Database Administrator

The Leidos Health and Services Sector is seeking a Database Administrator who will:

designs, develops, and maintains operational databases and provides the Government with database architecture, administration guidance, engineering guides and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), data flow documentation, data models, manuals, and Microsoft Visio-based diagrams.

contingent upon contract award

Requires US Citizenship, current location in the UNITED STATES and the ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance.

This position is responsible for database loading; development and management of operational procedures; environment management; and overall database health, including proactive monitoring and reactive issue response. Additional responsibilities include resource planning; database upgrade planning; backup and recovery strategy planning and implementation; and environment transition planning across development, test, staging, and production environments.
This role:

• Ensures that all data collection and storage systems are compliant with DISA STIG and SRG requirements, including documented access controls, comprehensive intrusion detection and prevention measures, and malware protection safeguards.

• Provides backup and recovery solutions (i.e., RTO) and recommends enhancements to improve database performance and security.

• Monitors transaction activity and system utilization to ensure optimal performance.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize operational databases to ensure performance, availability, integrity, and security.

• Develop and maintain database architecture documentation, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), data models, data flow diagrams, and engineering guidance for government stakeholders.

• Ensure database environments comply with DISA STIG and SRG requirements, including implementation of access controls, intrusion detection and prevention measures, and data protection safeguards.

• Design and manage database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to meet defined recovery time objectives (RTO).

• Install, configure, upgrade, and tune database management systems (DBMS) to support evolving program requirements.

• Monitor database performance, transaction activity, and system utilization; respond to performance alerts and outages to maintain system health.

• Implement and support ETL processes for data migration between systems, including legacy and mainframe integrations.

• Manage database user access, roles, and security controls to protect sensitive data.

• Develop, deploy, and maintain SQL DDL and DML scripts to support application deployments, patches, and environment transitions.

• Optimize SQL queries and database structures to improve performance and ensure high availability.

• Support schema design, data model updates, and database changes in collaboration with data architects and application development teams.

• Maintain version control and change tracking for database modifications using approved tools.

• Support database loading, environment management, and transition planning across development, test, staging, and production environments.

• Provide database guidance and technical support to project teams and assist with ad hoc reporting and analytics needs.

• Collate, analyze, and present database performance and operational metrics for internal and external stakeholders.

• Recommend and implement continuous improvements to enhance database reliability, performance, and security.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related information technology field with seven years of experience administering, managing, and tuning databases.

• Seven years of experience working with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or other relational databases in a cloud environment.

• Hands-on experience implementing and supporting ETL tools and data migration processes.

• Experience using APIs to develop and maintain dashboards and reporting solutions for senior management.

• Experience managing Amazon RDS in AWS environments preferred.

• Experience implementing and using Liquibase or other DevOps tools to manage database changes.

• Strong understanding of data architecture principles, schema standards, database design, implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.

• Ability to manage requirement changes throughout the project lifecycle.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical requirements to development teams and stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.

• Strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with team members, customers, vendors, and support personnel.

• U.S. citizenship and fluency in English required.

• Ability to successfully pass criminal history, fingerprint background checks, and credential verification required.

• Ability to maintain and retain suitability investigation and clearance as required. 

• Proficient in navigating electronic systems, computer programs, and virtual service platforms.

• This position requires a separate, quiet, private, confidential space to work from, as well as having access to your own reliable high-speed internet hard wired to your home (coax or fiber from the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to your home.) Using a hot spot from a mobile device (tethering) or wireless ISP is not acceptable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Aurora MySql, Postgres, and DocumentDB strongly preferred

• AWS Cloud Data Engineer

Anticipated salary $116,906.22 to $123,059.18 

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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.