Oracle/SQL Database Administrator
Texas Health and Human Services Commission · Austin, TX
$128,960–$149,760
Jul 26, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract DBA role supporting a Texas state agency's Oracle-to-Azure SQL migration and modernization effort. Day-to-day work centers on database administration, performance tuning, data modeling, and migrating Oracle stored procedures and schemas to Azure SQL — all within a hybrid on-site/telework arrangement in Austin. The role suits an experienced DBA with deep Oracle and SQL Server backgrounds who is comfortable in Agile environments and working alongside full-stack Java development teams.
Senior level · 10+ years · Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 30 people in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database administrators). range 15–45
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)
This is a time-limited contract engagement; the posting states total estimated hours shall not exceed 454 hours, with possible amendment/renewal.
Candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of Austin, TX — remote or out-of-area applicants are explicitly excluded.
The Oracle and SQL Server requirements are listed as interchangeable alternatives ('Oracle, Microsoft SQL, or similar') in the minimum qualifications, but given the role's explicit Oracle-to-Azure SQL migration focus, both are effectively core to the work.
The multi-tier architecture requirement (SOA, Microservices, or 3-Tier) lists interchangeable options; SOA is used as the primary name with Microservices as an alternative.
Azure, ETL, CI/CD, Git, and Java all appear under Preferred Qualifications with specific year demands — they are real experience signals but not hard gates.
Azure certification and DBA Associate certification are listed as preferred with only 1 year of experience each — treated as preferred accordingly.
Candidates are subject to a pre-employment security review for state agency employment eligibility; this is not a federal security clearance requirement.
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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