Database Administrator

Stryker Corporation; Annapolis (MD); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

11 paid holidays

401(k) with 6% company match

Flexible schedules

Technical upskilling

Education support

Parental leave

Job summary

Leidos in Maryland seeks a Database Administrator to maintain and secure mission-critical databases across Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE environments. You will support migrations to AWS RDS, optimize performance, and enforce security policies while ensuring availability for national security programs.

The role requires a strong DBA background, with a Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph clearance. Competitive benefits accompany a large, mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 12+ years of DBA experience supporting programs of similar scope and complexity
• Four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree
• Experience administering Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE databases and supporting migration to AWS RDS
• Knowledge of database security policies, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and monitoring

Responsibilities

• Maintain database integrity, security, and availability
• Administer Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE databases
• Support Oracle to AWS RDS migration efforts
• Perform performance tuning, monitoring, index maintenance, and disaster recovery
• Implement database security policies and procedures
• Optimize database structure, storage, and query performance
• Support installation and administration of database systems and tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

SYBASE

AWS RDS

NoSQL

Red Hat Linux

Git

Puppet

VMware

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Leidos has an exciting opportunity for a Database Administrator within our National Security Sector’s (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Join a team supporting mission-critical national security programs focused on Security Engineering, CNO, SIGINT, Mission Software, and Cryptographic Key Management.

This role supports the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of complex IT systems and database environments. The DBA will maintain the integrity, security, and availability of databases; perform disaster recovery, performance tuning, and monitoring; and support Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE administration. Responsibilities also include database optimization, security policy implementation, and migration efforts from on-prem Oracle environments to AWS RDS.

Leidos offers competitive benefits including PTO, 11 paid holidays, 401(k) with 6% company match and immediate vesting, flexible schedules, technical upskilling, education support, parental leave, and more.

Clearance Requirement: Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain database integrity, security, and availability
• Administer Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE databases
• Support Oracle to AWS RDS migration efforts
• Perform performance tuning, monitoring, index maintenance, and disaster recovery
• Implement database security policies and procedures
• Optimize database structure, storage, and query performance
• Support installation and administration of database systems and tools

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 12+ years of DBA experience supporting programs of similar scope and complexity
  • Four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle and OEM Management
• Red Hat Linux 7/8
• Git, Puppet, VMware
• Docker and Kubernetes
• AWS and AWS Managed Databases (including NoSQL)
• Schema design, optimization, and data modeling

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

June 15, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.