Senior Database Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Provide senior-level oversight for database operations, engineering, and administration in IL5 cloud and on-premise settings.

• Supervise schema governance, indexing strategies, data modeling, and optimization to enhance performance and scalability.

• Ensure compliance of database platforms with DoD security requirements, RMF controls, STIG baselines, and readiness for audits.

• Direct performance tuning, query optimization, and resolution of complex database challenges.

• Oversee strategies for backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and failover to ensure high availability.

• Collaborate with DevSecOps engineers on integrating databases into CI/CD pipelines.

• Support secure SDLC processes, which include database change control and release planning.

• Manage access controls for databases, permissions, service accounts, and oversight of privileged users.

• Supervise vulnerability scanning, patch planning, and remediation for database technologies.

• Work alongside application developers to ensure database design aligns with business logic, data workflows, and mission objectives.

• Maintain documentation for databases, including ER diagrams, configuration baselines, and operational runbooks.

• Lead and mentor a team of Database Administrators (DBAs).

• Provide technical insights for modernization efforts, cloud migration strategies, and evaluations of new platforms.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must possess an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

• At least 10 years of experience in database administration, engineering, or architecture roles.

• Proven leadership in managing enterprise-level database systems in secure federal or DoD environments.

• Experience in implementing IL5 database security controls, RMF requirements, and STIG compliance.

• Background in supporting SDLC integration, release cycles, and DevSecOps workflows.

• Skilled in performance tuning, complex queries, indexing, and database optimization.

• Experience in managing replication, clustering, failover, and backup/recovery procedures.

• Strong proficiency with relational database systems, such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL.

• Expertise in database security, including encryption, auditing, and privileged access management.

• Familiarity with RMF, STIGs, IL5 cloud security controls, and DoD cybersecurity requirements.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and DevSecOps practices.

• Experience with database monitoring tools, log analysis, and performance analytics.

• CompTIA Security+ certification is required.

• Exceptional leadership, analytical, problem-solving, communication, documentation, configuration management, and prioritization skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Regular full-time employment.