Database Administrator- Senior

Esmcorp; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Solutions and Management (ESM) is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support an enterprise program in a federal environment at Ft Belvoir, VA. The role focuses on design, deployment, maintenance, and modernization of complex databases to ensure performance, security, and availability.

The candidate will mentor staff, develop long-range database strategies, and collaborate with cybersecurity, systems engineering, and program management to meet DoD requirements.

Qualifications

• Five years of progressive experience with Oracle, PL/SQL, SQL Server and MS Access.
• Three years in Relational Database Management Systems across multiple operating systems.
• Experience on at least two large-scale database projects.
• Certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.
• Commuting proximity to Columbus, OH or Ft Belvoir, VA is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, administer, and maintain complex enterprise databases.
• Lead database modernization, performance tuning, and security practices.
• Collaborate with DoD-compliant enterprise architecture and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor database staff and document standards and configurations.

Skills

Database design

SQL performance tuning

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

Certification from a nationally recognized technical authority

Tools

Oracle

PL/SQL

SQL Server

MS Access

Job description

Enterprise Solutions and Management (ESM) is a rapidly growing government contractor that provides strategic IT services that meet mission needs for Defense and Federal customers. We are hiring a Database Administrator- Senior to support an enterprise-level program within a federal environment.

Job Description and Responsibilities

Provides senior-level technical expertise in the design, development, administration, and maintenance of complex enterprise database environments. Develops database architectures and long-range administration strategies in coordination with IT management to support current and future operational requirements.

Designs, implements, maintains, and optimizes databases in client/server environments, including database programming, SQL development, performance tuning, storage management, data validation, and systems integration. Ensures database availability, integrity, accuracy, and security through established standards, access controls, auditing, backup and recovery, and quality assurance practices.

Leads database modernization, troubleshooting, and performance improvement initiatives while maintaining database dictionaries, technical documentation, and configuration standards. Collaborates with systems engineers, developers, cybersecurity personnel, and program management to ensure database solutions align with enterprise architecture and applicable Department of Defense (DoD) requirements. Provides technical guidance and mentorship to database administration personnel and users.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA)

• Knowledge of enterprise database technologies, relational database management systems, client/server architectures, database design, development, implementation, and maintenance.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and optimize complex databases using SQL, scripting, and front-end/back-end programming methodologies to support application development and systems integration.
• Ability to analyze and optimize database performance, manage storage and resource allocation, troubleshoot complex issues, and implement solutions that improve system efficiency, scalability, and availability.
• Knowledge of database security principles, access controls, auditing, validation, data integrity, backup and recovery, and applicable DoD security and compliance requirements.
• Ability to develop long-range database strategies, establish technical standards, evaluate emerging technologies, and integrate database solutions with enterprise applications and information systems.
• Ability to lead database administration activities, mentor technical personnel, conduct database audits and quality reviews, maintain technical documentation, and ensure database solutions meet operational and performance requirements.

Desired KSA

• Be a positive, self-motivated, and proactive person with the ability to adapt to change and tolerate stressful situations
• Candidate must communicate effectively with team members, team lead, management, and government customers
• Must have the ability and desire to research and develop creative solutions to unique problems with minimal supervision

Minimum Training, Education, and Certifications

• Five (5) years of progressive experience of database query languages such as Oracle, PL SQL, SQL Server, and MS Access.
• Three (3) years of hands-on experience and expertise in Relational Database Management Systems. Experience also shall include capability to work on various operating systems and additional programming languages.
• Has experience in at least two projects in a large organization responsible for administering, operating, maintaining, and securing a large-scale computer database.
• Relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.
• Commuting proximity to Columbus, OH or Ft Belvoir, VA required

Minimum Clearance

• Top Secret

Physical Requirements

• Required to stand, walk and sit; communicate verbally both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. Regularly required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Physical demands associated with this position include extensive walking (including stairs) throughout offices and between buildings. May require use of public transportation, personal or Government vehicle to drive to local and/or remote office locations.

Additional Requirements

• Other duties as assigned

ESM provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identification or any other characteristic protected by state, federal or local law.