Database Administrator volunteer opportunity at iLevelUP: unpaid work with Data Management Team. This is a fully remote role.
Database Administrator: remote volunteer opportunity
Keep database systems reliable and well maintained. Support administration, monitoring, access controls, and recovery practices that protect the integrity and availability of data.
Fully remote | Unpaid volunteer | United States
About iLevelUP
iLevelUP is a free, AI-powered, game-based learning experience being developed by Believe in Me to help young people explore education and career possibilities and build self-confidence. The product is in limited beta. The learner is the main character, and iLevelUP is the guide.
Database Administrator role overview
As an iLevelUP Database Administrator, you will contribute practical expertise to a nonprofit education product in limited beta. Keep database systems reliable and well maintained. Support administration, monitoring, access controls, and recovery practices that protect the integrity and availability of data.
You will work with the relevant team to agree on priorities, review progress, and document decisions. Because the product is still developing, clear handoffs and useful feedback matter.
What you will own
Your contribution centers on the responsibilities below. First, understand the current work and the needs of your collaborators. Next, agree on a manageable scope with the team lead. Then, share progress and raise blockers early. Finally, document the decisions that your teammates need for the next step.
Database Administrator responsibilities
- Administer and monitor database systems to support integrity, availability, and performance.
- Review routine maintenance and recovery needs with the technical team.
- Support documented access controls and secure handling of database information.
- Investigate database issues and maintain clear operational documentation.
Early deliverables
- First, review the current data and database management work and identify useful next steps with your team lead.
- Next, agree on an initial deliverable, its review criteria, and the people who need to contribute.
- Finally, complete a reviewable piece of work and document what the next contributor needs to know.
Database Administrator required qualifications
- Experience administering relational or document databases in development, testing, or production environments.
- Knowledge of backup, restore, access control, monitoring, indexing, and performance-tuning practices.
- Ability to use change control, least-privilege permissions, and documented rollback procedures.
- Familiarity with data privacy, retention, encryption, and secure credential-handling principles.
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.
- Ability to work within approved environments and avoid accessing unnecessary personal or confidential data.
Database Administrator helpful experience
- Related education, nonprofit, or volunteer project experience can help you understand the context of the work.
- In addition, examples of clear documentation and remote collaboration are useful to share with your application.
How we work
Work with Data Management Team through approved project tools. In practice, share concise updates, ask for the context you need, and keep decisions in the agreed workspace. For example, explain what you completed, what needs review, and what is blocking the next step. In addition, protect learner and project information when preparing examples or discussing your work.
Why volunteer with iLevelUP
- Contribute to a nonprofit education product at a stage when your decisions can shape the learner experience.
- Own a meaningful body of work and collaborate across education, design, engineering, and student support.
- Develop work samples and share approved contributions in your portfolio while respecting project and learner confidentiality.
Time commitment and location
This is a fully remote, unpaid volunteer opportunity. Weekly availability, meeting times, project scope, and the duration of your commitment will be agreed during onboarding. The published eligibility area for this opening is the United States.
How to apply
First, use the Believe in Me volunteer application to share your résumé or professional profile, relevant experience, availability, and a brief statement of interest. Before submitting, remove personal, confidential, and proprietary information from any work samples.
For the Database Administrator opening, explain a relevant project. For example, describe the problem you addressed and your own contribution. If you are still building experience, describe how your current skills connect with the listed responsibilities. Next, the team will review your application and discuss fit and expectations with selected applicants.
We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds and pathways. Before applying, review this role’s required and helpful experience. Also, if you need an accommodation during the application or interview process, use iLevelUP’s contact page.
Role details
- Role: Database Administrator
- Program: iLevelUP, a Believe in Me initiative
- Employment type: Unpaid volunteer
- Workplace: Fully remote
- Applicant eligibility: United States
- Team: Data Management Team
- Company address: 107 Spring Street, 2nd Floor, Seattle, WA 98104
- Job ID: 754
This is a fully remote, unpaid volunteer opportunity. Weekly availability, meeting times, project scope, and the duration of your commitment will be agreed during onboarding. The published eligibility area for this opening is the United States.