What you’ll need to succeed as a Database Administrator at XPO Minimum qualifications: ~ Bachelor's degree ~2 years of database administration experience with Oracle Server ~ Expertise in Oracle technologies, OCI, Exadat…
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Database Administrator jobs in Portland, OR
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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$32–$79/hr
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$110k
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Description For the Dev position I'd say the top three technical skills are fluency with SQL and Python, familiarity with team project work via git/source control, familiarity working with Snowflake/web based integration…
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POWER YOUR GREATNESS PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability inclusion & belonging. General Purpose S…
This is a proactive position that will be opening in a day or two. Lets prioritize EXCELLENT candidates immediately. Manager Notes: ~ This position is onsite WHQ for the hybrid work schedule We are looking for an experie…
United Surgical Partners International , the country’s largest ASC platform is currently seeking a Surgery Center Administrator for Northwest Surgery Center . Northwest Surgery Center is located in Portland, OR. Our faci…
Maui, and React Native ~ Experience with SQL and relational databases (Oracle). ~ Experience with data marshalling, data... ...with architects, systems engineers, project managers, systems administrators, and operations…
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What database administrators earn in Portland
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 Portland 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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