Database Services Lead

GD Information Technology • Austin, TX

4d • Remote

About The Position

The Database Services Lead will provide senior technical leadership across the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud database platforms in on-premises, AWS, and Azure environments. The role oversees database operations supporting mission-critical healthcare, pharmacy, benefits, identity, print/mail, and enterprise application services. It drives modernization, resilience, security compliance, observability, and unified processes across database administration, operations, and application services. The lead ensures high availability, recoverability, and alignment with federal cybersecurity mandates, VA Handbook 6500, and Zero Trust principles. The position integrates database services with cross-functional engineering teams, leads governance and reporting, manages modernization initiatives, and maintains operational excellence across the VA enterprise database ecosystem.

The role supports the Department of Veterans Affairs in Austin, Texas, or remotely. It requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, with less than 10% travel. No visa sponsorship is available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 15 or more years of experience in enterprise IT operations, database administration, or technical leadership.
• Experience leading federal or enterprise-scale database programs across Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud database platforms.
• Strong understanding of federal cybersecurity frameworks, including NIST 800-53, RMF, Zero Trust, TIC 3.0, and database compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams in multi-vendor, multi-platform environments.
• Experience modernizing database architectures, cloud transitions, virtualization migrations, and enterprise disaster recovery strategies.
• Strong stakeholder communication, project management, incident response, disaster recovery/continuity of operations alignment, and performance reporting skills.
• Demonstrated leadership in enterprise database operations, availability management, tuning, disaster recovery, and audit readiness.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe, ITIL v4, Oracle DBA, SQL Server MCSE, or cloud database certifications.
• Experience with VA or other federal agency systems.
• Experience with RMF, ATO documentation, database modernization, enterprise integrations, or high-volume workflow systems.
• Technical depth in AWS/Azure cloud databases, Oracle Enterprise Manager, SQL tuning, automation, monitoring, or infrastructure-as-code tooling.
• Experience supporting performance-based contracts with KPIs and AQLs.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership across Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud database platforms in on-premises, AWS, and Azure environments.
• Oversee database operations supporting mission-critical healthcare, pharmacy, benefits, identity, print/mail, and enterprise application services.
• Drive database modernization, resilience, security compliance, observability, and unified operational processes.
• Ensure high availability, recoverability, and alignment with federal cybersecurity mandates, VA Handbook 6500, and Zero Trust principles.
• Integrate database services with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Lead governance and reporting, manage modernization initiatives, and maintain operational excellence across the enterprise database ecosystem.
• Lead enterprise database operations, availability management, tuning, disaster recovery, and audit readiness.
• Support incident response, disaster recovery and continuity of operations alignment, performance reporting, and stakeholder communications.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, including options with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave, including up to 160 hours in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.
• Military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees, prorated based on hire date.
• Typically 10 paid holidays per year, prorated based on hire date.
• Short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Personal accident insurance.
• Critical illness insurance.
• Business travel and accident insurance.
• AI-enabled professional growth tools.
• Leadership development and internal mobility programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior