Database Administrator jobs in San Diego
30 current database administrator openings in San Diego, aggregated from public boards and linking straight to the employer's own posting. 19 employers are hiring across this list right now.
Working as a database administrator in San Diego
Biotech, defence and wireless, with a distinct research flavour and a smaller pure-software market than the Bay Area. Pay is below San Francisco and housing is expensive enough that the gap narrows considerably.
Most of the hiring in this list clusters around Sorrento Valley, UTC and downtown. Location on a posting is not always literal — check whether a role is genuinely on site, and whether "remote" means remote within the country or remote from anywhere, because the two are priced differently.
Job Description A leading company in the healthcare space is seeking a seasoned PostgreSQL DBA to join their team and support mission-critical database operations. In thi…
If you have an active Federal security clearance, defense contractors working with ClearanceJobs.com are seeking transitioning military service members and civilians with…
Description SAIC is seeking a highly experienced System Administrator Expeditionary Systems (OpAI) to contribute to the integration of AI capabilities into expeditionary …
Description SAIC is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the integration of AI capabilities into expeditionary systems, in…
We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Senior Database Engineer to support the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of database systems for a hi…
Job ID: 2615599 Location: San Diego, CA, US Date Posted: 2026-08-14 Category: Software Subcategory: SW Engineer Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes - 10% of th…
Job ID: 2615590 Location: San Diego, CA, US Date Posted: 2026-08-12 Category: Software Subcategory: SW Engineer Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: Yes - 10% of th…
Precise Systems delivers integrated, mission-ready solutions that advance warfighter readiness and strengthen our nation's most critical defense programs. Through the pow…
Description SAIC is seeking a highly experienced System Administrator Expeditionary Systems (OpAI) to contribute to the integration of AI capabilities into expeditionary …
Job Number: R0247070 Linux Systems Automation Engineer The Opportunity: As an Automation Engineer on our team, you will directly support national defense missions by engi…
Job Number: R0247070 Linux Systems Automation Engineer The Opportunity: As an Automation Engineer on our team, you will directly support national defense missions by engi…
Description SAIC is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the integration of AI capabilities into expeditionary systems, in…
55751BR Company: General Atomics Job Summary: General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) designs and manufactures first-of-a-kind electromagnetic and electric power…
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop…
Description SAIC is seeking a highly experienced System Administrator Expeditionary Systems (OpAI) to contribute to the integration of AI capabilities into expeditionary …
Additional Information Relocation Assistance Available Job Number 26092366 Job Category Information Technology Location 1000 H St, Chula Vista, California, United States,…
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northro…
Description SAIC is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the integration of AI capabilities into expeditionary systems, in…
Description SUMMARY: The Gift Processing & Database Specialist is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of charitable gifts in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT, a…
Make a difference. Be happy. Grow your career. Job Description: The Epic Business intelligence developers (BIDs) create analytics content for end users and third parties …
Description JOB SUMMARY Directs and manages the implementation, support, enhancement, and utilization of data and telecommunication systems utilizing internal, corporate,…
This position requires an ACTIVE DoD security clearance. Applicants who do not currently hold an active clearance will not be considered. At PMAT, we work on mission crit…
This position requires an ACTIVE DoD security clearance. Applicants who do not currently hold an active clearance will not be considered. At PMAT, we work on mission crit…
Description More About the Role: Leidos is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Data Engineer supporting the largest IT services program for the Navy. Under the Serv…
Senior Software Engineer Expeditionary Systems (OpAI) The Marlin Alliance, Inc. | San Diego, CA | 100% On-Site | Clearance Required This position requires an ACTIVE DoD s…
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northro…
Job Title: SAP Basis Consultant Job Type: Full-Time Job Location: San Diego, CA (Remote with Occasional Travel) Job Summary: Genesis Consulting is seeking a Senior SAP Ba…
Clubs and school sites (Location may change due to business needs) DEPARTMENT/PROJECT OVERVIEW The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego (BGCGSD or Clubs) CHANGES LIVES…
Description Department : Engineering & Operations Disclaimer: The specific statements shown in each section of this job description are not intended to be all-inclusive. …
What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize he…
Database Administrator pay and hiring, asked properly
What salary can a database administrator expect?
In India, roughly 6–14 LPA at mid-level and 18–35 LPA senior, with Oracle and large-scale production experience at the top. The US band is about $85,000–$130,000, the UK £40,000–£70,000. On-call responsibility is usually what explains the gap between two otherwise similar offers.
Is the DBA role disappearing into cloud managed services?
The routine half is — patching, backups and failover are handled by the provider now. What has not gone away is query performance, schema design, capacity and the incident at two in the morning. The title increasingly appears as database reliability or data platform engineer, and it pays better under those names.
What do interviews actually test?
Performance diagnosis, more than administration. Expect to explain why a query got slow, how you would read an execution plan, what an index costs on writes, and how you would restore to a point in time. Being able to talk through a real outage you handled is worth more than any product knowledge.
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