Database Administrator

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

About The Company

Spectrum, a suite of advanced communications services from Charter Communications, connects more than 70 million homes and businesses across 45 states. As a leading broadband and video provider and a growing mobile provider, Spectrum delivers Internet, Mobile, TV, and Voice services to residential and business customers. Our teams help keep customers connected while supporting the technology and infrastructure behind reliable communications and entertainment services. Spectrum offers opportunities to build a career while contributing to services used by communities nationwide.

About The Role

Spectrum is seeking a Lead Database Administrator to guide the design, implementation, support, and continuous improvement of complex database environments. You will work across established relational platforms—including Oracle, SQL Server, and Teradata—and cloud and NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB, Cassandra, Amazon DocumentDB, AWS RDS, and Aurora. In this senior technical and team leadership role, you will support data integrity, performance, availability, security, and scalability across hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure. You will coordinate projects, advise stakeholders, mentor database administrators, and serve as an escalation point for critical operational issues. This position is based in an office environment and includes participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred; equivalent professional experience may be considered. Candidates should have at least eight years of experience administering, testing, implementing, and maintaining database management systems in multi-platform environments. Required expertise includes Oracle architecture, RAC, ASM, database and query tuning, Linux, shell scripting, Oracle Enterprise Manager, GoldenGate, and MySQL. Strong communication, critical analysis, planning, and leadership skills are essential, including the ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical audiences, manage competing priorities, and work effectively under pressure.

Preferred qualifications include hands-on experience with MongoDB, Cassandra, Amazon DocumentDB, AWS RDS, or Aurora; cloud database security and IAM-based access controls; encryption; hybrid high-availability and disaster recovery design; and cloud-native monitoring and replication tools. Experience with Python or Bash automation, Terraform or CloudFormation, and team leadership is an advantage. An AWS Certified Database – Specialty credential or equivalent cloud certification is also preferred.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, secure, and maintain database platforms, grid infrastructure, clients, and supporting components.
• Design and manage backup, recovery, high-availability, and disaster recovery solutions, including Oracle RAC, RAC One Node, Data Guard, and applicable cloud-native services.
• Monitor database health, investigate alerts, troubleshoot performance concerns, and resolve issues involving jobs, alert logs, disk groups, tablespaces, replication, and capacity.
• Configure and monitor GoldenGate and other replication solutions; use tools such as Oracle Enterprise Manager and relevant cloud platforms to diagnose and improve performance.
• Plan and coordinate projects by defining scope, assigning work, establishing timelines, tracking deliverables, and collaborating with internal teams and external partners.
• Assess capacity and recommend infrastructure improvements to support business growth. Partner with development teams to improve database design and promote PL/SQL best practices.
• Gather business requirements, develop technical solutions, support production systems, and create operational procedures, templates, and remediation plans.
• Mentor junior administrators, guide team assignments, communicate risks and recommendations to leadership, and represent database operations in stakeholder discussions.
• Participate in the 24x7 on-call rotation and provide escalation support when required.
  
  

Benefits

Spectrum offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to recognize employee contributions and support well-being throughout different stages of life. The base pay range for this position is generally $88,200 to $156,600. Actual compensation depends on factors such as skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. Certain positions may also be eligible for incentive-based compensation, including bonuses. Spectrum complies with applicable local wage requirements. A qualified applicant’s criminal history, if any, will be considered in accordance with applicable laws and local ordinances.

Equal Opportunity

Spectrum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including job seekers with disabilities and veterans. We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities we serve and to providing employment and advancement opportunities to all team members. The posting is expected to remain open until October 2026 and may be extended if necessary.