Remote Database Engineer Jobs
Remote database engineer jobs are in active demand across the U.S., with remote-first firms and distributed engineering teams hiring for everything from cloud data architecture to database performance tuning. Sectors driving remote hiring include Boeing, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, and GitHub. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as a senior technical lead responsible for the design, operation, and maintenance of enterprise database environments across Oracle and SQL platforms.
- Install, configure, and manage database systems, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and scalability across production and non-production environments.
- Oversee database instance development, configuration management, and lifecycle maintenance activities.
- Monitor database performance, availability, and data integrity, implementing tuning and optimization strategies to improve efficiency and reliability.
- Manage backup and recovery processes, including validation, restoration testing, and disaster recovery readiness.
- Implement database security controls, patch management, and compliance practices to protect sensitive data and maintain system integrity.
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex database-related issues and outages.
- Support database migrations across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
- Coordinate with infrastructure, application, network, and incident response teams to support integrated system performance and incident resolution.
- Provide technical leadership and oversight to junior database engineers, ensuring adherence to standards, best practices, and operational policies.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of experience in database administration, database engineering, or data platform operations, including experience supporting large-scale, enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing enterprise database environments, including Oracle and SQL Server platforms.
- Proven ability to perform advanced database administration, performance tuning, and optimization.
- Experience supporting high-availability and mission-critical systems with strict uptime requirements.
- Strong knowledge of database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
- Experience implementing database security, patch management, and compliance controls.
- Ability to perform complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis across database systems.
- Experience supporting database migrations, upgrades, and lifecycle management activities.
- Ability to coordinate with cross-functional IT teams in integrated enterprise environments.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience with Oracle Database, SQL Server, and associated enterprise tools.
- Familiarity with database platforms in hybrid and cloud environments.
- Experience supporting high-volume, multi-instance database environments.
- Knowledge of ITIL-based operations, incident, and change management processes.
- Experience with database performance monitoring and automation tools.
- Strong documentation, data governance, and compliance support experience.
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous process improvement.
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Minimum Requirements
TCS082, T4, Band 7
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EEO Statement
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com .
Minimum Salary
$90,000.00
Maximum Salary
$120,000.00
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as a senior technical lead responsible for the design, operation, and maintenance of enterprise database environments across Oracle and SQL platforms.
- Install, configure, and manage database systems, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and scalability across production and non-production environments.
- Oversee database instance development, configuration management, and lifecycle maintenance activities.
- Monitor database performance, availability, and data integrity, implementing tuning and optimization strategies to improve efficiency and reliability.
- Manage backup and recovery processes, including validation, restoration testing, and disaster recovery readiness.
- Implement database security controls, patch management, and compliance practices to protect sensitive data and maintain system integrity.
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex database-related issues and outages.
- Support database migrations across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
- Coordinate with infrastructure, application, network, and incident response teams to support integrated system performance and incident resolution.
- Provide technical leadership and oversight to junior database engineers, ensuring adherence to standards, best practices, and operational policies.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 8+ years of experience in database administration, database engineering, or data platform operations, including experience supporting large-scale, enterprise environments.
- Demonstrated experience managing enterprise database environments, including Oracle and SQL Server platforms.
- Proven ability to perform advanced database administration, performance tuning, and optimization.
- Experience supporting high-availability and mission-critical systems with strict uptime requirements.
- Strong knowledge of database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
- Experience implementing database security, patch management, and compliance controls.
- Ability to perform complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis across database systems.
- Experience supporting database migrations, upgrades, and lifecycle management activities.
- Ability to coordinate with cross-functional IT teams in integrated enterprise environments.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience with Oracle Database, SQL Server, and associated enterprise tools.
- Familiarity with database platforms in hybrid and cloud environments.
- Experience supporting high-volume, multi-instance database environments.
- Knowledge of ITIL-based operations, incident, and change management processes.
- Experience with database performance monitoring and automation tools.
- Strong documentation, data governance, and compliance support experience.
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous process improvement.
#LI-Remote #techjobs #clearance #veteranspage
Minimum Requirements
TCS082, T4, Band 7
#TSTECH
EEO Statement
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com .
Minimum Salary
$90,000.00
Maximum Salary
$120,000.00
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Medical Devices
- Aerospace & Defense
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote database engineer jobs.
- Proficiency in SQL and at least one major RDBMS such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle
- Experience designing, optimizing, and maintaining relational and non-relational databases
- Hands-on work with cloud database services like AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL
- Ability to write and tune complex stored procedures, indexes, and execution plans
- Familiarity with database backup, recovery, replication, and high-availability configurations
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a closely related field
Tips for Your Remote Database Engineer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote database engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your stack and apply directly without combing through multiple sources. Early applicants get more attention before a posting fills.
Show async communication in your application
Remote database teams run on written clarity. A concise cover note that explains your approach to a past schema or performance problem demonstrates the async communication style remote engineering managers actively look for when hiring.
Build a portfolio of documented database work
Push schema designs, migration scripts, or query optimization examples to a public GitHub repository with clear README documentation. Remote employers reviewing your application want proof you can work through complex database problems independently and communicate your decisions in writing.
Highlight remote-ready tools in your materials
Call out your experience with cloud database platforms like Snowflake, BigQuery, Amazon RDS, or Azure SQL explicitly. Remote employers shortlist candidates who already work comfortably in the cloud environments their distributed teams use daily.
Remote Database Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote database engineer job?
Target companies that run fully distributed engineering teams, since they have established workflows for remote database work and hire for it consistently. Remote employers screen heavily for self-direction, clear async written communication, and fluency in cloud-native database tools like PostgreSQL, Snowflake, or BigQuery. A GitHub profile showing schema design, query optimization, or migration work gives you a concrete edge over candidates who only list skills on a resume.
Which companies hire remote database engineers?
Remote database engineer roles are posted by Boeing, Boeing Intelligence & Analytics, and GitHub and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Remote-first software companies, fintech platforms, and healthcare data organizations are among the most active hirers, typically running distributed data teams that rely on database engineers working across multiple time zones.
Can you get a remote database engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level database roles are harder to land because employers expect you to troubleshoot independently without in-person support from day one. SaaS startups and smaller distributed teams are more likely to hire junior database engineers remotely. Showing a portfolio of personal or open-source projects, database certifications from AWS or Google Cloud, and clear documentation habits can substitute for direct job experience.
Do you need a degree for remote database engineer jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers care more about demonstrable skills than formal credentials, especially in sectors where cloud database work is hands-on and results are measurable. Strong proficiency in SQL, experience with database platforms like MySQL or Oracle, and a portfolio of real schema or performance work often carry more weight than a degree in remote hiring decisions.
Which industries hire the most remote database engineers?
Most remote database engineer openings sit in Technology & Software, Medical Devices, and Aerospace & Defense, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These sectors rely on distributed teams managing large, sensitive, or high-volume data sets, making remote database engineers a practical fit for organizations that can't or won't centralize all technical staff in one location.
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