Database Administrator - Remote/Hybrid W-2 Temp

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Orientation and GLD support

Job summary

Garden Life Development is seeking a Database Administrator for a full‑time temporary (W‑2) role in North Carolina. The position supports on‑site, hybrid, or remote assignments and pays $42.00–$69.00 per hour, based on experience.

You will install, configure, patch, and upgrade database software, design data dictionaries and data models, and administer objects like tables and indexes. Expect high availability setups and collaboration with developers on schema changes.

Qualifications

• Experience administering 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 an equivalent combination of education and 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

Database administration experience

T-SQL/PL/SQL proficiency

Backup and high-availability knowledge

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SSMS

Oracle RMAN

Job description

Garden Life Development is seeking a Database Administrator for a full‑time temporary (W‑2) role in North Carolina. The position supports on‑site, hybrid, or remote assignments and pays $42.00–$69.00 per hour, based on experience.

You will install, configure, patch, and upgrade database software, design data dictionaries and data models, and administer objects like tables and indexes. Expect high availability setups and collaboration with developers on schema changes.