Database Administrator (57046)

Applied Technical Services, LLC; Tempe, Phoenix (AZ, AZ); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix National Laboratories - Tempe is seeking a Database Administrator to manage large-scale database environments. The role focuses on availability, performance, security, and compliance, working with infrastructure, application, and security teams to maintain scalable solutions.

Responsibilities include deploying and maintaining databases across hybrid environments, optimizing performance, and ensuring high availability with clustering, replication, and DR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience administering databases in enterprise/large-scale environments.
• Expertise with Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, IBM Db2 or similar.
• Strong HA architectures, DR and backup/recovery.
• Advanced SQL development and performance tuning.
• Security, auditing, and compliance proficiency.
• Experience supporting 24x7 production environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong documentation and process management.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade databases across on-premises and hybrid infrastructure.
• Administer and optimize large databases for high-volume workloads.
• Ensure high availability through clustering, replication, failover, and DR.
• Lead performance tuning, capacity planning, and resource optimization.
• Enforce security standards including encryption, auditing, and RBAC.
• Support regulatory/compliance requirements (DFARS, ITAR, etc).
• Plan database upgrades, patches, migrations with minimal downtime.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and security teams.
• Develop and maintain runbooks, diagrams, and docs.
• Monitor health using enterprise monitoring tools.
• Participate in on-call rotations and escalation.

Skills

Database administration

High availability

SQL performance tuning

Security/compliance

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS or related

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: PHOENIX NATIONAL LABORATORIES - TEMPE, AZ 85828
Position Type: Full Time Indirect
Education Level: 4 Year Degree
Job Shift: Day
Job Category: Information Technology

The Database Administrator is responsible for managing and supporting large-scale, mission-critical database environments. This position ensures the availability, performance, security, and compliance of enterprise data platforms that support core business operations and strategic initiatives. The role works closely with infrastructure, application, and security teams to maintain reliable and scalable database solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise-grade database environments across on-premises and hybrid infrastructures.
• Administer and optimize large, complex databases supporting high-volume transactional and analytical workloads.
• Ensure high availability through clustering, replication, failover, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Lead database performance tuning, capacity planning, and resource optimization initiatives.
• Implement and enforce enterprise security standards, including encryption, auditing, and role-based access control.
• Support regulatory and compliance requirements, including DFARS, ITAR, and similar standards.
• Plan and execute database upgrades, patches, and migrations while minimizing downtime.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and security teams to align database architecture with enterprise standards.
• Develop and maintain operational runbooks, architecture diagrams, and technical documentation.
• Monitor database health using enterprise monitoring and alerting tools.
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide escalation support for critical production issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five (5) or more years of experience administering databases in an enterprise or large-scale environment.
• Expertise with one or more enterprise database platforms, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, IBM Db2, or similar technologies.
• Strong experience with high-availability architectures, disaster recovery, and backup/recovery strategies.
• Advanced SQL development and database performance tuning skills.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data security, auditing, and compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting 24x7 production environments.
• Excellent troubleshooting and root-cause analysis capabilities.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong documentation and process management skills.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.

Additional Requirements

• Experience supporting hybrid and cloud-based database environments, including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with data warehousing, OLAP systems, and large-scale reporting environments.
• Experience with automation, scripting, and configuration management tools such as PowerShell, Python, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Knowledge of containerized and virtualized infrastructure environments.
• Relevant database certifications are preferred, including Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, or AWS Database Specialty.

Work Conditions

• Full-time position in an enterprise information technology environment.
• Participation in an on-call rotation is required to support critical systems.
• Hybrid or remote work arrangements may be available based on business needs.