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Database Administrator jobs in Seattle, WA
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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$36–$90/hr
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co-lead. Direct experience supporting at least three NRC operator licensing examinations, including pre-exam meetings, exam administration, and comment resolution. Experience developing or revising facility-specific K&A…
$100k - $150k
Kafka. Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills. Preferred Qualifications Confluent Certified Administrator or Developer credentials. Experience operating Kafka on Kubernetes (Strimzi, Confluent…
$80.32k - $97.75k
We value passion, energy, and enthusiasm to ignite transformation in our industry. Start your career journey with ChemPoint! Be part of our team that is transforming the chemical, ingredient, and industrial finished prod…
Develop complex data transformations including data mapping, cleansing, enrichment, and validation. Optimize ETL workflows, database operations, and data processing performance. Troubleshoot production issues, perform ro…
Requisition ID: 452521 Work Area: Software-Development Operations Expected Travel: 0% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Career Level: T3-3
$180k - $210k
experience: Experience with LLMs, generative AI, and AI-powered applications Speech/audio processing technologies NoSQL databases and Kubernetes Google Cloud Platform What's in it for you? Huge impact opportunity: Define…
$80.32k - $97.75k
preferably as a technical sales representative • Strong knowledge and experience working with PCs and Windows operating system, database experience desired • Knowledge and experience working with MS Office Suite, with st…
project support in a cloud-first environment, leveraging Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and Oracle Database technologies. The candidate will collaborate closely with business and techn…
actively seeking people with any specific qualifications, we’re always looking to add talented individuals to our team. As a database administrator on the Steam team, you will join a world-class group of software, networ…
WhoIAM is a highly-specialized identity system integration company that deploys consumer identity solutions to major Fortune 500 brands so that their end-users and customers have safe, secure and modern ways to log into…
$70 - $100 per hour
including C/AL and AL programming languages • Strong experience with NAV integrations and extensions • Knowledge of SQL and database management • Familiarity with user interface customization and report design • Ability…
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What database administrators earn in Seattle
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $36–$51 | $75k–$106k |
| Mid level | $51–$69 | $106k–$144k |
| Senior | $66–$90 | $138k–$188k |
Adjusted for the Seattle 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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