Database Admin/Engineer Data Librarian

Leidos•St. Louis, MO

2d•$107,900 - $195,050

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Lead Database Administrator/Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for the on-premises Oracle database environment supporting GEOINT product dissemination and expurgation processing. The role leads the architecture, administration, security, performance, availability, and lifecycle management of mission-critical Oracle databases, including spatial data stores used to disseminate product packages to internal and foreign partners. The position requires a collaborative technical leader who can work across offices and security domains, establish database standards and best practices, mentor database and software professionals, and ensure the environment meets operational, security, and compliance requirements. The role also represents database expertise in customer and stakeholder engagements, delivering briefings and advising leadership on database strategy and risk.

Requirements

10 or more years of Oracle database administration and engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a lead or senior technical role.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI access before the start date.
Ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph after hire.
Sec+ certification or a DoD 8140-compliant equivalent for the assigned work role.
Extensive hands-on experience administering on-premises Oracle Database.
Strong experience with Oracle RAC, Data Guard, ASM, and Grid Infrastructure.
Advanced SQL skills, including schemas, stored procedures, and database constructs.
Demonstrated performance-tuning experience.
Experience implementing DISA STIGs, database auditing, encryption, and privileged-access controls in a secure environment.
Proficiency in Linux/Unix administration and Bash or ksh shell scripting at the database-host level.
Understanding of cross-domain data management and security protocols, including NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS.
Strong public-speaking skills and experience briefing leadership and customers on technical concepts.
Ability to lead and mentor technical staff and provide clear direction and prioritization.
Ability to engage across multiple offices and align database work with mission and product requirements.
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills for complex database, performance, and integration issues under operational pressure.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills and experience working in cross-functional teams.
Comfort speaking with customers and stakeholders and communicating clearly and transparently.
Disciplined adherence to change control, configuration management, and security procedures, with sound judgment when exercising privileged access.
Understanding of data integrity and validation concepts and the structure, intent, and usage of data-sharing agreements.
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Agile project management structures.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating across multiple security domains is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Serve as lead administrator and subject matter expert for on-premises Oracle production, test, and development environments.
Design, build, configure, maintain, and optimize Oracle Database environments and spatial data stores, including Oracle Spatial, SDO_GEOMETRY, and ArcSDE/enterprise geodatabase integration.
Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, consolidations, and capacity expansions.
Plan, test, and apply quarterly Oracle Release Updates and Critical Patch Updates for databases, Grid Infrastructure, and related components; develop implementation, validation, and rollback plans and execute changes through formal change-management processes.
Implement and maintain the DISA Oracle Database STIG and organizational security baselines, including Unified Auditing, TDE, role-based access, least-privilege models, and privileged-account controls.
Remediate vulnerability scan findings and support RMF/ATO assessments, continuous monitoring, and audits; stage and apply patches in restricted or air-gapped environments using approved data-transfer procedures.
Perform advanced performance tuning and diagnostics, and monitor database health, capacity, and availability.
Develop and maintain automation for health checks, patch verification, backup validation, and account management using shell scripting, SQL, Python, and/or Ansible.
Support and optimize database constructs, schemas, stored procedures, and ingest and validation processes for expurgation and dissemination workflows.
Lead root-cause analysis of database incidents and outages and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Coordinate database configuration, secure data movement, and dissemination across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS security domains.
Partner with systems administrators, software engineers, network, security, and application teams on integration, change coordination, and troubleshooting.
Engage stakeholders, product owners, and data users to optimize data structures, performance, and availability.
Develop and maintain database standards, SOPs, runbooks, architecture diagrams, and configuration documentation.
Provide technical direction, assign tasks, and mentor junior and mid-level database administrators and engineers.
Advise government and program leadership on database strategy, roadmaps, lifecycle and end-of-support planning, capacity, and risk.
Develop and deliver presentations, briefings, and reports to customers, stakeholders, and senior leadership; serve as the primary database point of contact for customer briefings and technical discussions.
Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions and training for internal and external stakeholders.