Yes. Lots of companies employ them. They tend to be less flashy companies than the kind you see talked about on here. Think banks, insurance companies, manufacturing companies, etc. Not startups / pure tech companies - while they may have them, you're more likely to encounter them mashed together with other roles (data engineer, devops, etc...) in the tech companies that tend to chase the latest dev tool fads.
Personally, I'd take a proper DBA over modern data engineers any day - there's a ton of value in knowing how to set up, maintain and use an effective SQL database. It's just not a place you find shiny new tech, so people regard it as boring and old. I'm biased though - the beginning of my career I was a DBA in a boring industry, but it taught me A TON that still has an impact on my skill set 30 years later even though I'm now working in totally different areas.
Personally, I'd take a proper DBA over modern data engineers any day - there's a ton of value in knowing how to set up, maintain and use an effective SQL database. It's just not a place you find shiny new tech, so people regard it as boring and old. I'm biased though - the beginning of my career I was a DBA in a boring industry, but it taught me A TON that still has an impact on my skill set 30 years later even though I'm now working in totally different areas.