Senior Database Administrator
Exiger · Richmond, VA
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Jul 6, 2026
Richmond, VA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Senior level · 8+ years · National · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $106,921 (middle half $81,361–$138,439).
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Why we read it this way (5)
The role title is 'Senior Database Administrator' but the scope — architecting AI-native data infrastructure, vector search, RAG pipelines, multi-region cloud strategy, and mentoring — leans toward a Database Architect (15-1243). 15-1242 was chosen as primary because the JD explicitly uses the DBA title and emphasizes operational ownership (backup, DR, HA, performance tuning); 15-1243 is the close runner-up.
The technical environment section lists the full stack (PostgreSQL, RDS/Aurora, MySQL, SQL Server, Snowflake, S3, Iceberg, Trino, Athena, pgvector, OpenSearch, Terraform, Pulumi, GitLab/GitHub, Grafana) without a separate required vs. preferred split. These are treated as required given the role's stated ownership of these platforms.
FedRAMP, StateRAMP, IL4+, NIST 800-53, and FinOps experience appear explicitly under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are marked accordingly.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
The JD mentions future IL5/IL6 air-gapped environments as part of the scope but does not gate on an active security clearance — the clearance requirement is set to None.
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