Database Administrator (DBA)
About The Position
We are seeking Database Administrator (DBA) located in Chantilly, VA. What will you do? VTG is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA). The successful candidate will provide database administration and engineering support across a complex enterprise environment supporting a government customer. This role requires a highly skilled database professional with deep experience supporting Oracle environments, along with familiarity managing databases across Windows, Linux, and cloud-based infrastructure. The candidate will work closely with development and engineering teams in an Agile environment to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of mission systems. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong technical expertise, the ability to work within secure government environments, and a passion for supporting national security missions.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field with 16+ years of relevant experience
- Extensive experience with Oracle database administration
- Experience supporting Oracle databases in Windows environments
- Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL database platforms
- Experience supporting databases across Linux, Windows, and/or AWS RDS environments
- Experience working within Agile development environments
- Experience using Agile collaboration tools including: Jira Confluence GitHub
- Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning experience in complex enterprise environments
Responsibilities
- Provide administration, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise database environments, with a primary focus on Oracle databases.
- Perform database installation, configuration, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and patch management across Windows and Linux environments.
- Support database deployments and infrastructure hosted on AWS RDS and traditional on-premise systems.
- Monitor and optimize database performance to ensure high availability and reliability for mission systems.
- Implement and maintain database security controls and access management in accordance with government security requirements.
- Work closely with software developers and system engineers to support application integration and database architecture design.
- Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical collaboration.
- Utilize Agile collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence, and GitHub for issue tracking, documentation, and code repository management.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database performance issues, system outages, and operational challenges.
- Support database migrations, upgrades, and system modernization initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
