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Database Administrator jobs in Louisville, KY
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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$26–$65/hr
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$91k
Median, full-time
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Job Title: Appian Developer Duration: 6-12 months Location: Onsite - Louisville, KY/Dallas, TX Work Type: Rate: Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's educ…
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Project Coordination & Dispatch Specialist Fully Remote (CST or EST Time Zones) $29–$32 per hour Are you a highly organized professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment where communication, coordination, and atte…
Job Summary: We are looking for a Service Advisor Assistant to join our growing team! The right candidate will have a strong customer service background and computer skills. The day-to-day duties of this role include sch…
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What database administrators earn in Louisville
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $26–$37 | $55k–$77k |
| Mid level | $37–$50 | $77k–$105k |
| Senior | $48–$65 | $100k–$136k |
Adjusted for the Louisville 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
Typical progression
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Junior DBA
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Database Administrator
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Senior DBA
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Database Architect
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