Top 15 Database administrator (dba) Jobs in Columbus

Senior SQL Developer / DBA
Vaco by Highspring —Worthington, OH
- $45 - $50 an hour
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Ohio Public Employees Retirement System —Columbus, OH
- $68,515.20 - $82,201.60 a year
- Hybrid work
- Writing skills
- Office
- SQL
- Free parking
- Paid holidays
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Database Administrator I
OPERS —Columbus, OH
- $68,515.20 - $82,201.60 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Writing skills
- Office
- SQL
- Free parking
- Paid holidays
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Sr. Database Administrator
McKesson —Columbus, OH
- $115,500 - $192,500 a year
- On call
- Azure
- 5 years
- SQL
- Wellness program
- Employee stock purchase plan
Database Administrator
Chipotle —Columbus, OH
- $87,000 - $120,000 a year
- On call
- Hybrid work
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Office
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Database Administrator
Express —Columbus, OH
- Email
- Computer science
- Azure
- Computer Science
- Flexible schedule
Senior Database Administrator (DBA)
Koniag Government Services —Columbus, OH
- Full-time
- Azure
- 8 years
- Senior level
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
IS Epic Database Administrator - Systems Administration
Nationwide Children's Hospital —Columbus, OH
- Full-time
- Microsoft Access
- SQL
- Bachelor's degree
Sr. Database Site Reliability Engineer (DB SRE)
McKesson —Columbus, OH
- $132,400 - $220,600 a year
- On call
- Remote
- 7 years
- Bachelor's degree
- Mentoring
- Wellness program
- Employee stock purchase plan
Oracle Apps Exadata DBA
LTM —Columbus, OH
- $85 - $90 an hour
- On call
- English
- Office
- Mentoring
- Paid parental leave
- Paid holidays
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Senior SQL Server DBA
absiusa —Columbus, OH
- $1 an hour
- Azure
- DevOps
- System design
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FHR —Columbus, OH
- Hybrid work
- Driver's License
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- 1 year
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Senior SQL Developer / DBA

Vaco by Highspring -
Worthington, OH

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Job Details

Contract
$45 - $50 an hour

Qualifications

Performance monitoring
Data model design
Data Integration (Data management)
Data modeling projects
Query plan analysis
Database backup and recovery
Data retrieval time improvement
Data recovery
Database security hardening
Server backup and recovery
Schema design
Database security management
Stored procedures
Database server management
Data Security (Data management)
Data backup
Capacity planning
Cross-functional communication
T-SQL

Full Job Description

Important Notice
This position is not available for C2C, visa sponsorship, or third-party submissions.

Sr. SQL Developer / DBA
We are seeking an experienced Senior SQL Developer / DBA to design, build, optimize, and maintain the database systems that power our applications and client solutions. This long-term contract role is hybrid with a client located in the Columbus area and is available only for W-2 candidates; C2C, third parties, and visa sponsorship are not available. The ideal candidate brings deep Microsoft SQL Server expertise, strong data modeling skills, and the judgment to support reliable, high-quality data across development and production environments.
Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain SQL Server database schemas, including tables, views, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and indexes.
Diagnose and resolve query performance issues through execution plan analysis, indexing strategies, and query optimization.
Translate business requirements into normalized, scalable, and well-documented data models.
Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback on SQL code and database design.
Analyze and support data conversions, migrations, and data fixes while ensuring accuracy and integrity.
Collaborate with application developers and architects to ensure database designs align with application needs.
Maintain database security, backups, recovery processes, and overall database health and capacity.
Document data models, processes, and standards for the team.
Support production issue resolution and contribute to root-cause analysis when database issues arise.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of hands-on experience as a SQL Developer, DBA, or in a combined role, primarily with Microsoft SQL Server.
Expert-level T-SQL skills, including complex queries, stored procedures, functions, and triggers.
Strong experience with query performance tuning, execution plan analysis, indexing strategy, and troubleshooting slow-running queries.
Solid data modeling skills with a deep understanding of normalization and relational design principles.
Experience with data conversions, ETL processes, and data cleanup or remediation work.
Familiarity with DBA responsibilities such as backups, restores, security, monitoring, and capacity planning.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to data accuracy and detail.
Effective communication skills and the ability to translate between technical and business audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SSIS, SSRS, or comparable ETL/reporting tools.
Exposure to cloud database platforms such as Azure SQL or AWS RDS.
Familiarity with source control tools such as Git and CI/CD practices for database changes.
Experience working in an Agile development environment.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Work Environment
This is a long-term contract position with a hybrid schedule supporting a client in the Columbus area. The role requires someone who can work independently, collaborate well across technical and business teams, and bring a proactive mindset to database performance, reliability, and data quality.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

Privacy Notice

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco by Highspring”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.

California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
licensure and certification requirements;
office location and other geographic considerations;
other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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