Database Administrator - Transportation Services

Hiring organization: Confidential — Confidential transportation services company (employer named before interviews)
Location: Richmond, VA, US
Workplace: On-site
Employment: Full-Time
Pay: $89,000 - $120,500 per year
Date posted: 2026-09-26
Closing date: 2026-12-28

Typical pay for this kind of job

Database Administrators · Richmond, VA metro area

Posted pay is in the typical range

Median$47.93

Low$33.84

High$62.20

This job pays $42.79–$57.93 · Amounts are per hour

Low and high are the 25th and 75th percentiles: half of people in this occupation in Richmond, VA metro area earn between them. This is typical pay for the occupation, not an offer from this employer. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Job titles matched using the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.

Job description

Role overview: The Database Administrator - Transportation Services is based in Richmond, Virginia and supports route coordination, delivery exceptions, and customer updates. This position combines hands-on execution with reliable documentation and collaboration across operational and technical teams. Responsibilities: Monitor database health, tune queries, manage permissions, and verify backup restoration. Apply these responsibilities to route coordination, delivery exceptions, and customer updates. Work with process owners to account for changing schedules and operational handoffs between locations. Identify problems early, record the evidence behind recommendations, and coordinate handoffs so agreed work is completed accurately. Qualifications: 2+ years of relevant professional experience or equivalent demonstrated project work. Demonstrated capability in SQL administration, performance diagnostics, access management, and recovery. Experience supporting transportation services is preferred. Ability to document decisions, communicate clearly, and handle business information responsibly. Initial priorities: Reduce a documented query bottleneck and validate database recovery. Begin by reviewing the current process, agreeing on a baseline with stakeholders, and identifying the most useful improvement to deliver. Report results using measures appropriate to the role and explain any unresolved dependencies. Work arrangement: Full-Time, On-site in Richmond, Virginia. Estimated annual cash compensation: USD 89,000 to 120,500. This illustrative range is centered on a national occupational benchmark; local pay, seniority, incentives, and benefits require employer review. No benefits or incentive plan is asserted.

Required skills

SQL administration, performance diagnostics, access management, and recovery

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