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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Database Administrator - **Company:** The Job Center - **Location:** Oakland, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $93,850.0 - $140,774.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Backup Devices, Cloud Database, Information Systems, Databases, Data Integrity, Data Security, Database Security, Disaster Recovery, Document-Oriented Databases, Monitoring of Systems, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, MySQL, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, System Availability, Database Optimization, Database Performance, Amazon Relational Database Service, Information Technology - **Published:** June 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e2ca0f531a36e8dc ## About the Role Do you have experience in System tuning?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience * 3+ years of hands-on database administration experience * Strong SQL and database performance tuning skills * Experience with backup, recovery, HA/DR, and monitoring tools * Familiarity with cloud databases (AWS RDS, Azure SQL) is a plus * Knowledge of data security, compliance, and audit controls * Success Measures * Database uptime and performance SLAs met * Fast recovery from incidents * Secure, compliant, and scalable data environments The above job description is intended to communicate the general function of the mentioned position and by no means shall be considered an exhaustive or complete outline of the specific tasks and functions that will be required. CEI reserves the right to change job descriptions, site assignments, and or work hours as required by the needs of the program. All employees are expected to perform their duties within their ability as required by the job and/or as requested by management. ## Description The Center for Elders' Independence is a PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the elderly) organization (PO) that uses an interdisciplinary team approach for care planning and implementing purposeful high quality, affordable, and integrated health care services to the elderly. Our elderly meet PACE requirements as prescribed by CMS and are referred to as participants. Our PO includes Adult Day Health Centers and primary care clinics, promoting participant autonomy, quality of life and the ability for individuals to live in their communities THE POSITION: The Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the performance, integrity, availability, and security of organizational databases. 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