Sr. Database Administrator
CGI•Huntsville, AL
•Onsite
About The Position
CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to support the design, administration, optimization, and sustainment of mission critical database environments supporting a major federal modernization program. This role ensures the reliability, security, and performance of databases across cloud and on prem infrastructures and partners closely with engineering, DevSecOps, data migration, and application teams to maintain high quality, stable data operations. This position is located in Huntsville, AL.
Requirements
- Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
- U.S. Citizenship
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in database administration or data platform operations
- Expertise with enterprise RDBMS platforms (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, etc.)
- Experience with SQL optimization, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and tuning
- Experience supporting cloud database platforms (AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB preferred)
- Strong understanding of database security, encryption, backup/recovery, clustering, and replication
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting federal modernization or national security programs
- Experience with microservices, containerized workloads, and DevSecOps environments
- Familiarity with ETL pipelines, large scale data migrations, and database modernization
- Scripting experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Responsibilities
- Administer, configure, and maintain relational and NoSQL databases supporting enterprise applications and data workflows
- Monitor database health, performance, storage utilization, and availability
- Optimize queries, indexes, and configurations to maximize performance and throughput
- Conduct database maintenance including backups, restores, patching, upgrades, and replication
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and recoverability across environments
- Implement database security controls, encryption, auditing, and RBAC policies
- Support compliance with federal security standards for classified environments
- Work with security teams to address vulnerabilities and hardening requirements
- Support cloud database operations, migrations, and modernization efforts (AWS preferred)
- Partner with data engineering and ETL/migration teams on integration, mapping, and transformation needs
- Assist with migration of legacy databases into modern cloud based architectures
- Diagnose and resolve database issues affecting applications, pipelines, and data workflows
- Perform root cause analysis on performance degradation or data anomalies
- Collaborate with full stack engineers, QA teams, and cloud engineers to resolve integration related issues
- Maintain architecture diagrams, configuration documents, runbooks, and SOPs
- Provide performance metrics, incident overviews, and operational reporting to leadership
- Document changes, upgrades, and tuning actions for continuity and audit requirements
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive insurance options
- Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
- Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
- Paid parental leave
- Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
- Wellness and Well being programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
