Senior Database Administrator — Hybrid/Remote (2 days/week)

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York, NY seeks an Advanced Database Administrator to design, implement, and optimize multi-platform database environments (on‑premises and cloud). You will ensure data integrity, security, availability, and high performance with disaster recovery and HA solutions.

The role offers hybrid work with telework up to two days weekly, and requires mentoring junior staff while collaborating with IT stakeholders to improve operations and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Sciences or equivalent with 8+ years experience preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant database administration experience.
• Certification in current platform/domain such as AWS/Azure/Oracle proven capability.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to database architecture and design for scalable, secure platforms.
• Acts as SME on multiple database technologies, guiding integration and optimization projects.
• Supports roadmaps and platform improvements aligned with enterprise standards.
• Resolves complex performance, scalability, and resilience issues and coordinates remediation.

Skills

Oracle Database

SQL Server

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Oracle RAC

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science or related

Tools

DBCA

RMAN

Flashback

Recovery Catalogs

Oracle GoldenGate

ASM

OCI DB Systems

Python

Ansible

Job description

Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York, NY seeks an Advanced Database Administrator to design, implement, and optimize multi-platform database environments (on‑premises and cloud). You will ensure data integrity, security, availability, and high performance with disaster recovery and HA solutions.

The role offers hybrid work with telework up to two days weekly, and requires mentoring junior staff while collaborating with IT stakeholders to improve operations and standards.