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Database Administrator DBA Architect
Job Location:
Job Location:
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
USD 70 - 85
Hourly Salary:
Posted:
8 September 2026 (21 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
6 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
KAYGEN is an emerging leader in providing top talent for technology-based staffing services. We specialize in providing high-volume contingent staffing direct hire staffing and project-based solutions to companies worldwide ranging from startups to Fortune 500 and Managed Service Providers (MSP) across a wide variety of industries.
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Database Specialist / Database Architect to design implement administer and optimize enterprise database solutions that support critical business applications and operational systems. This role is responsible for database architecture performance optimization high availability data governance security backup and recovery and integration across complex enterprise environments.
The ideal candidate will have experience designing scalable highly available database platforms that support real-time applications analytics and enterprise data management initiatives.
Database Specialist / Database Architect
Location: Santa Ana CA
Duration: 12 Months
Key Responsibilities
- Design develop and maintain enterprise database architectures supporting business-critical applications and operational platforms.
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- Develop logical and physical data models to ensure scalability performance and data integrity.
- Install configure administer and maintain relational and NoSQL database environments.
- Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies to optimize availability reliability and scalability.
- Design and manage High Availability (HA) clustering replication failover and disaster recovery solutions.
- Develop and maintain backup recovery and business continuity strategies to ensure data protection and system resilience.
- Implement database security encryption auditing role-based access controls and compliance with organizational security policies.
- Support data integration initiatives using ETL processes APIs middleware and enterprise integration platforms.
- Collaborate with application developers infrastructure teams cloud architects and business stakeholders to optimize database solutions.
- Support enterprise reporting business intelligence analytics and data warehouse initiatives.
- Develop database standards documentation operational procedures and governance frameworks.
- Perform capacity planning storage management lifecycle management and database health assessments.
- Troubleshoot database performance issues and provide root cause analysis and resolution for production environments.
- Evaluate emerging database technologies and recommend improvements aligned with business and technical objectives.
- Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology Information Systems Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in database administration database architecture or enterprise data management.
- Strong expertise with relational database platforms such as Oracle Microsoft SQL Server PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Experience with database design normalization data modeling indexing partitioning and performance tuning.
- Experience implementing backup and recovery replication clustering and disaster recovery solutions.
- Strong knowledge of SQL programming stored procedures triggers query optimization and database performance monitoring.
- Experience supporting enterprise data integration using ETL tools APIs and middleware technologies.
- Familiarity with cloud database services in Azure AWS and/or Google Cloud.
- Knowledge of database security encryption auditing access controls and regulatory compliance.
- Experience supporting high-volume transaction processing real-time applications and highly available enterprise environments.
- Strong analytical troubleshooting documentation and communication skills.
- Experience with cloud-native database platforms and Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solutions.
- Experience with data warehousing business intelligence analytics platforms and data governance initiatives.
- Familiarity with containerized database deployments automation Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps practices.
- Experience supporting mission-critical environments with stringent availability performance and recovery objectives.
- Knowledge of enterprise asset management operational systems GIS IoT or other integrated enterprise platforms.
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate
- Microsoft SQL Server Certifications
- AWS Certified Database Specialty (or equivalent AWS database certification)
- Azure Data Engineer Associate or related Microsoft Azure certifications
At KAYGEN people are at the heart of everything we do. We foster a diverse inclusive and employee-driven culture where every individual is valued empowered and encouraged to bring their authentic self to work. Our candidate-first approach means we are committed to understanding your career goals and connecting you with opportunities that align with your aspirations skills and potential. Whether youre taking the next step in your career or searching for your dream opportunity KAYGEN is more than a staffing partnerwere a community dedicated to helping you grow succeed and thrive. Join us and discover a place where your talent is recognized your ambitions are supported and your future is built alongside a team that invests in your success every step of the way.
Our team of experienced staffing experts will work with you to find you the best opportunity. For more information please visit us at .
Benefits:
- Free Healthcare Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Free Life Insurance
- Sick Time Off
- Mentorship Program
- Certifications
- Referrals
- Family and Wellness benefits
- Continuous Growth and Career Development
Required Experience:
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