Database Administrator

TekSynap•Washington, DC

1d•$90,000 - $108,000•Hybrid

About The Position

TekSynap is seeking a Database Administrator to administer, monitor, maintain, and support enterprise databases and related managed database applications across the task order environment. The role supports database planning, design, development, upgrades, performance, availability, security, backup and recovery, troubleshooting, and operational sustainment in on-premises and cloud environments. The administrator collaborates with cloud infrastructure teams and other stakeholders, maintains technical documentation, supports ServiceNow ticket-driven work, produces project and deployment artifacts, and contributes to knowledge sharing and cross-training. The position is based in Washington, DC, in an office and hybrid environment. The schedule is day shift, Monday through Friday, with possible evening and weekend work to meet program and contract needs. Travel is less than 10%. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and have, or be able to obtain, Public Trust. The target salary range is $90,000 to $108,000.

Requirements

Experience administering enterprise databases in production environments.
Experience supporting database performance monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, and operational sustainment.
Experience with one or more major relational database platforms, such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
Experience supporting backup and recovery activities and database security practices.
Experience maintaining documentation, status reporting, and ticket-driven operational support.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering Mathematics, or a related technical field and 5–7 years of relevant database administration experience; or a master’s degree in a related field and 3–5 years of experience supporting enterprise database environments; or a PhD in a related field and 0–2 years of experience supporting enterprise database environments.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Active Public Trust or ability to obtain Public Trust.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting databases in both on-premises and cloud environments.
Experience with AWS and/or Azure hosted database services.
Experience with scripting and automation tools such as Terraform, PowerShell, or JSON-based automation.
Experience supporting federal IT environments and change-control processes.

Responsibilities

Administer, monitor, maintain, and support enterprise databases and related managed database applications across the task order environment.
Participate in planning for future database expansion, enhancements, upgrades, and selection decisions.
Ensure database performance, availability, and security through monitoring, tuning, optimization, and proactive issue resolution.
Support database design and development and collaborate with cloud infrastructure teams to optimize performance in on-premises and cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.
Use automation and scripting tools, including JSON, Terraform, PowerShell, and related on-premises and cloud administration tools.
Develop and manage backup and recovery strategies and conduct restoration and recovery drills to validate recoverability.
Diagnose and resolve complex database and data-management issues, and recommend upgrades, maintenance fixes, and improvements.
Support installation, monitoring, and maintenance of database managed applications.
Maintain accurate documentation of database configurations, standards, procedures, and policies, and participate in annual SOP reviews.
Provide weekly status reports and keep assigned ServiceNow tickets updated and followed up by required deadlines.
Provide design documents, implementation plans, test plans and cases, deployment checklists, and rollback plans for assigned initiatives and ServiceNow tickets within required timelines.
Collaborate with team members and stakeholders, host knowledge-sharing discussions, and support cross-training.