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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$120K - $145K *

Transform customer engagement by providing expert pre-sales technical support, leading complex solution development, and delivering impactful presentations to ensure tailored solutions meet client nee...

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1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$109K - $175K *

Optimize mainframe database operations by managing DB2 subsystems, ensuring high availability, and automating processes. Collaborate across teams to enhance infrastructure stability and accelerate pro...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$109K - $175K *

Elevate enterprise systems by leveraging your expertise in DB2 z/OS systems programming and database administration. Collaborate across teams to enhance mainframe operations, ensuring high availabilit...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$109K - $175K *

Drive modernization and automation of DB2 subsystems, ensuring high availability and optimal performance across R&D environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance database operations...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$109K - $175K *

Drive your career with a senior role in DB2 systems programming and administration, enhancing mainframe database operations and collaborating across teams to ensure high availability and optimal perfo...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Manufacturing & Automotive

$147K - $294K *

Unlock potential by designing and developing innovative software solutions for a multi-cloud Database-as-a-Service platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Advance your career by managing complex Teradata systems, enhancing data governance and operational support while leading development projects and ensuring database performance. Engage with teams to d...

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$85K - $110K *

Join a team that's shaping the future of data integration by leading a skilled group of engineers. Drive successful implementations across partner campuses while fostering a culture of excellence and...

Reposted 3 days ago

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

$144K - $154K *

Lead the growth and maturity of database processes, supporting Microsoft SQL Server and MariaDB in diverse environments. Collaborate with a dedicated team to automate solutions and troubleshoot issues...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$110K - $120K *

Lead the administration and migration of a critical Oracle database, ensuring its security, performance, and reliability while collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to shape data management st...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Consumer Technology

$57K - $118K *

Transform data center operations by mentoring technicians, ensuring compliance, and enhancing system reliability. Collaborate with teams to implement solutions and drive continuous improvement in hard...

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$57K - $118K *

Unlock potential by guiding a team in data center operations, ensuring optimal performance through mentoring, troubleshooting, and adherence to best practices. Collaborate across technical and non-tec...

4 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$57K - $118K *

Shape the future of data center operations by mentoring technicians, overseeing hardware maintenance, and ensuring compliance with safety protocols. Collaborate across teams to enhance system reliabil...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$57K - $118K *

Partner with us to enhance data center operations by leveraging your expertise in infrastructure support, troubleshooting, and process improvement. Drive efficiency and innovation while collaborating...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$57K - $118K *

Join a dynamic team to oversee data center operations, ensuring optimal performance and reliability. Collaborate with technical teams, mentor staff, and implement solutions to enhance infrastructure r...

2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$108K - $130K *

Transform your career by driving the development and support of critical banking applications and databases. Collaborate with teams to enhance system performance and ensure robust data management acro...

3 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$95K - $115K *

Take ownership of database administration and system support for C2WSPTT, ensuring optimal performance and reliability across multiple environments while collaborating with teams to enhance operationa...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Aerospace & Defense

$110K - $130K *

Champion the reliability and performance of enterprise Oracle databases by supporting administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting for optimal functioning. Collaborate across teams to enhance data...

4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $110K *

Transform your career by leading our enterprise systems administration efforts. Collaborate with IT teams and stakeholders to enhance our Microsoft environments, ensuring robust support for Windows Se...

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Staffing

$67K - $100K *

Engineer innovative database solutions while supporting modernization initiatives. Collaborate with teams to enhance performance, optimize queries, and migrate systems to cloud environments, ensuring...

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

$95K - $115K *

Collaborate with a dynamic team to administer and optimize Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle databases, ensuring robust performance and security while supporting cloud modernization efforts for a federa...

3 days ago

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

$95K - $115K *

Join a team that's dedicated to optimizing database environments and supporting cloud modernization efforts. Leverage your expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle to enhance performance and ensur...

Washington, DCRemote

3 days ago

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

$92K - $110K *

Join a dynamic IT Infrastructure team to optimize and secure enterprise database environments. Leverage your expertise in Oracle and SQL Server to enhance performance, ensure compliance, and lead stra...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Join a dynamic team to design and optimize enterprise database solutions, leveraging Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, and AWS technologies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance data integration and s...

Sterling, VARemote

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$90K - $189K *

Elevate your career as a Database Administrator, ensuring robust Oracle database support, leveraging AWS, and troubleshooting complex system issues across diverse platforms in a collaborative, client...

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  •   8 - 10 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.