Hire Database Administrators
Screened for DBAs who keep data fast, safe, and recoverable on a bad day.
Why STACK IT
Built to hire database administrators, not fill seats.
Most agencies optimize for volume. We optimize for the one hire who’s right, vetted by people who understand the work.
Recruiters who speak data ops
We screen for how a DBA handles performance, recovery, and uptime under real load, not just routine maintenance. No candidate reaches you without two recruiters signing off.
Every candidate is real
Fake profiles, proxy interviews, and AI-assisted answers are everywhere in tech hiring. We meet each candidate face-to-face on video and screen for AI patterns, so who you interview is who shows up.
Screened to stay, not just to start
A hire that leaves in a year isn't a win. We align trajectory, growth, and total comp so the administrator grows with your team instead of moving on.
You pay only when they start
Success-based and non-exclusive, no upfront fees, no retainers. We invoice on your administrator's first day, not before.
How we screen
The Database Administrators Evaluation Rubric.
We screen for how database administrators actually think. Every shortlist is judged against the same five criteria that predict whether someone delivers in your codebase.
Strong signal
Diagnoses slow queries and indexes for real workloads, not guesses.
Falls short
Adds hardware and hopes the slowness goes away.
Strong signal
Has tested restores and a real recovery plan, not just nightly backups.
Falls short
Assumes the backup works until the day it doesn't.
Strong signal
Designs replication and failover that hold under real load.
Falls short
Runs a single instance and calls it production.
Strong signal
Locks down access and protects integrity without breaking the app.
Falls short
Leaves broad access and unencrypted data lying around.
Strong signal
Automates patching, monitoring, and routine ops instead of doing them by hand.
Falls short
Keeps everything manual until it stops scaling.
Hire database administrators with confidence.
Real technical screening, a calibrated shortlist in days, and candidates vetted for fit, not just resumes. Let’s start your search.
- Pay only when they start
- First candidates in 24–48 hrs
- Screened for skills and fit
Specializations
Database Administrators, across your whole stack.
Whatever your team runs on, we screen for the people who do the work right.
SQL Server
Microsoft data platforms, tuned and stable.
PostgreSQL
Open-source relational at scale.
MySQL
MySQL and MariaDB done right.
Oracle
Enterprise Oracle environments.
NoSQL
Document and key-value stores.
Cloud Databases
Managed DBs on AWS, Azure, GCP.
The cost of waiting
An open role isn’t free.
An empty seat doesn’t delay work, it redistributes it. The longer the search drags, the more it costs.
Every week a role stays open, the cost lands on the team you already have.
- Work waits in the backlog while priorities pile up.
- They cover work that isn’t theirs, until something slips.
- The longer the seat stays empty, the harder the restart.
Speed isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s the difference between a gap and a setback.
Time to fill this role
How you hire
Permanent or contract, your call.
Two models, one standard of quality. Bring on the database administrators you need the way that fits your timeline and budget.
Permanent
Permanent hire
Best when you’re building the team for the long term.
- You only pay when they start, success-based, no upfront fee.
- Full-cycle vetting for technical and cultural fit.
- Backed by our 90-day replacement guarantee.
Contract
Contract hire
Best when you need delivery capacity now, without adding headcount.
- We’re the employer of record: payroll, compliance, and onboarding handled.
- Most contractors placed in 5–10 business days.
- Convert to permanent anytime, with a buyout discount that grows each month.
Not sure which fits? Compare permanent vs. contract
FAQ
Hiring database administrators, answered.
The questions teams usually ask before starting a search with us.
We test the scenarios that actually matter: recovery, performance, and availability. We walk through databases a candidate has run, probe how they handled a real recovery, tuned a slow system under load, and planned backups and failover, then have them explain the decisions. The test is keeping data safe and fast, not listing engines.
Judgment under pressure. A strong DBA has actually recovered from failures, tuned real performance problems, and planned for the worst case, versus someone who has only run routine maintenance. We screen for that track record.
Migrations and performance projects can fit contract, while ongoing ownership of production databases is usually permanent. We advise based on the work.
You will typically see a first vetted candidate within 24 to 48 hours and a calibrated shortlist within about five business days. For pay by level we benchmark against recent placements.
Permanent hires are success-based: you pay only when someone starts, with no upfront fee, backed by our 90-day guarantee. Contract runs on a transparent hourly rate. We will walk you through the specifics on an intro call.
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Open searches we are filling.
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Every search keeps your hiring audit-ready in Ontario.
- Salary-range disclosure
- AI-use transparency
- Decisions within 45 days
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Tell us what you’re hiring for.
Share the role and we’ll reply within one business day with a calibrated shortlist of three to five database administrators, screened for your stack and your team.