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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$117K - $173K *

Manage and optimize our SQL Server, Oracle, and Snowflake databases, ensuring data integrity and security. Collaborate with technical teams to proactively monitor performance and conduct backups, cont...

Today

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$80K - $95K *

Unlock potential by overseeing the administration of Oracle databases in a mission-critical environment. Ensure database performance, integrity, and security while supporting application releases and...

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $95K *

Manage and support a large Oracle Database environment, ensuring availability, performance, and security. Collaborate on application releases and regulatory changes while maintaining operational stabi...

Yesterday

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$105K - $133K *

Engineer and optimize complex database environments, ensuring security and high availability. Collaborate across teams to enhance database architecture and support mission-critical systems with minima...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Business Services

$105K - $133K *

Transform complex database environments by optimizing performance, ensuring security, and enhancing availability. Collaborate across teams to deliver scalable solutions while leading initiatives in da...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Business Services

$105K - $133K *

Unlock potential by engineering and optimizing enterprise database platforms across AWS, Azure, and on-premises environments. Collaborate with teams to enhance performance, availability, and security...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Business Services

$145K - $160K *

Empower our cloud-native database environment by managing PostgreSQL databases, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance data architecture and security in a dyn...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$145K - $160K *

Manage and optimize cloud-native PostgreSQL databases, ensuring high availability and security. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance data architecture and support disaster recovery while...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$141K - $236K *

Join a team that's redefining database management by optimizing Oracle 19c systems. Leverage your expertise to enhance performance, scalability, and reliability while managing vast data environments a...

1 week ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$111K *

Transform enterprise database environments by designing, implementing, and optimizing critical systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security, scalability, and high availability w...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Transform database operations by ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability of Microsoft SQL Server environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support mission-critical appli...

Chicago, ILRemote

Today

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$110K - $130K *

Shape the future of database management by ensuring optimal performance, security, and integrity of telecom applications. Collaborate in a 24/7 support environment, driving continuous improvement and...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Telecommunications & Hardware

$80K - $95K *

Lead the charge in designing and deploying robust database systems for military IT, ensuring optimal performance and security while supporting critical operations across air, space, and cyberspace dom...

5 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$110K - $130K *

Unlock your potential by overseeing high-performance Microsoft SQL Server environments. Collaborate with IT teams to enhance database security, efficiency, and modernization while ensuring compliance...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$160K - $200K *

Optimize database performance and security by managing Microsoft SQL Server environments. Collaborate with IT teams to implement modern technologies and ensure compliance, while providing high availab...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$135K - $175K *

Lead the charge in optimizing enterprise database environments, ensuring data integrity and performance. Collaborate on PostgreSQL and AWS technologies to support critical initiatives while enhancing...

2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Staffing

$95K - $115K *

Lead the charge in optimizing database management solutions, ensuring performance, security, and reliability while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align strategies with organizational goa...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Drive excellence by managing and optimizing Oracle databases, ensuring performance, security, and reliability. Collaborate with teams to enhance data strategies and support business needs through inno...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$135K - $216K *

Join our dynamic team to drive database administration excellence, ensuring high availability and security of critical data systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support national securit...

2 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$95K - $115K *

Join a team that's committed to maintaining the integrity and security of critical databases, ensuring optimal performance and availability across various platforms while implementing essential polici...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$125K - $150K *

Lead the design and implementation of SQL Server architecture, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery across a multi-tenant cloud environment. Collaborate with teams to tackle complex databa...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Business Services

$110K - $130K *

Empower our operations by optimizing high-performance databases. As a Senior Database Administrator, you'll design and enhance critical systems, ensuring reliability and efficiency across platforms to...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$110K - $130K *

Optimize high-performance databases by leveraging expertise in DataStax and Cassandra. Collaborate with teams to design, implement, and enhance systems that ensure seamless operations across North Ame...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$110K - $130K *

Empower your career by optimizing high-performance databases. Leverage your expertise in DataStax and Cassandra to enhance critical systems that support our expanding operations across North America...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$110K - $130K *

Deliver high-performance database solutions by leveraging your expertise in DataStax and Cassandra. Collaborate with teams to optimize systems, ensuring reliability and efficiency across critical oper...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

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.