Top Database Administrator Jobs in NYC, NY

Leads enterprise database strategy, administration, optimization, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance initiatives. Stabilizes on-premises databases and designs phased migrations to AWS. Provides technical authority on SQL Server, relational and NoSQL platforms, data architecture, CI/CD, observability, and resilient cloud-native systems. Collaborates with engineering and architecture teams, mentors database administrators, guides modernization efforts, and communicates technical trade-offs to stakeholders.

Administer and support IBM DB2 databases on z/OS, including installation, configuration, migration, recovery, backup, reorganization, tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance testing. Collaborate with application teams on releases and data fixes, support CICS and COBOL applications, manage IBM support tickets, participate in disaster recovery drills, and administer IBM InfoSphere Data Replication for a critical financial management system.

Supports SQL Server database administration across on-premises and Azure environments. Performs health checks, monitoring, troubleshooting, backup and recovery validation, database refreshes, migrations, access management, patching, maintenance, security controls, query and index analysis, and automation using T-SQL and PowerShell. Maintains documentation and operational records, collaborates with technical teams, participates in scheduled maintenance and on-call rotations, and escalates complex incidents to senior DBAs.

Owns enterprise-wide database design, security, reliability, performance, backups, disaster recovery, storage, patching, capacity planning, access controls, monitoring, and documentation. Partners with engineering teams across three divisions to standardize database practices, proactively resolve issues, and support production systems. Requires four or more years administering production relational databases and on-call support experience.

Administers Informix, MySQL, and other databases across cloud and hybrid environments. Responsibilities include configuration, maintenance, performance tuning, security remediation, replication, monitoring, Tier 3 support, schema changes, migrations, SQL data extraction, backup recovery testing, automation, compliance, and collaboration with engineering, architecture, security, and application teams.

Provides production database administration and support for mission-critical environments, including performance monitoring, incident response, root-cause analysis, security, and availability. Develops SQL Server database objects, ETL pipelines, dimensional models, data marts, dashboards, and Splunk monitoring solutions. Designs cloud and hybrid database architectures, performs data migrations, validates data integrity, and collaborates with stakeholders on technical requirements and analytics solutions within an Agile environment.

Provides production support and administration for mission-critical databases, including monitoring, incident response, root-cause analysis, performance optimization, and on-call coverage. Develops SQL database objects, Databricks lakehouse models, ETL pipelines, data migrations, dashboards, and data governance standards. Collaborates with stakeholders and development teams in an Agile environment while ensuring data integrity, scalability, security, and availability across AWS and hybrid-cloud platforms.

Administer and optimize mission-critical Microsoft SQL Server environments across on-premises and Azure platforms. Develop and tune complex T-SQL, manage large databases, implement Always On high availability and disaster recovery, oversee backups, security, auditing, monitoring, and data migrations, and automate administration with PowerShell and SQL Agent. Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, support releases, and collaborate with development and infrastructure teams.

Own the reliability, scalability, and administration of production Vitess/MySQL and Cassandra databases. Design highly available architectures, replication, backup, recovery, security, and disaster recovery strategies. Lead incident response, on-call operations, monitoring, SLO development, root cause analysis, and production readiness reviews. Automate database and infrastructure operations using scripting, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins. Establish runbooks, escalation procedures, training materials, and mentor junior database SREs while partnering across engineering and infrastructure teams.

Lead administration, stabilization, and remediation of large enterprise Microsoft SQL Server environments. Design and execute phased migrations to AWS, implement HA/DR (Always On, clustering), optimize performance, automate tasks (PowerShell, T-SQL, IaC, CI/CD), monitor observability, manage backups/replication, and collaborate across engineering, DevOps, and security teams.

Manage health and performance of product databases: schema design, permissions, backups/recovery, failover clustering, performance tuning, monitoring, incident response, and cross-team support for releases and customer issues. Participate in on-call rotation.

Administers and secures Oracle databases supporting DISA contract systems. Responsibilities include database installation, tuning, access management, outage response, disaster recovery, security patching, STIG compliance, scripting, release support, data modeling, legacy data migration, reconciliation, and system integration. The role also supports Appian data stores and coordinates database changes with DISA, hosting providers, ISSOs, and development teams.

Administer and optimize production, staging, and development databases across SQL and NoSQL platforms. Responsibilities include database installation, configuration, architecture, performance monitoring, security, backups, disaster recovery, high availability, failover, capacity planning, troubleshooting, and data recovery. The role supports ETL pipelines and reporting, collaborates with developers and data modelers, provides technical mentorship, and manages database infrastructure in Linux and AWS environments for EPA applications.

Leads administration, deployment, monitoring, optimization, troubleshooting, and modernization of SQL Server and AWS database infrastructure. Supports EC2-hosted and RDS SQL Server environments alongside Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, and S3 data lake services. Diagnoses performance issues, manages replication, backups, disaster recovery, security, and large databases, develops SQL and PowerShell automation, partners with engineering and development teams, documents processes, and participates in on-call support.

Manage MSSQL and PostgreSQL databases, including installation, configuration, monitoring, performance tuning, security, backup and recovery. Develop optimized SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, and views. Use AWS services for database deployment and scaling, Git/GitHub for version control, and collaborate with developers and system administrators. Support data warehouse design, ETL processes, reporting requirements, and database troubleshooting.

Leads architecture, availability, performance, security, disaster recovery, and lifecycle management for enterprise SQL Server environments. Owns HA/DR strategy, capacity planning, incident escalation, upgrades, consolidations, cloud migrations, automation, compliance, and database standards. Provides technical leadership and mentorship to DBAs, partners with engineering and application teams, manages vendors and licensing, and participates in on-call support.

Maintain and optimize Oracle databases supporting federal Web/Oracle systems in AWS. Responsibilities include database configuration, performance monitoring, backups and restoration, replication, schema management, release and testing support, firewall coordination, STIG compliance, audit support, and developing infrastructure-as-code solutions. The role requires Oracle DBA, PL/SQL, AWS RDS, database replication, and security compliance experience, along with a Secret clearance and Security+ CE or CCNA Security certification.

Administer and modernize enterprise data platforms by migrating SQL Server to Azure Databricks. Manage Databricks workspaces, clusters, SQL Warehouses, security, governance, networking, monitoring, performance, and production support. Build infrastructure automation with Terraform and CI/CD, integrate source control and deployment processes, support data and AI teams, and maintain secure, compliant healthcare data environments.

Administers Oracle databases across development, test, staging, and production environments. Performs monitoring, maintenance, backups, recovery, patching, tuning, schema updates, indexing, troubleshooting, access control, encryption, auditing, and compliance remediation. Supports migrations, releases, environment synchronization, documentation, and collaboration with development and cybersecurity teams. Requires an active Top Secret clearance, database administration experience, relevant certifications, and strong Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL, and DoD security knowledge.

Maintains enterprise databases in secure federal and DoD-aligned environments. Responsibilities include installation, patching, upgrades, performance tuning, indexing, high availability, clustering, replication, backup and recovery, RMF control support, STIG implementation, vulnerability remediation, documentation, deployment support, and mentoring junior DBAs.

Provide senior Oracle database administration for DOE applications across development, test, and production environments. Install, configure, patch, upgrade, monitor, secure, tune, and maintain Oracle databases, Fusion Middleware, WebCenter, OID, OAM, SSO, data warehouses, and ETL processes. Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, cybersecurity remediation, A&A/ATO activities, incident resolution, documentation, capacity planning, and critical patch management. The role is fully remote but requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a DOE Q Clearance.

As a Database Administrator, you'll optimize database performance, manage health and monitoring, enforce governance, and collaborate with engineering teams on SQL optimization and application integration across Azure-managed databases.

Support managed-service customers by administering production Oracle databases, including monitoring, backup and recovery, maintenance, patching, upgrades, performance troubleshooting, security, and high-availability solutions. Assist with installations, automation, documentation, incident and change management, and availability and capacity reporting. The role is customer-facing and involves supporting Oracle environments across on-premises and cloud platforms while developing Database-as-a-Service capabilities under senior DBA guidance.

The role involves reverse engineering and optimizing complex database environments, analyzing database schemas, designing data models for efficiency, and administering enterprise databases.

The SQL Database Administrator is responsible for supporting SQL Server installations, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring optimal performance while adhering to ITIL standards.