Senior Database Administrator
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The Senior Database Administrator contributes to day-to-day PostgreSQL operations in a 24x7 production environment and supports database architecture, performance, security, backup, disaster recovery, and high availability. The role also administers Windows and Linux systems, legacy Oracle instances, AWS services, and Databricks workspaces, while supporting infrastructure as code, monitoring, alerting, credential management, and collaboration with development and support teams.
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Full job description
Cloud Database Administration:Contribute to all day-to-day operations of PostgreSQL databases in a 24x7 production environment.Demonstrate progressive troubleshooting and analytical skills through timely problem resolution.Define database architectures to meet application performance and security requirements.Implement tuning improvements and advise developers on SQL tuning options.Provide technical guidance on integration, design and testing on production system databases.Develop process for Performance Monitoring of database servers and individual databases.Develop, implement and improve backup and disaster recovery strategies.Develop and implement high availability solutions.Perform PostgreSQL server updates, upgrades and installations.Demonstrate an ability to write SQL scripts and stored procedures.Advise teams on best practices for database deployment and management.Collaborate with support teams on various IT projects.Contribute to improving and creating database application processes and procedures.Participate in on-call rotationSystems Administration:Provide Windows and Linux system administration as needed for database applications.Configure and maintain (including patching) legacy Oracle database instances.Participate in change management processes to coordinate and communicate systems administration activity.AWS and Databricks Platform Administration:Hands-on administration of AWS services supporting database workloads (RDS, S3, EC2, IAM, VPC)Databricks workspace administration including cluster management, access controls, and Unity CatalogExperience with dbt (Data Build Tool)Use Infrastructure as Code tools, specifically AWS CDK and Terraform, to provision and manage database infrastructureSet up and maintain database monitoring and alerting using AWS CloudWatch or equivalent toolsOther Responsibilities:Communicate status of activities and findings through verbal, written, and/or visual reportingSupport credential and secrets management practices in alignment with team security standardsOther related functions as assigned
How this job compares
Set against the 720 open Database Administrator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$94–160K/yr23 salary ranges
- US median$50–60/hr36 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 48 open Database Administrator jobs in Texas and 720 across the US. 13% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- CGS Federal5 open
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (this employer)4 open
- ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company2 open
- Experience
- Database Administrator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (582 postings).
- Education
- 288 of the 720 open Database Administrator jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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