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Database Administrator, Top Secret Clearance

Database AdministratorDatabase AdministratorFull TimeRemoteTeam 5,001-10,000Since 1969H1B SponsorCompany Site LinkedIn

Location

Alabama + 1 more

Posted

37 days ago

Salary

$98.6K - $167.6K / year

Bachelor Degree7 yrs expEnglishAnsibleAWSAzureCloudETLKafkaLinuxOraclePostgresPythonSplunkSQLTerraform

Job Description

• Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies. • Ensure data integrity, backups, and disaster recovery readiness. • Collaborate with development teams on schema design, query optimization, and data modeling (OLTP/OLAP). • Support database security and access controls in compliance with DoD standards. • Maintain documentation and change control procedures. • Lead database upgrades and migrations. • Automate routine tasks (backups, patching, user provisioning) with versioned scripting and CI/CD. • Participate in on-call rotation, incident response, root-cause analysis, and capacity planning. • Integrate monitoring and alerting.

Job Requirements

Candidate must have an active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
Security+ or equivalent certification required.
7+ years of experience as a DBA in federal environments.
Bachelor's in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent experience; advanced degree a plus.
Vendor certifications (AWS, Oracle, Microsoft, etc).
Expertise in SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
Experience with cloud-based DB solutions (AWS RDS, Azure SQL).
Strong understanding of database security and compliance requirements.
Hands-on performance tuning (query tuning, indexing strategy, stats maintenance, I/O and memory pressure analysis).
Solid understanding of networking, OS fundamentals (Windows/Linux), and storage concepts relevant to databases.
Scripting ability in at least one: PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
Experience hardening and accrediting systems under DoD RMF.
Familiarity with data integration & messaging (ETL/ELT tools, CDC, Kafka), and supporting analytics/BI workloads.
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and config management (Terraform, Ansible) for DB infrastructure and parameter baselines.
Experience building database observability: custom metrics, log pipelines, SIEM integration (Splunk/Elastic).
Prior work in FedRAMP IL4/IL5 or impact-level cloud environments.

Benefits

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process