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# Sr. Database Administrator

- **Company:** Diverse Lynx LLC
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Bash Shell, Cluster Analysis, Databases, Continuous Integration, Disaster Recovery, Failover, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Operational Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Prometheus, Runbook, Scripting, System Availability, Grafana, Database Performance, Indexer, Database Backup, Terraform, Splunk
- **Published:** October 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/c69a0547-355d-4f14-80a5-c8b84e976966/sr-database-administrator

## About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Database Administrator with strong experience in Oracle, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL to support highly available production database environments. The candidate will be responsible for database administration, performance tuning, troubleshooting, backup/recovery, and production reliability.
Must Have Skills:
Experience in Database Administration/Engineering.
Strong experience with Oracle, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL.
Experience with High Availability, Replication, Clustering, and Failover.
Strong knowledge of Performance Tuning and Query Eligible to workimization.
Experience with database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
Strong Linux/Unix administration skills.
Scripting experience with Python, Shell, or Bash.
Experience supporting production databases and resolving critical incidents.

## Description

Manage and support Oracle, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL databases.
Monitor database performance, replication, storage, and availability.
Perform query tuning, indexing, and capacity planning.
Troubleshoot production issues and perform root-cause analysis.
Manage backups, recovery, and disaster recovery activities.
Automate database administration and maintenance tasks using scripting.
Support database upgrades, patching, migrations, and security activities.
Create and maintain database documentation and runbooks.
Participate in production support and on-call activities.
Good to Have
Experience with AWS, Azure, or Eligible to workP database services.
Knowledge of Terraform, CI/CD, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, or ELK.
Experience with ITIL, incident management, and DR planning.