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Database Administration Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 17+ database administration jobs at companies offering generous PTO and flexible hours—for a better work-life balance. 2 new this week. Hiring companies include Workato, Adaptavist, and MongoDB.

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generous PTO 4
flexible hours 3
unlimited PTO 2
best places to work 5
generous parental leave 2

Updated November 2, 2026

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Technical Consultant / Technical Advisor

1mo

Adaptavist · Remote · Montreal, QC, Canada

68 · GoodFlexible HoursCA$90k – CA$100k

Technical Consultant (Atlassian)

3mo

Adaptavist · Remote · Greece

68 · GoodFlexible Hours

GTM AI Engineer

3mo

Customer.io · Remote · Oregon, USA

63 · GoodUnlimited PTO$140k – $170k

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Staff Database Reliability Engineer, DBRE

3mo

Assured · Remote · USA

60 · GoodUnlimited PTO$190k – $240k

Database Administrator (PostgreSQL & MySQL)

12d

Lucidya · Onsite · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

87 · Excellent4 Day Work Week

Associate Cloud Operations Engineer

Sage · Hybrid · Bangalore, India

62 · GoodGenerous PTO

Senior Application Database Administrator

Experian · Hybrid · Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Specialist, SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) and Automation Engineer

Merck · Hybrid · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Technical Consultant (Atlassian)

3mo

Adaptavist · Hybrid · Athens or Cholargos

68 · GoodFlexible Hours

Systems Database Administrator V

12d

University of Florida · Onsite · Gainesville, FL, USA

56 · GoodGenerous PTO$98k – $110k

Enterprise Software Engineer III

12d

Dartmouth College · Hybrid · Hanover, NH, USA

56 · GoodGenerous PTO$107k – $133k

Technical Services Engineer

18d

MongoDB · Onsite · Dublin, Ireland

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Associate TSE II

1mo

MongoDB · Hybrid · Gurugram, India

57 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

1mo

Workato · Hybrid · Barcelona, Spain

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

1mo

Workato · Hybrid · Barcelona, Spain

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

1mo

Workato · Hybrid · Barcelona, Spain

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (PostgreSQL DBA)

1mo

Workato · Hybrid · Barcelona, Spain

57 · GoodBest Place to Work

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Employers hiring for Database Administration on this page include Workato, Adaptavist, and MongoDB. Database Administration roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Database Administration is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Database Administration roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Database Administration hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Database Administration roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Database Administration candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Database Administration on current listings.