Senior DBA

DMI•Washington, DC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

DMI, LLC is seeking a Senior DBA to join us. The Senior Database Administrator manages all aspects of NTSB's database infrastructure across production, staging, and QA/test environments. This role leads the migration of on-premises SQL databases to Azure SQL, establishes security and archiving strategies, and ensures database performance and availability in support of NTSB's enterprise applications.

Requirements

Master's degree (M.S. or M.A.) in Computer Science, Information Technology, Database Management, or a related field
Minimum 10 years of database administration experience
Extensive hands-on experience with MS SQL Server, MySQL, and MongoDB
Demonstrated experience with Azure SQL and cloud database deployment
Working knowledge of database security, backup, recovery, and archiving at enterprise scale
Must possess or be eligible to obtain and successfully complete a Public Trust background investigation and/or a Public Trust clearance.
Must be a U.S. Citizen

Nice To Haves

Experience with Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Factory, or Microsoft Fabric
Familiarity with NTSB or federal government IT environments
Experience with database performance monitoring tools and capacity planning methodologies
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator or equivalent certification
Eight additional years of relevant experience beyond the minimum may substitute for the required degree.
Six additional years combined with a qualifying certification may also substitute.

Responsibilities

Manage and support production, staging, and QA/test database environments
Lead migration of on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure SQL, including planning, execution, and validation
Design and implement database security controls, backup strategies, and archiving procedures
Monitor and tune database performance; conduct capacity planning across all managed environments
Support import and export of data in large volumes, including integration with enterprise data pipelines
Maintain and configure MySQL, MS SQL Server, and MongoDB instances across cloud and on-premises deployments
Collaborate with application development and data engineering teams to optimize database schemas and query performance
Apply cloud database deployment knowledge across Azure SQL, open-source options, and traditional relational database management system (RDBMS) solutions
Document database configurations, standards, and change management procedures