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Database Administrator jobs in New York, NY
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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SCM Functional Consultant We are seeking an experienced Oracle Fusion SCM SaaS Functional Consultant to lead and support the end-to-end delivery of Oracle Fusion SCM solutions. You will partner with business stakeholders…
Job Title : Mainframe IDMS Database Administrator Location: Omaha, NE (Onsite) Job Summary: We are looking for an experienced Mainframe IDMS DBA with strong hands-on experience in CA IDMS database administration on IBM M…
Title: Oracle EDI Consultant Location: New York City, NY (Hybrid) Duration: 6 months contract on W2 Interview Mode: Virtual round Travel Requirement: Up to 75% travel across customer plants, warehouses, supplier sites, O…
Williams Street, NY Oracle Exadata DBA Plan, design, install, configure, secure, maintain, and support all Oracle RAC 19c database environment on Exadata and Oracle Data Guard on Disaster Recovery (Site B). Analyze, moni…
Oracle Retail MFCS Functional Consultant (Retail Merchandising Foundation Cloud Service) 100% Remote We are looking for an experienced Oracle Retail MFCS Technical Consultant to support the implementation and migration f…
Role: Oracle Fusion Order Management Consultant Hybrid - Onsite (Any Nearest Infosys Office) Contract Domain: Fashion / Apparel/ Retail / CPG, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing Description: Seeking an experienced Oracle Fusi…
About Polymarket Polymarket is the world's largest prediction market platform. We enable individuals to express views on real-world events by trading on outcomes across politics, economics, sports, culture, and current a…
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Our client, a growing venture-backed Healthcare startup, is hiring a Full Stack Engineer to join their team in New York. The successful candidate will own the full lifecycle of product development, from ideation through…
Support Oracle OMS and eSRI based GIS Environment & Databases OMS and GIS related Linux /Windows server requests built to Client... ...large-scale projects in a fast-paced environment. Database Administration in Microsof…
Elevate your career as a Database Administrator in a permanent, onsite role where your expertise in database support will play a key role in managing vital infrastructure systems. In this position, you will be responsibl…
Responsibilities: Design and develop Anaplan applications including data models and dashboards Perform testing and debugging of Anaplan applications to identify and resolve issues and ensure optimal performance Provide t…
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What database administrators earn in New York
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $38–$54 | $79k–$112k |
| Mid level | $54–$73 | $112k–$152k |
| Senior | $70–$95 | $145k–$198k |
Adjusted for the New York 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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