Database Administrator

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

SAIC seeks an experienced Database Administrator in Suitland, MD, requiring active TS/SCI with polygraph. You will manage high-performance SQL Server databases, ensure security, and drive modernization initiatives in collaboration with IT architecture teams.

Qualified candidates have a strong background in Microsoft SQL and extensive relevant experience, with on-site duties plus potential for remote/onsite work. Salary targets reflect the upper US market for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of relevant experience.
• Masters degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
• PhD or JD with 4+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-performance, secure Microsoft SQL Server database services.
• Oversee configuration, hardening, availability, and monitoring of SQL Server environments.
• Participate in design, engineering, and production database modernization efforts.
• Collaborate with IT teams to adopt new technologies for database modernization.
• Act as the Microsoft SQL Server SME and ensure INFOSEC/compliance.

Skills

Database Administration

Security Clearance

Microsoft SQL Server SME

Education

Bachelors + 9+ years experience

Masters + 7+ years experience

PhD/JD + 4+ years experience

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

Job ID 2617860

Location Suitland, MD, US

Date Posted 2026-10-13

Category Information Technology

Subcategory Database Admin

Schedule Full-Time

Shift Day Job

Travel No

Minimum Clearance Required TS.SCI_wPoly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain None

Potential for Remote Work ORA_ON_SITE

Description

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

Responsibilities

• 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.