Senior DBA - Hybrid/Remote, High Availability

Kaiva Corp; Rockville (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiva Tech, LLC seeks a seasoned Database Administrator for the Rockville/Silver Spring, Maryland area. You will administer, monitor, and optimize our core databases (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server) while ensuring security, backups, and high availability for FDA-related web platforms.

Responsibilities span installation, tuning, DR/HA, data integrity, and collaboration with web developers and CMS teams to support scalable web presence. This role requires independence and strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
• 10+ years of related experience in database administration
• Experience with MySQL, Oracle, and Linux; SQL Server experience desired

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and monitor database systems supporting the website, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Assist with database operations, user connectivity, database security, backup and recovery, data integrity, database updates, and database reporting
• Perform all aspects of database system administration, including installation of instances, tuning of instances and queries, space management, and database installation, configuration, and tuning
• Set up and maintain High-Availability (RAC) and Disaster Recovery (RMAN) solutions to ensure continuity of website operations
• Determine and implement best practices for database setup, monitoring, backup and recovery, installation, tuning, and auditing
• Manage database backups and conduct regular recovery testing to ensure data can be restored quickly

Skills

Database administration

Data integrity

System monitoring

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

MySQL

Oracle

Linux

SQL Server

Job description

Kaiva Tech, LLC seeks a seasoned Database Administrator for the Rockville/Silver Spring, Maryland area. You will administer, monitor, and optimize our core databases (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server) while ensuring security, backups, and high availability for FDA-related web platforms.

Responsibilities span installation, tuning, DR/HA, data integrity, and collaboration with web developers and CMS teams to support scalable web presence. This role requires independence and strong problem-solving skills.