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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$80K - $90K *

Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing technology reliability and security. As a Senior Systems Administrator, you'll collaborate across various platforms and tools, driving improvements and suppor...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$110K - $130K *

Elevate database operations and backup strategies for a major automotive client. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal performance and disaster recovery in a dynamic AWS environmen...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$90K - $110K *

Drive technology excellence as a Senior Systems Administrator, overseeing IT operations across multiple offices. Collaborate with local and corporate teams to ensure reliable, secure systems while enh...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$95K - $115K *

Empower a dynamic IT environment by leading technology operations across multiple offices. Collaborate with local and corporate teams to ensure reliable, secure systems while providing hands-on suppor...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$140K - $150K *

Unlock potential by enhancing our PostgreSQL database for a high-volume legal services platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize performance, ensure data integrity, and automate ma...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Legal & Accounting

$80K - $153K *

Champion the future of trading support by providing critical technology assistance to traders. Ensure system stability and performance in a fast-paced environment while managing incidents and collabor...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$87K - $157K *

Join a dynamic team to support classified IT operations across a wide-area network. Leverage your expertise in Windows, Active Directory, and Linux to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues while c...

Today

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$108K - $130K *

Unlock critical system readiness by leveraging mainframe expertise to optimize testing strategies, validate platform changes, and execute risk-based assessments across IBM mainframes, ensuring top per...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$120K - $145K *

Optimize and maintain a robust MongoDB cluster for mission-critical applications, ensuring peak performance and reliability. Collaborate with developers to enhance data interactions and implement effe...

4 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Lead the charge in maintaining a large-scale, sharded MongoDB cluster, ensuring optimal performance and reliability for mission-critical applications while collaborating with developers to enhance dat...

4 weeks ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $115K *

Elevate your career by providing hands-on support for enterprise BI platforms, focusing on Tableau and Amazon QuickSight. Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure reliable operations and troublesh...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $115K *

Join us to provide hands-on operational support for enterprise BI platforms, focusing on Tableau and Amazon QuickSight. Troubleshoot issues across multiple layers, ensuring a reliable production envir...

Toronto, ONIn-Person

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$150K - $200K *

Drive DevOps excellence by providing architectural leadership, guiding agile teams in building scalable, secure CI/CD solutions, and embedding a culture of automation and continuous improvement across...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$150K - $175K *

Transform data management by designing and optimizing PostgreSQL databases, ensuring high availability, and collaborating with developers to enhance performance and scalability while adhering to compl...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$150K - $175K *

Optimize data management strategies as a Database Engineer, enhancing performance and scalability of PostgreSQL databases. Collaborate with developers, automate tasks, and ensure compliance with polic...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$79K - $194K *

Champion the standardization of financial posting logic across Oracle EBS, ensuring compliance and audit readiness. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance federal financial processes and s...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$80K - $95K *

Support the modernization of base infrastructure by providing Tier 2-4 network administration, ensuring optimal performance and security of NIPR and SIPR networks while collaborating with Air National...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$80K - $95K *

Champion the future of network administration by providing Tier 2-4 support for critical Base Area Network infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and security in collaboration with Air National...

5 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$80K - $95K *

Elevate your career by providing critical Tier 2-4 network administration support, enhancing the operational capabilities of the Air National Guard's Base Area Network infrastructure through expert tr...

6 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$125K - $135K *

Lead the charge in enterprise systems architecture and infrastructure modernization. Drive automation, optimize security, and implement zero-trust principles across complex environments while ensuring...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$125K - $135K *

Innovate robust infrastructure solutions by leading enterprise systems architecture, automation, and zero-trust security implementation across complex environments. Drive strategic initiatives for ope...

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $180K *

Unlock potential by joining a dynamic team as a Senior Business Analyst, where you'll bridge regulatory, compliance, and technology efforts to drive strategic solutions and enhance operational control...

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Unlock your potential by developing robust backend services and APIs using C# and .NET. Collaborate on enterprise integrations, optimize performance, and implement best practices in a dynamic, remote...

3 weeks ago

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

$95K - $115K *

Lead the charge in ensuring 100% uptime for Data Center operations, driving process improvements, technical support, and effective communication to enhance customer integration and facility management...

5 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$114K - $153K *

Join a dynamic team driving innovation in cloud-based web services, enhancing product functionality and quality in a fast-paced environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex e...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

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.