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 *

Optimize the relational data platform for mobility products, owning schema design, performance, and operational integrity to enhance scalability and data durability across high-volume transactions on...

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Transportation

$95K - $115K *

Lead the charge in maintaining and optimizing SQL Server databases across diverse environments, ensuring high availability and performance while supporting development teams with seamless deployments...

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$100K - $180K *

Collaborate with key stakeholders to enhance executive digital experiences, ensuring seamless, proactive support from onboarding through daily operations. Leverage advanced tech and AI to streamline p...

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$124K - $135K *

Lead the administration and optimization of enterprise databases, ensuring seamless operation of critical business systems. Collaborate on database design, security, and performance while providing 24...

Today

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

$124K - $135K *

Elevate database performance by managing and optimizing enterprise systems, ensuring security and integrity while collaborating on innovative solutions to support critical business operations across m...

Today

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

$80K - $120K *

Join us to manage and optimize Oracle and NoSQL databases, ensuring performance, availability, and security. Lead migrations to AWS, implement backup strategies, and enhance database tools while colla...

4 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$108K - $130K *

Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing global financial markets by ensuring the reliability and performance of mission-critical applications. Leverage SRE principles to drive operational excellence...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Transform your career by ensuring the reliability and performance of mission-critical applications. Collaborate with global teams to drive operational excellence and enhance automation across a divers...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Unlock your potential as you ensure the reliability and performance of mission-critical applications, driving operational excellence and automation across a diverse portfolio in a dynamic, collaborati...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Lead the charge in optimizing system performance and security as a Senior Systems Administrator. Collaborate with teams to ensure operational excellence and compliance while managing complex server en...

1 week ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Lead the charge in optimizing system performance and security while ensuring seamless operations. Collaborate with teams to develop procedures, manage resources, and troubleshoot issues, all while mai...

1 week ago

  •   11 - 15 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$108K - $130K *

Take ownership of complex database systems, collaborating with senior leaders to design, implement, and optimize solutions while providing technical expertise and thought leadership across multiple di...

4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$107K - $195K *

Transform mission-critical applications by designing and implementing robust Oracle database solutions. Leverage your expertise to optimize performance, ensure security, and maintain high availability...

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Technical Services

$80K - $95K *

Join a team that's dedicated to ensuring database and application reliability. This role focuses on diagnosing outages, coordinating recovery efforts, and supporting enterprise IT operations to mainta...

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3 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $145K *

Champion the health of Oracle E-Business Suite, managing on-premises and cloud environments. Lead patch cycles, performance tuning, and recovery efforts while ensuring compliance and supporting system...

4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $95K *

Join us to ensure the availability and performance of enterprise databases and applications. You'll troubleshoot incidents, coordinate with IT teams, and support recovery efforts, focusing on operatio...

Yesterday

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$110K - $130K *

Lead the charge in optimizing and managing high-performance MongoDB platforms, ensuring resilience and efficiency for enterprise-scale applications. Collaborate with teams to enhance data models and s...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Lead the charge in optimizing and managing high-performance MongoDB platforms, ensuring resilience and efficiency for enterprise-scale applications. Collaborate with teams to enhance data models and s...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$112K - $135K *

Drive the optimization and management of high-performance MongoDB platforms, ensuring resilience and efficiency in enterprise-scale environments. Collaborate with teams to enhance data models and supp...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Lead the charge in optimizing and managing high-performance MongoDB platforms, ensuring resilience and efficiency for enterprise-scale applications. Collaborate with teams to enhance data models and s...

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$122K - $165K *

Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing IT infrastructure through expert SQL database management. You'll oversee database operations, ensure security compliance, and contribute to mission-critical a...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$110K - $130K *

Lead the management and strategy of enterprise database systems, ensuring high performance, security, and availability across on-premise and cloud environments, while mentoring a team of database engi...

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  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$160K - $200K *

Join a team that's redefining data center architecture with innovative design and sustainable solutions while leading cross-functional projects globally to support cloud operations...

4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$120K - $145K *

Join a team that's optimizing and migrating large Oracle 19c databases to Exadata in AWS. Lead the administration and support of high-performance environments, ensuring reliability and scalability for...

Today

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$80K - $95K *

Champion data integrity and system performance by providing diagnostics and support for operational data collection, ensuring seamless historian operations and optimizing data systems for business suc...

4 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Energy & Utilities

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.