Database Administrator

The Database Administrator is responsible for managing and supporting large-scale, mission-critical database environments. This position ensures the availability, performance, security, and compliance of enterprise data platforms that support core business operations and strategic initiatives. The role works closely with infrastructure, application, and security teams to maintain reliable and scalable database solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade database environments across on-premises and hybrid infrastructures.
• Administer and optimize large, complex databases supporting high-volume transactional and analytical workloads.
• Ensure high availability through clustering, replication, failover, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Lead database performance tuning, capacity planning, and resource optimization initiatives.
• Implement and enforce enterprise security standards, including encryption, auditing, and role-based access control.
• Support regulatory and compliance requirements, including DFARS, ITAR, and similar standards.
• Plan and execute database upgrades, patches, and migrations while minimizing downtime.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and security teams to align database architecture with enterprise standards.
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks, architecture diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Monitor database health using enterprise monitoring and alerting tools.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide escalation support for critical production issues.

Required Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five (5) or more years of experience administering databases in an enterprise or large-scale environment.
• Expertise with one or more enterprise database platforms, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, IBM Db2, or similar te...