Database Administrator

Bixal•Fairfax, VA

5h•$110,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

Bixal is seeking a Database Administrator to manage the data behind a federal platform supporting governmentwide regulatory planning and review. The system is relied on by federal agencies, oversight offices, and the public, and must remain available 24/7/365 while a modern replacement is developed alongside it. The Database Administrator will keep the existing Oracle database secure, performant, and reliable while leading the migration of decades of regulatory data to the new platform. The work includes mapping legacy data to new models, validating and reconciling migrations, and preserving historical records, identifiers, and public references. The role combines production database administration with careful migration planning and testing, and involves close collaboration with engineers, a security lead, and client technical stakeholders. This is a full-time position on an awarded contract with a 12-month base period and two 12-month option periods. The position is remote from anywhere in the USA. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided. The salary range is $110,000–$120,000, with most offers tending to land near the midpoint. The role has a fixed duration, and Bixal states it will keep employees informed about contract updates and new opportunities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience as a database administrator or database engineer supporting production systems.
Hands-on Oracle Enterprise database administration experience, including backup and recovery, patching, performance tuning, and security configuration.
Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills.
Experience leading or executing large-scale data migrations from a legacy database to a new platform, including data mapping, validation, and reconciliation.
Experience with data modeling and designing schemas for new applications.
Experience with ETL or data migration tooling and scripting, such as Python, shell, or similar.
Experience working in Linux server environments.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical decisions and explain data issues to non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust determination in support of a federal government contract.
Legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Nice To Haves

Oracle certification, such as Oracle Certified Professional.
Experience with PostgreSQL or cloud-managed database services such as Amazon RDS or Aurora.
Experience delivering for federal government clients, including systems operating under FISMA Moderate controls.
Familiarity with federal records management and retention requirements (NARA).
Experience with reporting tools such as JasperReports or Crystal Reports.
Experience migrating document-heavy or regulatory data while preserving historical records and public references.
Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Administer, monitor, and tune the production Oracle Enterprise database to ensure availability, performance, and integrity across environments.
Manage backups, recovery, patching, upgrades, and capacity planning; support continuity of operations and disaster recovery testing.
Implement and maintain database security controls, including access management, auditing, and encryption, and remediate database vulnerabilities within contractual timelines.
Support defect resolution, performance troubleshooting, and database-related data requests.
Develop and maintain the Data Migration Plan for moving legacy data to the new platform.
Map legacy data structures to new target data models and document transformations, assumptions, and data quality issues.
Build, test, and run repeatable migration and ETL processes, including validation and reconciliation against source systems.
Plan migration timing, rollback procedures, and acceptance criteria for each release.
Preserve historical records, legacy identifiers, and public references, and support archive or read-only access to historical data where needed.
Contribute to data model design, indexing, and query optimization for the new platform.
Support integration, decommissioning, and records retention planning as legacy capabilities are retired.
Maintain database documentation, data dictionaries, and runbooks.
Participate in agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, estimation, reviews, and retrospectives.
Perform other relevant duties as assigned and qualified or trained to perform.