Viderity Inc.

Database Administrator, Drupal

Viderity Inc.

part-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • District of Columbia

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

Cyber SecurityDrupalETLMySQLOraclePostgresRDBMSSQLTableau

About the role

  • Support the National Science Foundation’s Standard Application Process (SAP) online portal as a Senior Data Scientist I (Database Administrator)
  • Manage and optimize Drupal’s underlying database systems (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
  • Conduct performance tuning, indexing, and backup/recovery to ensure high availability
  • Support Drupal data migrations, schema updates, and entity-based data modeling
  • Ensure data integrity and security in compliance with federal standards
  • Enable advanced reporting and dashboarding (Tableau, Power BI) and support API-based data access
  • Administer and optimize databases supporting the SAP portal, including data user applications, reviewer portals, and metadata systems
  • Support restricted-use microdata management, ensuring proper storage, retrieval, and audit trails
  • Implement and maintain metadata catalogs for discoverability across 16+ statistical agencies
  • Ensure compliance with FISMA moderate security controls, NIST SP 800-53, and Section 508 accessibility requirements
  • Establish and monitor Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for users, reviewers, and administrators
  • Provide database performance tuning, query optimization, and secure backup/recovery strategies
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, schema diagrams, and database process flows
  • Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and federal stakeholders on system integrations (e.g., ResearchDataGov.org migration)
  • Implement dashboards and reporting features to support application tracking, reviews, appeals, and usage metrics
  • Deliver secure, scalable, and compliant database systems aligned to SAP portal requirements across project milestones (720 hours total)

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field; Master’s preferred
  • 5+ years of professional experience as a Database Administrator or Data Scientist supporting federal or enterprise systems
  • Expertise in SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or equivalent enterprise RDBMS
  • Experience with Drupal and managing Drupal databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
  • Experience with data cataloging, metadata standards, and schema design
  • Familiarity with federal security standards (FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53) and Section 508 compliance
  • Experience supporting data-intensive applications with scalability (500+ submissions per hour, 100+ concurrent users)
  • Strong knowledge of ETL pipelines, APIs, and system integration
  • Experience with performance tuning, indexing, backup/recovery, and query optimization
  • Experience with reporting/dashboarding tools (Tableau, Power BI)
  • Excellent communication and documentation skills
  • U.S. Citizenship required (due to federal contract restrictions)