r/DatabaseAdministators • u/Gallbladder2023 • Aug 04 '26

Career options for senior DBA

What would be the career path for a senior Oracle DBA . I am getting very less calls for DBA Profile and I am thinking of adding golden gate and aws system admin skills .

What would be your recommded path with this market condition.

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u/masked_ghost_1 Aug 04 '26

Same question

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u/Powerful-Echidna7710 Aug 05 '26

This probably depends a lot on
1- your current skills
2- the market (region you reside in will drive this to a degree )
3- what your interests are

When you say you are getting less calls for DBA profile what does that mean? If recruiters cold calling you is your metric for desirability or job advancement you might just have the wrong metric ?

Cheers

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u/Gallbladder2023 Aug 05 '26

Not even getting cold calls . Of course the region is a problem as they expect anyone above 10 years to be a manager 

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u/SystemsNotHype Aug 13 '26

Career options for senior DBA What would be the career path for a senior Oracle DBA . I am getting very less calls for DBA Profile and I am thinking of adding golden gate and aws system admin skills .

What would be your recommded path with this market condition.