Database Administrator

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

Job summary

SAIC is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to join our team in Suitland, MD. The role requires an active TS/SCI with polygraph and involves managing high-performance SQL Server environments.

Responsibilities include design, configuration, monitoring, and modernization of databases, ensuring security, compliance, and availability across multiple SQL Server instances. On-site work with potential for government-related requirements will apply.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server is required.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher with relevant experience as listed.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-performance, highly available Microsoft SQL Server database services.
• Oversee configuration, hardening, availability, resiliency, and monitoring of SQL Server environments.
• Participate in design and modernization of production database platforms and ensure security compliance.

Skills

Microsoft SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD or JD

Tools

SQL Server Management Studio

Job description

Job ID 2615805

Location

Suitland, MD, US

Date Posted

2026-08-18

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 in 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.