$88.2k - $156.6k
employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.Considering a role where your database expertise shapes mission-critical systems every day? As Lead Database Administrator at Spectrum, you will guide the de…
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Database Administrator jobs in Denver, CO
Database administrators keep an organization's databases fast, available, and recoverable — tuning performance, managing backups and security, and planning for growth.
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Successfully design presentations for technical and non-technical customers. Provide best practices related to the use, deployment, and administration of Esri technology. Present at conferences and trade shows.Requiremen…
$65.8k - $213.4k
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities…
$98.5k - $206.8k
microservicesJavaScript/TypeScript: Frameworks like Vue 3 and BootstrapAutomated testing tools: Vite, Mockito, JUnit, Cypress, etc. Databases: PostGres, MySQL, Redis, AWS DynamoDB, etc.Cloud Services: AWS EC2, RDS, S3, S…
internal teams. You will work across existing and new capabilities, including applications that integrate with third-party services, databases, and user-facing experiences. This role is a strong fit for an engineer who e…
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Job Id: 160036Job Location: Denver, ColoradoSecurity Clearance: SecretBusiness Unit: Zachary PiperPosition Owner: Reese EelkemaZachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Backend Engineer to support a next‑generation federal mi…
$105.4k - $207k
Position Summary Our Deloitte Enterprise Performance team is at the forefront of enterprise technology, working across finance, supply chain, and IT operations to deliver holistic performance improvement and digital tran…
We Are: Strategic Technology Effectiveness, part of Accenture's Technology Strategy & Transformation Organization. We rebuild how large enterprises define, design and govern software, and we design and implement the agen…
$116.2k - $229.1k
Position Summary AI & Engineering/EaaS - DevOps Engineer IIIBuild and scale modern DevOps capabilities that help clients accelerate delivery, improve reliability, and modernize engineering operations. As a Senior Consult…
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Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.OUR MISSIONTrue Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomo…
ALL US VISA'S ACCEPTED 4 DAYS ONSITE / ONLY W2 ROLE Job Description- ·5 years of experience in wifi / networking domain with hands on development and architecture in embedded space. C programming, linux fundamentals, wif…
applications using C#/.NET and Angular, work with SQL Server databases, and integrate with Azure resources. You will also contribute... ...configuration of Azure resources; and monitor system health. Azure administration…
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What database administrators earn in Denver
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $32–$45 | $66k–$94k |
| Mid level | $45–$61 | $94k–$127k |
| Senior | $58–$79 | $121k–$165k |
Adjusted for the Denver market from national ranges.
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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
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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.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For database administrators specifically — generic advice costs you here
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State the database platforms and versions you ran, with the size and count of databases managed.
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Quantify performance work: query times cut, storage reclaimed, downtime avoided during migrations.
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Highlight zero-data-loss recoveries or successful DR tests — recoverability is the core promise of the role.
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Show cloud migration experience (RDS, Azure SQL, Cloud SQL) as most DBA hiring now expects it.
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Mention automation of routine maintenance; it signals you scale beyond hand-run scripts.
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Where this role goes
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Database Administrator
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