Database Administrator 3
Novalink Solutions LLC · Austin, TX
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Jul 26, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level database administration contract role supporting government health agency applications with complex data models. Core work involves migrating data from Oracle to Azure SQL, converting stored procedures and functions between platforms, performance tuning, and maintaining logical and physical data models. The position suits an experienced DBA comfortable with Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server in cloud environments, working within an Agile team alongside full-stack Java developers.
Senior level · 10+ years · Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · Contract
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database administrators). range 15–35
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $126,553 (middle half $95,260–$144,131).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The posting is for a contractor role (Database Administrator III / Senior DBA) on behalf of HHSC (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), strongly implying an Austin, TX location; no explicit city is stated but HHSC is headquartered in Austin.
The 10-year overall experience requirement is the top-level gate; the 8-year figures are per-skill requirements listed in the structured skills table.
Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server are listed together as a single 8-year requirement with an 'or similar' qualifier — captured as a single skill with the other as an alternative, but both are also independently central to the role (Oracle-to-Azure SQL migration is a primary deliverable).
High-availability/disaster recovery infrastructure (6 years preferred) and large-volume databases are listed under Preferred — not gated requirements.
Azure certification and DBA Associate certifications are listed as preferred (1 year each) — captured under Azure as a preferred skill; certifications are not emitted as standalone skills per schema guidance.
The role involves significant data modeling and Oracle stored procedure conversion to Azure SQL, which creates some ambiguity with 15-1243 (Database Architects); however, the dominant day-to-day work described is database administration (tuning, patching, backup/recovery, security, migrations), so 15-1242 is the primary code.
A pre-employment security review is mentioned but is framed as an eligibility check, not a requirement to hold or obtain a formal US government clearance level — clearance is set to None.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): relational database administration, database design.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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