Database Administrator

SAIC; Suitland (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC, located in Suitland, MD, seeks an experienced Database Administrator to provide high-performance, secure Microsoft SQL Server services and oversee multiple SQL Server environments.

The role requires TS/SCI with polygraph and hands-on SQL Server expertise to design, monitor, and optimize production databases and drive modernization in collaboration with IT teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and nine+ years of experience (or Master's with seven+ years, or PhD/JD with four+ years).
• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-performance, highly available, and secure Microsoft SQL Server database services.
• Oversee implementation, configuration, hardening, availability, resiliency, protection, automation, administration, and monitoring of multiple SQL Server environments.
• Participate in design, engineering, and modification of production database environments; monitor for efficiency, configuration, and security compliance.
• Collaborate with IT architecture/engineering to research and implement database modernization technologies.
• Serve as the Microsoft SQL Server subject matter expert (SME).
• Ensure platforms operate securely, within vendor guidance, best practices, and INFOSEC/Government requirements.
• Explore and transition new technologies to operational states to modernize MS SQL solutions.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

Polygraph

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD or JD

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

Description

Varen, an SAIC company is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to join our team. This position in located in Suitland, MD and requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph to be considered.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provides high-performance, highly available, and secure Microsoft SQL Server database services.
• Oversees implementation, configuration, hardening, availability, resiliency, protection, automation, administration, and monitoring of multiple SQL Server environments.
• Participates in design, engineering, implementation, and modification of production database environments. Proactively monitors and assesses platforms for efficiency, optimal configuration, and security compliance.
• Works with IT architecture and engineering teams to research and implement new technologies for database modernization.
• Oversees implementation, configuration, hardening, availability, resiliency, protection, automation, administration, and monitoring of multiple SQL server DB environments.
• Act as the Microsoft SQL server SME.
• Monitor and assess deployed platforms, ensure they are operating efficiently, optimally, and are configured properly, and they are secured within vendor guidance, best practices, and required information assurance and security (INFOSEC) compliance and Government requirements.
• Explore, research, analyze, assess, implement, and transition new technologies to an operational state to modernize and improve on existing MS SQL solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience.
• TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.