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# Database Administrator

- **Company:** Accenture
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $102,300.0 - $203,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Apache Tomcat, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management, Software Documentation, Databases, Linux, Internet Information Services (IIS), PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle (Applications), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SQL Databases, TCP/IP, Enterprise Software Applications
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b862fa3c-a383-4d57-b441-d6830e3c1ebb

## About the Role

* 8 years of experience in database administration
Strong to expert-level knowledge of Oracle, Postgres, and MS SQL databases and applications
Ability to provide dynamic problem documentation (definition, resolution, reporting)
Ability to support scheduled after-hours maintenance
Experience serving as queue manager to assign incoming tickets
Industry experience developing, deploying, and supporting database systems at scale
Full project lifecycle experience: design, development, implementation, documentation
Experience with Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Linux familiarity required
Understanding of enterprise systems management (configuration management, ESD, etc.)
Knowledge of scalability principles, economies of scale, and cost-of-ownership impacts
Broad understanding of cloud technologies, applications, and protocols (TCP/IP, Active Directory, Oracle/Postgres/SQL DBs, Apache Tomcat, MS IIS)

## Description

Responsible for delivering expert database administration support across Oracle, Postgres, and MS SQL environments within a mid- to large-scale enterprise setting. Perform daily database health checks, validates backups, proactively monitors datacenter resources, resolves issues, and implements preventative measures. Support full lifecycle activities including planning, coordinating, and executing release notices, performing authorized maintenance, and deploying new servers or databases. Contribute heavily to operational excellence through dynamic user-issue documentation, bi-weekly updates, task-based procedural documentation, and improvements to current infrastructure processes. Additional responsibilities include managing team ticket queues as needed, onboarding new team members, participating in weekly meetings, and helping drive enhancements in training, user documentation, and support tools.


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