Database administrator jobs in the United States (1,179 jobs)

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Counted Nov 9, 2026

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs: 1,179
Employers: 635

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / year: $112,569Across 195 listings
Average starting payUSD / hour: $48.29Across 115 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote: 10%115 listings
Hybrid: 6%70 listings
On-site: 19%229 listings

Not specified: 65% (765 listings)

Employers hiring include Eliassen Group (43), Contact Government Services, LLC (40), Cymertek (18).

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These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

Database administrator jobs in the United States

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Senior Database Administrator (Las Vegas)
Dazzle: Commercial & Office Cleaning | London
Las Vegas
…Las Vegas operations. They're seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to join their team on a permanent basis (Las…
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Database Administrator (Mid or Senior)
WOOD Federal Solutions
Annapolis Junction, MD
- $160,000 to $190,000 USD / year
Join WOOD Federal Solutions as a Database Administrator supporting a large, complex, mission-focused operational environment where database performance, security, and r
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ME00535-Database Engineer/Oracle Database Administrator
Momentum Engineering, Inc.
Annapolis Junction, MD
- $170,000 to $235,000 USD / year
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ME00348-Senior Database Administrator
Momentum Engineering, Inc.
Fort Meade, MD
- $140,000 to $190,000 USD / year
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Senior Database Administrator (DBA)
LEIDOS, INC.
Baltimore, MD
The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to work in our Baltimore, Maryland office. This is an exciting opportunity to…
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Database Administrator (DBA)
Air Apps
San Francisco, CA
- $87,000 to $152,000 USD / year
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Oracle Database Administrator
LEIDOS, INC.
Arlington, VA
…place for you at Leidos! We are currently seeking an Oracle Database Administrator to join the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO) effort. This program is establishing a modern…
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Sr. SQL Database Administrator
LEIDOS, INC.
Alexandria, VA
Leidos is seeking a Sr. SQL Database Administrator (DBA) to partner on a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. The DBA performs day-to-day technical database administration tasks. This…
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Database Administrator (DBA)
Avint
Fort Meade, MD · Columbia, MD
The Database Administrator is responsible for maintaining the integrity, security, and availability of databases. This role supports Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE environments, ensuring…
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Senior SQL Database Administrator
SUNSHINE ENTERPRISE USA LLC
Columbia, SC
Job Title: Senior SQL Database Administrator /
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GIS Database Administrator
SUNSHINE ENTERPRISE USA LLC
Charleston, WV
The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is seeking a skilled GIS Database Administrator to join our team on a temporary contract basis. In this role, you will be responsible…
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Database Engineer/Oracle Database Administrator - CLEARANCE and POLYGRAPH REQUIRED
Constellation Technologies, Inc
Annapolis Junction, MD · Fort Meade, MD
- $175,000 to $230,000 USD / year
Oracle, Database, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQL (General), JavaScript, BASH, Linux, Perl, Python, Java, ETL, Cassandra, Agile
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Database Administrator 2815
CTI Consulting
buffalo, NY
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Oracle Database Administrator
Sunshine Enterprise USA LLC
Columbia, SC
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Copy of Oracle Database Administrator
Sunshine Enterprise USA LLC
Columbia, SC
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Senior Database Administrator (MS SQL Server)
Sunshine Enterprise USA LLC
Columbia, SC
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SQL Database Administrator
Sunshine Enterprise USA LLC
Columbia, SC
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Database Administrator
Versana
NY
- $160,000 to $180,000 USD / year
Versana is seeking a Database Administrator to partner closely with our engineering and cloud infrastructure teams. In this role, you’ll drive performance optimization and operational…
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Sr. Oracle Database Administrator
CDIT
Annapolis Junction, MD
CDIT is seeking an experienced Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to support a highl
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Sr. Oracle Database Administrator
CDIT
Columbia, MD
CDIT is seeking an experienced Senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) to support a highly
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SQL Server Database Administrator / Developer
Amentum
United States
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Senior Database Administrator
Amentum
United States
Amentum is seeking a full-time Senior Database Administrator to support a Department of War (DoW) customer in Spokane, Washington. The successful candidate will provide enterprise database…
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Senior Database Administrator
Amentum
United States
Amentum is seeking a full-time Senior Database Administrator to support a Department of War (DoW) customer in Spokane, Washington. The successful candidate will provide enterprise database…
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Database Administrator
Datavail
Remote, United States
The ideal candidate has Oracle database administration experience with expertise in backup and recovery, performance monitoring, patching, upgrades, and high availability technologies such…
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DB2 Database Administrator
Orion Innovation
NY

Nitka Technologies

DBA (Databricks)

Remote, United States

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Job details

Apply by: Jan 7, 2027
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 9, 2026

Original job description

Nitka Technologies develops software for customers in the US and Europe and brings together about 300 professionals from Eastern Europe, North and South America, Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. We are looking for an experienced DBA (Databricks) for a long-term project. The customer is a company in California, an industry leader in the sale of tickets to events in Europe and the USA. We offer 100% remote, full-time work.Main tasks:

Manage multiple Databricks workspaces (dev/qa/prod);
Configure cluster policies, governance & compliance;
Create & maintain unity catalog objects: catalogs, schemas, grants, service principals, external storage etc;
Monitor and debug failed / long-running jobs using system tables (job_run_timeline, node_timeline, workflow_run);
Troubleshoot cluster crashes, driver OOM, executor failures, memory leaks;
Investigate Python / Spark errors, dependency conflicts (PyPI, WHL, Maven)
Assist users with cluster/job configuration, notebook errors, unity catalog permissions;
Explain platform limitations and best practices to Data engineers;
Maintain confluence pages with platform rules & troubleshooting guides;

Requirements:

Experience in implementation, integration or technical support;
Experience with Linux, Bash;
Confident SQL skills;
Strong experience of working with AWS Infrastructure (ec2, s3, iam, vpc, secret management, sqs);
Experience with Python sufficient for writing small scripts or applications;
Experience of maintaining Databricks jobs & environments;
Experience with REST API/SDK;
Understanding of file-based databases (DeltaLake, Parquet, Hive);
Understanding of of cluster types & node families;
Spoken English at Intermediate level or higher;

Would be a plus:

Databricks REST API / Databricks SDK;
Working with schema evolution, time travel, vacuum, compaction, z-order;
Debugging corrupted delta tables (conflicting commits, tombstones, missing checkpoints);
Understanding of acid implementation on top of object storage;
Spark knowledge (jobs, partitions, queries), experience in Kafka or similar technology, familiarity with Terraform / Gitlab CI;
Cost monitoring for platform services and objects;
Experience in enterprise Data platforms;

Working conditions:

Nearshore candidates preferred, with availability to work EST or Pacific Time hours
Remote work with no time trackers, flexible working hours
Full-time (8 hours/day)
Attractive USD compensation
Paid vacation, holidays, sick leaves

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Skills

Databricks
Technical support
Linux
Bash
SQL
AWS
Python
Debugging
Apache Spark
Apache Kafka
IBM Terraform
GitLab
Cost management

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