Database Administrator, Senior

General Dynamics - IT; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Comprehensive health plan

Professional growth & certifications

Paid education

Job summary

General Dynamics - IT in Tampa, FL is seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to deliver scalable data platforms for mission-critical workloads. You will manage SQL and No-SQL databases, implement high availability, and collaborate with cybersecurity and DR teams to ensure secure, reliable operations.

The role requires a BA/BS in IT, 3+ years of DBA experience, DoD 8570 certs like CompTIA Security+ CE, and a Top Secret-SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Information Technology related field or equivalent experience.
• “3+ years of related database administration experience”
• DoD 8570 related certs such as CompTIA Security+ CE
• Must have fully adjudicated Top Secret-SCI security clearance; CI/Polygraph may be required after hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide database management and administration support for enterprise solutions.
• Administer SQL and No-SQL databases for mission-critical workloads with high availability.
• Collaborate with Availability and Capacity Management for capacity planning and performance monitoring.
• Coordinate with Cybersecurity on RMF activities, patches, upgrades, and incident response.
• Assist DR/COOP and contingency planning with DR testing and implementation.
• Perform data modeling to design and maintain database structures.
• Work with application developers to ensure data quality and seamless integration.
• Create and maintain documentation in the Definitive Media Library (SharePoint).
• Support data engineering activities including mapping, migration, and transformation.

Skills

Database management

SQL

No-SQL

Capacity planning

Data modeling

Documentation

Security compliance

Collaboration with devs

Incident response

Education

BA/BS in Information Technology

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

Transform technology into opportunity as an Database Administrator DBA (Senior) with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Database Administrator DBA (Senior) you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. The scope of work includes a full range of information technology (IT) services which include necessary hardware, software, and ancillary, components to support enterprise-level programs and environments. Support service areas include program management support, policy, procedures, and operations support, IT core services support, security compliance, customer and client services support, transformational IT support, and application migration support.

HOW A DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Provides Database Management and Administration Support.
• Responsible for administering enterprise database solutions, including SQL and No-SQL databases, for mission-critical databases.
• Manages high availability and replication, storage cells, and database compute nodes as an integrated system.
• Collaborates with the Availability and Capacity Manage to perform capacity planning and monitors databases for performance issues, responding to alerts from monitoring tools.
• Collaborates with our Cybersecurity team on RMF activities, applying patches, upgrades, security updates, and incident response, adhering to the customers Incident Response Plan (IRP).
• Collaborates with our DR/COOP and Contingency Planning team on creating, testing, and implementing DR plans.
• Performs data modeling to design and maintain the database structure, develops and maintains technical specifications, and designs databases within the multi-tier application architecture.
• Collaborates with application developers to address anomalies, maintain data quality, and ensure applications, interfaces, extensions, forms, and reports integrated seamlessly within the database architecture.
• Creates and maintains detailed documentation, including implementation plans, SOPs, TTPs, and KBAs and stores them in our Definitive Media Library hosted in SharePoint.
• Provides data engineering services, collaborating with our Transformational IT team and including mapping, standardization, migration, and transformation, including the evaluation and adoption of approved database management tools.
• Collaborates with our Application Migration teams on database migrations, ensuring alignment with the customers application migration and strategic plan.
• As part of our Continuous Improvement program, analyzes database applications for improvements, tuning, and optimization.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: BA/BS in Information Technology related field or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
• Required Experience: 3+ years of related database administration experience
• Certification Requirements: DoD 8570 related certs like CompTIA Security + CE
• Security Clearance Level: Must have fully adjudicated Top Secret-SCI security clearance; CI/Polygraph may be required after hire.
• Location: On Customer Site in Tampa, FLUS Citizenship Required due to clearance requirement.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from and apply to solve real world problems
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays