborating cross-functionally to meet o...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Pioneer innovative database strategies by overseeing enterprise platforms, optimizing performance, and ensuring security. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance data management and drive m...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$120K - $145K *

Lead the charge in database operations, ensuring optimal performance and security for mission-critical systems. Oversee a technical team while aligning with federal standards and integrating with deve...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$110K - $130K *

Unlock potential by managing complex databases and ensuring data integrity. Collaborate with IT teams to design, implement, and maintain database systems while adhering to security protocols and optim...

New Cumberland, PARemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$100K - $120K *

Champion the design and administration of robust database systems, ensuring optimal performance, security, and availability across diverse environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to impl...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$110K - $130K *

Lead the charge in optimizing and maintaining Oracle databases across on-prem and cloud environments, ensuring peak performance, availability, and security while mentoring junior staff and managing cr...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$92K - $110K *

Lead the charge in optimizing and securing our Finance Systems databases, ensuring performance and reliability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance integrations and support compliance i...

Vancouver, BCIn-Person

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$92K - $110K *

Manage and optimize SQL Server and Postgres databases, ensuring performance and security for Finance Systems. Collaborate across teams to support integrations, troubleshoot issues, and drive automatio...

Montreal, QCIn-Person

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$92K - $110K *

Advance our Finance Systems by managing SQL Server and Postgres databases, ensuring performance, security, and compliance. Collaborate with teams to optimize integrations and support hybrid environmen...

Calgary, ABIn-Person

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$120K - $150K *

Join a team that's dedicated to delivering top-tier database and SharePoint administration. Leverage your expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and SharePoint to enhance enterprise infrastructure in a sec...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$120K - $150K *

Champion enterprise database and SharePoint administration, ensuring optimal performance, security, and compliance in a mission-focused environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$150K - $170K *

Drive the modernization and management of database operations, ensuring performance, security, and reliability across SQL Server and Azure environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enha...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$110K - $130K *

Engage in the administration of SQL Server and clusters, ensuring optimal performance and reliability across agency business units. Lead disaster recovery efforts and mentor junior DBAs while managing...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Take ownership of database administration and optimization, ensuring the security, performance, and lifecycle management of Oracle and SQL Server environments while supporting PeopleSoft and other ent...

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Education, Government & Non-Profit

$125K - $175K *

Empower aviation maintenance systems by leading a skilled DBA team. Oversee Oracle and Sybase databases, enhance data operations on AWS, and ensure compliance in a dynamic DoD environment while drivin...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$85K - $111K *

Join a team that's dedicated to managing Oracle database systems, ensuring optimal performance and security across on-premises and cloud environments. Collaborate with development and infrastructure t...

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2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$125K - $140K *

Optimize enterprise SQL Server environments by leading scalable database management. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance performance and resilience through expert-level architectures an...

4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Transform database management by overseeing SQL Server and MariaDB environments, ensuring optimal performance and security while supporting cloud migration efforts to Azure Government. Engage in incid...

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Join a team that's dedicated to managing on-premises database environments while supporting cloud migration efforts. Leverage your expertise in SQL Server and MariaDB administration to ensure optimal...

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Support the design, management, and optimization of complex database environments, ensuring performance, reliability, and security for mission-critical applications while collaborating with cross-func...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a senior database administrator do?question toggle

    A senior database administrator manages and improves database systems, including their performance, availability, security, backup, and recovery. Senior DBAs may also shape database architecture, lead technical projects, and mentor colleagues.

  • What qualifications are common for senior database administrator jobs?question toggle

    Employers typically look for extensive database administration experience, knowledge of one or more database platforms, and skills in performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, and high availability. Cloud database experience and scripting skills may also be useful.

  • Which database platforms should a senior DBA know?question toggle

    Requirements depend on the employer. Common platforms include Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, along with cloud services such as Amazon RDS, Azure SQL, and Google Cloud databases.

  • Do senior database administrator jobs pay $100,000 or more?question toggle

    Many senior DBA roles meet or exceed $100,000, though compensation varies based on location, experience, industry, platform expertise, and the scope of the position. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more.

  • Where can I find senior database administrator jobs?question toggle

    Browse senior database administrator listings on Ladders to explore vetted professional opportunities and identify roles aligned with your background and career goals.