Senior Database Administrator (Secret Clearance Required)

Human Capital Solutions • Florida, FL

19h • Onsite

About The Position

A federal contractor is hiring a senior-level Database Administrator to work on-site supporting a Department of Defense mission partner. The role delivers remote database support to users and systems across the enterprise and is responsible for maintaining stable, secure, and high-performing enterprise data environments.

The DBA owns the full lifecycle of enterprise databases in a client/server architecture, from design and build through ongoing maintenance. The role works with IT leadership to forecast database needs and shape long-term architecture plans, audits databases for data integrity and proper usage, and guides end users on database access and use. It also covers access methods, storage allocation, data validation, performance tuning, security protections, database coding, systems design, data dictionaries, standards, procedures, and system integration through database design.

Requirements

• A degree in Computer Science, IT, Information Systems, or a related field, or relevant technical certifications plus 7+ years of DBA experience in a DoD or federal enterprise setting.
• 3+ years working hands-on with relational database platforms, along with comfort across multiple operating systems and programming languages.
• Experience on at least two large-scale database efforts covering administration, operations, maintenance, and security.
• A track record of building and testing backup, recovery, and continuity plans for enterprise data.
• Working knowledge of federal security frameworks (NIST 800-53, STIGs, RMF) and how to apply them at the database level.
• Strong performance tuning skills, including query optimization, indexing, and execution plan analysis.
• Experience applying vulnerability-driven patches and updates under DoD directives.
• Ability to produce architecture diagrams, data dictionaries, and standard operating procedures.
• Active Secret clearance.
• DoD 8140 (formerly 8570) compliant certification at IAT Level II, such as Security+ CE.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of enterprise databases in a client/server architecture, from initial design and build through ongoing maintenance.
• Partner with IT leadership to forecast future database needs and shape long-term architecture plans.
• Audit databases regularly to confirm data integrity and proper usage.
• Guide end users on how to access and work with the organization's databases.
• Engineer and manage access methods, storage allocation, data validation, performance tuning, and security protections.
• Write SQL and other database code, and contribute to broader systems design efforts.
• Maintain data dictionaries, enforce standards and procedures, and integrate systems through sound database design.

What This Job Offers

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