Senior Database Administrator - Remote, HA/DR & Performance

BairesDev; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Competitive USD salary

Home office setup

Flexible hours

Paid leave and holidays

Global, diverse team

Mentorship & career growth

Job summary

BairesDev is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the health and performance of production databases and drive architectural improvements for core storage systems.

You will design backup/recovery, implement HA/DR, review schemas with developers, and monitor health across SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, and MySQL. The role is fully remote with flexible hours and global collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Database Administrator or similar role.
• Proven expertise in operating and tuning production databases (SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, MySQL).
• Proficiency in T-SQL or PL/SQL for development and optimization.
• Backups, replication, and HA/DR experience.
• Strong English skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize production database instances for peak performance and stability.
• Design and implement robust backup and recovery procedures.
• Implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Collaborate with developers to review schema designs and optimize queries.
• Monitor system health and troubleshoot across database technologies.
• Automate maintenance tasks and deployments to improve efficiency.

Skills

5+ years experience

DB tuning & optimization

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

T-SQL/PLSQL

HA/DR planning

English proficiency

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

T-SQL

PL/SQL

Job description

BairesDev is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to own the health and performance of production databases and drive architectural improvements for core storage systems.

You will design backup/recovery, implement HA/DR, review schemas with developers, and monitor health across SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, and MySQL. The role is fully remote with flexible hours and global collaboration.