AWS Database Administrator - Oracle and MongoDB

SAIC; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC seeks a mid-level Database Administrator in Ashburn, VA to manage Oracle and NoSQL environments, including AWS-hosted databases (PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, MongoDB) and Redshift. The role emphasizes performance, security, and data warehousing with backups, failover, and migrations to the cloud.

The position is hybrid-remote with 2 on-site days in Ashburn, requiring local residency or relocation. Strong AWS, migration, and security experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience as a DBA.
• Strong NoSQL (preferably MongoDB) skills.
• Experience migrating on-prem databases to AWS.
• Proficient with AWS services and data warehousing.
• Ability to handle Oracle production issues after hours.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and implement permissions for secure database connectivity.
• Monitor performance and optimize interactions with NoSQL databases.
• Design and test backup and recovery strategies including failover.
• Lead migrations from on-prem to AWS and from relational to NoSQL.
• Manage AWS Redshift and other data warehousing solutions.
• Utilize AWS CloudWatch for monitoring and automation.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues and ensure availability.

Skills

Oracle

NoSQL

MongoDB

Communication

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS CLI

AWS CloudWatch

PostgreSQL

Oracle RDS

DocumentDB

Redshift

Job description

Minimum Clearance Required None

Job ID 2614707

Location Ashburn, VA, US

Date Posted 2026-07-28

Category Information Technology

Subcategory Database Admin

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel No

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and experienced mid-level Database Administrator (DBA) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing and optimizing both Oracle and NoSQL databases. Project teams utilize Oracle RDS and AWS managed databases including Postgres and DocumentDB, and MongoDB, also hosted in AWS. This role requires a thorough understanding of the advantages of NoSQL databases such as the scalability, flexibility, and performance gains and the disadvantages compared to relational databases. The ideal candidate will also have hands-on experience with failover and recovery, backups, migration of on-premises databases to AWS, and proficiency with AWS services. The successful candidate should be passionate about ensuring database performance, availability, and security, and experienced in debugging complex challenges and handling data warehouses.

This position is hybrid-remote and requires 2 days on-site in Ashburn, VA. Must be local or willing to relocate.

Job Responsibilities

• Database Management Administer, maintain, and implement permissions, policies and procedures for ensuring the secure connectivity and integrity of databases.
• Performance Tuning Monitor database performance, implement changes and apply new patches and versions when required to ensure optimal performance. Work closely with the application teams to optimize the application interaction with NoSQL.
• Failover and Recovery Design and execute database backup and recovery strategies, including failover planning and testing.
• Migration and Upgrade Lead migration projects from on-premises databases to AWS, relational databases to NoSQL, including planning, execution, and validation of database migrations and upgrades.
• Security and Compliance Ensure database security measures are in place, including access controls and audit logging. Comply with all applicable data privacy laws and regulations.
• Data Warehousing Manage and optimize AWS Redshift instances and other data warehousing solutions for scalable and efficient data storage and analysis.
• Monitoring Utilize AWS CloudWatch and other monitoring tools to ensure database health, performance, and to automate scaling and notifications.
• Troubleshooting and Support Provide support for complex database issues, including troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, etc.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Looking for a candidate with the ability to handle Oracle Prod issues after hours and carry the Oracle Duty Phone on a rotational basis. The candidate must have solid NoSQL (preferably MongoDB) skills as more and more applications are leveraging NoSQL databases.

Experience of migrating databases (+Terabytes) from on-prem to cloud and hands-on production experience is a must.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Database Expertise Proven experience as a DBA with expertise in Oracle (new versions) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB).
• AWS Managed Databases Experience with AWS DocumentDB database services.
• Experience with relational database management system, PostgreSQL/Postgres.
• Failover and Recovery Solid experience in database failover, recovery procedures, and disaster recovery planning.
• Migration Experience Demonstrated experience with migrating on-premises databases to AWS.
• Technical Skills Proficient in MongoDB Query Language (MQL), database design, and data modeling. Familiarity with AWS CLI, SDKs, and CloudWatch.
• Communication Skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Skills And Experience

• Certifications AWS or relevant database certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, AWS Associate Architect).
• Scripting Skills Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation of database tasks.
• Monitoring Tools Deep familiarity with database monitoring tools, especially AWS CloudWatch, for performance monitoring and alerting.
• Enterprise Database Management Experience with large enterprise database design, implementation, and optimization, for example, Oracle RDS on Exadata. Experience with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC).
• Experience with Big Query is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively to develop innovative solutions to software problems.
• High level of self-motivation, desire to deliver stellar solutions and willingness to work in a distributed team environment.
• Master’s degree (or higher) in computer science or related field is a plus.

Customer Requirements

• Clearance – Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation.
• Citizenship – Must be a US Citizen.
• Location – Hybrid with on-site (Ashburn, VA) visits 2 days per week and if a mission need. *This team utilizes an occasional on-call schedule to handle prod issues after hours and may require travel to the datacenter site.

Target salary range $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.