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Database Administrator jobs in Phoenix, AZ
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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Engage with business stakeholders to understand reporting, analytics, and KPI requirements. Analyze end-to-end Oracle Fusion business processes across Finance. Design business dashboards, scorecards, and executive report…
solutions. Monitor production ETL processes, investigate issues, and ensure high system availability. Optimize ETL performance, database queries, and data processing workflows. Mentor junior developers by providing techn…
DBA - Mantas, Net Reveal, Symphony AI, FCRM or FCC- Responsible for the administration, maintenance, performance tuning, and support of NICE Actimize applications and underlying databases. The role ensures high availabil…
- Manage the complete life cycle of ETL processes and database systems - Collaborate with business, development, and testing... ...data management, including database architecture, design, and administration - Perform da…
$100k - $150k
Kafka. Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills. Preferred Qualifications Confluent Certified Administrator or Developer credentials. Experience operating Kafka on Kubernetes (Strimzi, Confluent…
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Qualifications: BASIC • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education. • At…
Role Description Seeking an Informatica ETL Developer with 7+ years of experience to design, develop, and support enterprise data integration solutions. The role involves building scalable data workflows, optimizing data…
Design scalable ETL/ELT workflows and optimize data pipelines. Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and database objects. Design and support integrations between Salesforce and enterprise applicat…
$45 per hour
Mainframe DB2 Developer in Phoenix, AZ COBOL, DB2, JCL Location: Arizona Job Function: Mainframe Developer Date Of Job Posting: 05-10-2018 Mainframe DB2 Developer in Phoenix, AZ Position: Mainframe - DB2 development Loca…
Job description: Designing and Developing SmartCOMM Solutions: This includes creating and modifying SmartCOMM templates, data models, layouts, and style sets. Data Modeling: Ensuring efficient data processing and managem…
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What database administrators earn in Phoenix
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $29–$42 | $61k–$87k |
| Mid level | $42–$56 | $87k–$117k |
| Senior | $54–$74 | $112k–$153k |
Adjusted for the Phoenix 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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Database Administrator
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