Database Administrator

Horizontal Talent; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Horizontal Talent is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support energy operations across development, test, and production environments. You will work with Oracle and SQL Server, collaborating with application and infrastructure teams to improve reliability, performance, and data integrity.

You will administer backups, perform recovery and continuity activities, and tune performance to ensure high availability.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience administering SQL Server and Oracle databases.
• Backup, recovery, and business continuity expertise.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.
• Data governance and data quality focus.
• Experience with Windows/SQL Server clustering and AlwaysOn.
• Proficiency in T-SQL/PLSQL and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support database environments across development, test, and production systems.
• Perform backups, recovery, and continuity activities to protect data.
• Tune performance and resolve issues affecting availability and efficiency.
• Maintain design standards, patching, and environment health.
• Support capacity planning and data integrity efforts.
• Collaborate with system admins, developers, and architects on projects.
• Provide consulting on database solutions and data management practices.
• Contribute to data governance and data-driven decision making.
• Assist with reporting and analytics tied to business needs.

Skills

SQL Server

Oracle

Stakeholder comms

Data governance

Cross-functional teamwork

Data modeling

Reporting solutions

T-SQL/PLSQL

PowerShell

Windows clustering

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SSIS

Reporting Services

AlwaysOn

Oracle RAC/Data Guard

Mirroring/Log Shipping

Job description

Join a senior database administration team supporting critical energy operations across regulated business areas. This role offers the opportunity to work with both Oracle and SQL Server environments, partnering closely with application and infrastructure teams to improve reliability, performance, and data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support database environments across development, test, and production systems.
• Perform database backup, recovery, and business continuity activities to help protect critical data.
• Tune database performance and resolve issues affecting availability, stability, and efficiency.
• Maintain database design standards, documentation, patching, and environment health.
• Support capacity planning, data recovery processes, and ongoing data integrity efforts.
• Partner with system administrators, developers, architects, and application support teams on projects and operational needs.
• Provide technical consultation on database-related solutions and help ensure sound data management practices.
• Contribute to data governance efforts and support informed, data-driven decision-making.
• Assist with reporting and analytics needs tied to business requirements and operational insights.

Skills

• Strong experience in SQL Server database administration, including backup and recovery, performance tuning, and business continuity.
• Strong experience in Oracle database administration, including backup and recovery, performance tuning, and business continuity.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with stakeholders across different teams and organizational levels.
• Solid problem-solving, analytical, and data governance skills.
• Experience working collaboratively in cross-functional environments.
• Knowledge of distributed computing, data architecture, statistical modeling, predictive modeling, and machine learning.
• Ability to design, develop, and deliver reporting solutions that support business needs.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on knowledge of SQL Server versions 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2022.
• Hands-on knowledge of Oracle versions 12c, 19c, and 21c.
• Experience with SSIS package development and implementation, as well as reporting services.
• Experience with database replication technologies such as mirroring, log shipping, and replication.
• Experience with Oracle ASM, RAC, and Data Guard.
• Experience supporting major version upgrades for Oracle and SQL Server.
• Proficiency with T-SQL, PL/SQL, shell scripting, and PowerShell scripting.
• Experience with Windows/SQL Server clustering and AlwaysOn Failover Cluster.
• Experience managing PostgreSQL and MySQL databases.
• Bachelor's degree in technology, science, business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Horizontal is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and supported. We encourage candidates who share a collaborative, respectful, and equity-minded approach to apply.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that Horizontal Talent may contact you regarding your application using automated technology, including phone calls, SMS/text messages, or email, which may be delivered by our virtual AI recruiter, Alex.

Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. The pay range for this role is $36 - $70 per hour based on qualifications and experience.