– Middletown/Bedminster We are looking for a senior, hands-on consultant with strong Oracle integration, analytics, cloud, and database experience. The candidate should be able to work independently, communicate effectiv…
Engineering & IT · Dallas, TX
Database Administrator jobs in Dallas, TX
Database administrators keep an organization's databases fast, available, and recoverable — tuning performance, managing backups and security, and planning for growth.
523
Open roles today
$29–$72/hr
Typical pay range
$100k
Median, full-time
9
Fresh in this list
No email, no resume, no sign-up. Save any listing below and you start anonymously.
You're signed in. Saving a listing drops it straight into your pipeline.
01
Open database administrator roles
12 shown of 523 · sorted by freshness
$107.16k - $198.44k
The Oracle NetSuite Finance Functional Lead is the onshore, customer-facing lead responsible for configuring and delivering NetSuite Financial Management solutions across core finance modules. Day-to-Day Job DutiesServe…
Position: Oracle EBS Financial Functional Consultant (Projects & OAS) Location: Remote Duration: Long term contract Note: Preference to Permanent Residents of USA Key Responsibilities Lead functional analysis, design, te…
Roles and Responsibilities Design and configure APIs, routing rules, and policies using Axway API Gateway/API Manager. Develop and maintain B2B/EDI integrations and MFT workflows using Axway SecureTransport. Configure se…
$96.8k - $145.2k
Attending the client Meetings to understand the client requirements and provide technical solutions to build Life products in Policy Administrative SystemsBuild Life Product features on Vantage policy administration syst…
About the RoleWe are looking for a Salesforce Administrator to help manage, support, and grow our Salesforce platform. You will work closely with our Salesforce Team and partner with Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, a…
$87.72k - $131.58k
, apply now.We are currently seeking a OnBase Infrastructure Administrator (Onsite Hybrid) to join our team in Dallas, Texas (US-TX), United... ...providers to determine requirements for the deployment of database, web,…
organization, apply now.We are currently seeking a Pega PRPC Administrator to join our team in Irving, Texas (US-TX), United States (US)... ...failures, Kafka/stream issues, search indexing problems, and database bottlen…
environment.• Good Analytical skills.• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.• Designing and optimizing Oracle SQL and PL/SQL database solutions, stored procedures, and performance enhancements.Additional Req…
$80k - $100k
We are looking for a Senior Hadoop Developer with strong experience in Big Data, Hadoop/Cloudera, Spark, Python, SQL, and ETL to design, develop, and support scalable data solutions in a production environment. Roles and…
$80 per hour
Location: Dallas, TX / DFW - 5 Days Onsite Rate: Up to $80/hr Priority: High Priority Must Have: 15+ years of overall IT experience Strong Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) R12.2 experience Oracle EBS SCM Technical / Techno-…
Security Cloud (ISC) Developer with 7–10 years of experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Identity Governance and Administration (IGA). The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in application onboardin…
02
What database administrators earn in Dallas
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $29–$41 | $60k–$85k |
| Mid level | $41–$55 | $85k–$115k |
| Senior | $53–$72 | $110k–$150k |
National ranges — pay in Dallas typically tracks these.
03
What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQLQuery tuning and indexingBackup and recoveryHigh availability and replicationSecurity and access controlCapacity planningScripting and automationCloud database servicesWorking with developers
04
Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
A critical query got slow overnight. How do you investigate?
Check execution plans, statistics, recent changes, and blocking. A structured path from symptom to cause is what they are grading.
Walk me through your backup strategy and how you verify it.
Cover full/differential/log backups, RPO/RTO targets, and regular restore testing. The verification part is where weak candidates fall down.
How do you decide what to index?
Base it on query patterns and measured impact, and mention the write cost of over-indexing. Showing you remove indexes too is a good sign.
How would you design high availability for a critical database?
Discuss replication or availability groups, failover testing, and what the application must tolerate. Note that HA is not backup — they solve different problems.
A developer wants direct production database access. How do you respond?
Show least-privilege instincts with a service mindset: offer read replicas, audited access, or better tooling instead of a flat no.
Tell me about a data-loss scare or recovery you performed.
A calm, honest recovery story — what was lost, what was restored, what changed after — demonstrates exactly the judgment this role exists for.
05
Resume tips that move the needle
For database administrators specifically — generic advice costs you here
01
State the database platforms and versions you ran, with the size and count of databases managed.
02
Quantify performance work: query times cut, storage reclaimed, downtime avoided during migrations.
03
Highlight zero-data-loss recoveries or successful DR tests — recoverability is the core promise of the role.
04
Show cloud migration experience (RDS, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL) as most DBA hiring now expects it.
05
Mention automation of routine maintenance; it signals you scale beyond hand-run scripts.
06
Where this role goes
Typical progression
01
Junior DBA
02
Database Administrator
03
Senior DBA
04
Database Architect
Ten quiet minutes a day
Applying for database administrator jobs in Dallas?
Robbi carries this page into your first day: your role, your city, your shift preference. Then it hands you a few small things each morning and keeps the pipeline honest.
Save what looks right here, then let Robbi hand you a few small things each morning and keep the follow-ups honest.
Start with this search
No email, no resume, no sign-up.
Open your tracker
Everything you saved is already there.