Senior Database Administrator

OSC Global

Senior Database Administrator providing technical leadership and oversight for enterprise clustered database platforms. Ensuring mission-critical database services meet operational, reliability, and cybersecurity requirements.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in designing, administering, and securing enterprise database environments, with a strong focus on performance optimization, security compliance, and disaster recovery. Proven ability to lead database modernization initiatives and mentor technical teams while ensuring mission-critical database services meet operational and cybersecurity requirements.

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Enterprise Database AdministrationDatabase Performance TuningSTIG ImplementationCloud Migration PlanningTechnical Documentation Development

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Hard Skills

Database DesignDatabase Security ComplianceDisaster Recovery SolutionsPerformance AnalysisCapacity PlanningAutomated WorkflowsIncident ResponseConfiguration ManagementHigh AvailabilityDatabase Migration

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentoringCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

OracleSQL ServerAzureAWSPostgreSQLDISA STIG ViewerEMASSACASVulnerability Management ToolsMonitoring Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator AssociateOracle Certified ProfessionalMicrosoft SQL Server Certification

Industry Keywords

DoDFederal GovernmentCybersecurity ComplianceEnterprise Content ManagementOperational Readiness

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityMS SQL ServerOraclePostgresSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provides technical leadership for enterprise clustered database platforms
Provides oversight of administration, support operations, incident response, troubleshooting, performance optimization, security compliance, high availability, disaster recovery, lifecycle management, and modernization efforts
Serves as a technical advisor to Government and contractor leadership
Mentors administrators and ensures mission-critical database services meet operational, reliability, and cybersecurity requirements
Architect, design, engineer, and document database servers and associated infrastructure
Lead the design, implementation, and sustainment of enterprise database architectures supporting mission-critical applications
Serve as the senior technical authority for database platform engineering
Lead and provide strategic guidance for database modernization initiatives
Perform STIG hardening, configuration, assessments, and remediation activities
Sustain a fleet of physical and virtual database-hosting servers
Design, configure, validate, and maintain high availability and disaster recovery solutions
Lead resolution of operational issues and provide onsite and on-call support
Perform advanced performance analysis, tuning, capacity planning, workload analysis, and trend assessment
Plan, execute, and document server specification changes
Develop, maintain, and enforce database standards and technical documentation
Provide root cause analysis for major incidents
Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level database administrators
Review proposed application, infrastructure, and database changes to assess security, performance, operational readiness, and overall risk

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of seven (7) years of experience designing, building, administering, securing, and managing enterprise database environments
Experience supporting mission-critical database platforms in an enterprise, DoD, Federal Government, or similarly complex operational environment
Experience with database performance tuning, backup and recovery, high availability, disaster recovery, patching, upgrades, and lifecycle management
Experience leading or supporting database security compliance activities, including STIG implementation, vulnerability remediation, audit support, and configuration management
Experience supporting enterprise content management solutions and associated business processes
Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining automated workflows, approval processes, or business process solutions
Experience developing technical documentation, standard operating procedures, maintenance plans, and operational support guides
Experience coordinating with application, server, storage, network, cybersecurity, and Government stakeholders to support database operations and modernization efforts
Must be able to pass background screening
Preferred Qualifications: Oracle or SQL Server certification; Senior-level database certification such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, Oracle Certified Professional, Microsoft SQL Server certification, PostgreSQL, or equivalent database platform certification; Experience with cloud-hosted or hybrid database environments, including Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud, or other Government-approved cloud platforms; Experience supporting database migrations, platform modernization, cloud migration planning, or database consolidation initiatives;
Experience with automation, monitoring, dashboarding, and reporting tools that improve database operations and visibility;
Experience with RMF, eMASS, ACAS, DISA STIG Viewer, vulnerability management processes, or DoD Cybersecurity compliance workflows;
Experience serving as a technical lead, senior administrator, or subject matter expert for enterprise database operations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

paid holidays
paid time off
401K with employer match
dental, vision, health insurance plans
life and disability benefits