Database Administrator

Garden Life Dev; Goldsboro (NC); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Job summary

Garden Life Development in North Carolina seeks a Database Administrator for a full-time temporary (W-2) assignment. You will install, configure, patch, and upgrade database software, design data models, and ensure data availability and security.

Role supports SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL with strong T-SQL/PL/SQL skills; on-site, hybrid, or remote depending on the assignment; typical 40 hours per week with benefits provided.

Qualifications

• Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL
• Strong T-SQL or PL/SQL skills
• Experience with backup/recovery and high-availability configurations
• Understanding of data modeling and entity-relationship diagrams
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent education/experience

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, patch, and upgrade database software
• Design and maintain data dictionaries and logical and physical data models
• Administer database objects such as tables, indexes, and views
• Tune queries, indexes, and environments for performance
• Manage backup, recovery, refreshes, exports, and imports
• Configure high availability, replication, and database-level security
• Plan capacity based on growth and usage trends
• Support developers with schema changes and deployments

Skills

T-SQL

PL/SQL

Backup/Recovery

High Availability

Data Modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Goldsboro, United States | Posted on 10/10/2026

Database Administrator | Full-Time Temporary (W-2)

Pay: $42.00 - $69.00 per hour (W-2), based on experience level and assignment
Location: North Carolina; on-site, hybrid, or remote depending on the assignment

Database Administrators make sure business-critical data is available, accurate, and protected. Assignments may focus on the logical side (data models, schemas, application tuning), the physical side (installation, high availability, backup and recovery), or both.

Also known as: DBA, Logical Database Administrator, Physical Database Administrator, SQL Server DBA, Oracle DBA

What you'll do

• Install, configure, patch, and upgrade database software
  
• Design and maintain data dictionaries and logical and physical data models
  
• Administer database objects such as tables, indexes, and views
  
• Tune queries, indexes, and environments for performance
  
• Manage backup, recovery, refreshes, exports, and imports
  
• Configure high availability, replication, and database-level security
  
• Plan capacity based on growth and usage trends
  
• Support developers with schema changes and deployments
  

What you'll need

• Experience administering SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL (see experience levels below)
  
• Strong T-SQL or PL/SQL skills
  
• Experience with backup/recovery and high-availability configurations
  
• Understanding of data modeling and entity-relationship diagrams
  
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Degrees and certifications are verified before placement.
  

Nice to have

• Microsoft or Oracle DBA certifications
  
• Cloud database experience (Azure SQL, Amazon RDS)
  
• Automation with PowerShell or Python
  

Tools you may use:

SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SSMS, Oracle RMAN

What to expect

• Full-time temporary assignment, W-2 employment with Garden Life Development
  
• Typically 40 hours per week
  
• On-site, hybrid, or remote, depending on the assignment
  
• Assignment length varies by project and is shared with you before you accept
  
• Health and welfare benefits; details provided with your offer
  
• A personal orientation before your first day, and a GLD contact for support throughout your assignment
  

Requirements for all positions

• Must reside in the United States and be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
  
• Background check required; some assignments require additional screening
  
• Education and certifications are verified before placement
  

Our mission is to empower clients with secure, innovative solutions while growing the skills and expertise of the professionals we place. We bring deep experience in technology and cybersecurity to complex challenges, and we place skilled IT and business professionals on meaningful assignments.

When you join us, you're never on your own. We prepare you for a future of success, with support from before day one through your last day on assignment.

Garden Life Development, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

• Experience administering SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL (see experience levels below)
• Strong T-SQL or PL/SQL skills
• Experience with backup/recovery and high-availability configurations
• Understanding of data modeling and entity-relationship diagrams
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Degrees and certifications are verified before placement.
• Microsoft or Oracle DBA certifications
• Cloud database experience (Azure SQL, Amazon RDS)
• Automation with PowerShell or Python
• Full-time temporary assignment, W-2 employment with Garden Life Development
• Typically 40 hours per week
• On-site, hybrid, or remote, depending on the assignment
• Assignment length varies by project and is shared with you before you accept
• Health and welfare benefits; details provided with your offer
• A personal orientation before your first day, and a GLD contact for support throughout your assignment