Welcome to the Senior Database Administrator Job Category

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What is a Senior Database Administrator?

Senior Database Administrators are responsible for managing and guaranteeing the integrity of all the data in an organization. They ensure maximum performance of a company's database and manage all aspects of a business's data.

Roles and Responsibilities

Senior Database Administrators lead a company's data management team, handle complex troubleshooting, ensure data security, conduct audits, and play a key role in developing strategic plans for data storage and backup.

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$100K - $140K *

The Senior Database Administrator will be responsible for ensuring the uptime and reliability of Production databases, particularly focusing on PostgreSQL in cloud environments. This role involves des...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$100K - $140K *

The Senior Database Administrator will be responsible for maintaining a reliable and scalable database infrastructure, primarily focusing on Oracle, MS SQL, and PostgreSQL. This role involves troubles...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $150K *

The Senior Database Administrator will lead technical teams in achieving project goals while designing and coding complex database systems. This role involves collaborating with various stakeholders...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$100K - $130K *

The Senior Database Administrator will play a crucial role in defining the architecture of informatics systems and managing operational data across the enterprise. This position requires expertise in...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 month ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$80K - $120K *

The Senior Database Administrator will manage and optimize Amazon Aurora Postgres and DynamoDB databases, ensuring high performance and data security across large-scale architectures. This role involv...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $134K *

The Senior Oracle Database Administrator will manage and maintain Oracle database environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. This role involves leading various projects relat...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $130K *

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and secure our critical databases. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in database architecture, perfo...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 month ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$80K - $130K *

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator to manage, optimize, and secure our critical databases. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with database architecture, per...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 month ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$80K - $120K *

The Senior Database Administrator at Owens & Minor is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining SQL databases to ensure optimal performance and reliability. This role involves collabora...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $130K *

The Senior Database Reliability Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of MongoDB and PostgreSQL deployments in a dynamic operational environment. This role involves...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$80K - $130K *

The Senior Database Administrator will be responsible for ensuring the stability, security, and scalability of Postgres and Oracle databases and services. This role involves developing automated solut...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 month ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$89K - $176K *

The Senior Database Administrator will design, implement, and maintain Azure SQL databases, ensuring their performance, availability, integrity, and security. This role involves collaborating with cro...

US-AnywhereRemote

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  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $120K *

The Senior Database Administrator at Northwestern Medicine is responsible for maintaining and optimizing database systems to ensure high availability and performance. This role involves monitoring, an...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Hospitals & Medical Centers

$80K - $120K *

The Senior Database Administrator at Northwestern Medicine is responsible for maintaining and optimizing database systems to ensure high availability and performance. This role involves monitoring, an...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 month ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Hospitals & Medical Centers

$80K - $120K *

Dine Source is seeking a Senior System Administrator to oversee Oracle database infrastructure and collaborate with other system administrators and Oracle DBAs. The role involves managing Oracle E-Bus...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Business Services

$120K - $160K *

The Senior Database Engineer is responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining scalable data systems that support the business. This role requires expertise in SQL, database management, and d...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 month ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $130K *

The Senior DBA is responsible for the efficient operation of a multi-computer site that supports database administration, analysis, and report production. This role includes performing database admini...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $120K *

The Database Administrator - III is responsible for database tuning, maintenance, and ensuring high system availability and performance. The role requires extensive experience in Oracle database manag...

US-AnywhereRemote

2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $120K *

The Senior Database Engineer will collaborate with the software development team to design, implement, and maintain database systems that support business applications. This role involves optimizing d...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$90K - $130K *

The Senior Database System Administrator will be responsible for maintaining software and DBMS environments in compliance with security standards. This role involves installing, customizing, upgrading...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 month ago

  •     Business Services

$90K - $130K *

The Senior Database System Administrator will be responsible for maintaining software and DBMS environments in compliance with security standards. This role involves installing, customizing, upgrading...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 month ago

  •     Business Services

$80K - $120K *

The Senior ADABAS Database Administrator will manage mainframe database software upgrades and perform administration and tuning for Software AG ADABAS environments. Responsibilities include day-to-day...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 month ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $120K *

The Database Administrator at Delmock Technologies, Inc. is responsible for ensuring data integrity, availability, and security while optimizing database performance. The role involves analyzing enter...

US-AnywhereRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $180K *

Elite Technology is seeking a Senior Staff Database Engineer to lead the development and optimization of large-scale database systems in a multi-cloud environment, primarily focusing on Azure. This ro...

US-AnywhereRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$75K - $135K *

The Senior System Administrator at Insurity is responsible for managing and maintaining systems, networks, and servers to ensure reliability, security, and performance in a cloud environment. The role...

US-AnywhereRemote

6 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What key skills should a Senior Database Administrator have?question toggle

    Senior Database Administrators should have strong technical skills, including proficiency in SQL, database design, and data recovery. They should also have good problem-solving skills and the ability to lead a team.

  • What is the job outlook for Senior Database Administrators?question toggle

    The job outlook for Senior Database Administrators is positive. The increasing amount of data being processed by companies and the growing need for data security professionals means there is strong demand for skilled database administrators.