Sr. Database Administrator
Posted: 09/02/2026
Employment Type:
Contract
Industry: Financial Services
Job Number: 18066
Field of Expertise: InformationTechnology
Remote Friendly: No
Job Description
Our client, a diversified financial services company providing banking and investing services, is seeking a Sr. Database Administrator for a 6 month contract role located in Jacksonville, FL. This role is fully onsite.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Expert-level knowledge and experience in the following areas across the supported database platforms:
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Formulates system scope through research and fact-finding to develop or modify moderately complex information systems.
- Evaluates and implements changes to existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary.
- Reviews flow charts, models, and procedures and feasibility studies to design possible system solutions.
- Reviews technical documentation to guide system users and to assist with the ongoing operation, maintenance, and development of the system.
- Collaborates with system analysts, engineers, and programmers to design systems and to determine project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements, systems performance standards, and interfaces.
- Identifies and documents all system constraints, implications and consequences of various proposed system changes.
- Educates end users on system designs and functionalities through creation of training materials and conducting demos.
- Evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of application operations and troubleshooting problems.
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise database administration, support, and management across multiple database platforms, including:
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle Database
- PostgreSQL
- Cassandra
- Snowflake
Expert-level knowledge and experience in the following areas across the supported database platforms:
- Database installation, configuration, upgrades, and patch management
- Design, implementation, administration, and support of database clusters
- High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) architecture, implementation, and support
- Backup, restore, recovery, replication, and business continuity solutions
- Database migration, consolidation, and platform modernization initiatives
- Shell scripting and automation for database administration and operational tasks and using AI
- Application and database performance analysis, troubleshooting, and root cause investigation
- Audit, compliance, risk management, and automated reporting solutions
- Database performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning using tools such as Oracle Grid Control, Foglight, and native database monitoring utilities
- Experience supporting mission-critical production environments with 24x7 availability requirements.
- Strong understanding of database security, governance, and regulatory compliance.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS and Google Cloud and good working knowledge of Snowflake database administration.
- University degree preferred
- 6+ Years Required
Meet Your Recruiter
Melissa Krieg
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Melissa has 9 years of technical recruiting experience within IT, Engineering, and Professional Service industries. She thoroughly enjoys connecting and helping candidates & clients in finding the right fit. Melissa has a bachelor’s degree in social work with a minor in psychology from Southern Illinois University.
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