DoD TS/SCI Database Administrator

Galapagos Federal Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, disability & 

Life insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Paid federal holidays

Job summary

Galapagos Federal Systems is seeking a Database Administrator to maintain secure, available, and high-performing database environments across DoD/IC contexts. You will manage lifecycle, DR, tuning, and security for Oracle, SQL Server, and Sybase in a classified setting.

The role requires extensive DoD/IC experience, TS/SCI clearance, and knowledge of RMF/STIGs, with strong focus on reliability and compliance. Eligible candidates should be US citizens.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance is required.
• 10+ years of enterprise database administration in DoD/IC or federal environments.
• Extensive experience with Oracle, SQL Server, and Sybase.
• Knowledge of database security, access controls, auditing, backup/recovery.
• Strong performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrity, security, and availability of multiple databases.
• Administer, monitor, and optimize enterprise DBMS for peak performance.
• Plan, test, and execute disaster recovery for databases.
• Conduct performance analysis and tuning including indexing.
• Monitor health, capacity, and compliance across environments.
• Develop and enforce database security policies and procedures.
• Evaluate DBMS products and implement enhancements.
• Administer lifecycle tasks: installation, upgrades, patching, decommissioning.
• Ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity policies and RMF.
• Support integration with application servers and data architectures.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

10+ years DoD/IC DB experience

Oracle

SQL Server

Sybase

Database security & DR

Performance tuning & indexing

RMF/STIGs security

On-call support

Documentation & standards

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Info Systems or related

Equivalent experience accepted

DoD 8140 education & cert requirements

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

Sybase

Job description

Galapagos Federal Systems is seeking a Database Administrator to maintain secure, available, and high-performing database environments across DoD/IC contexts. You will manage lifecycle, DR, tuning, and security for Oracle, SQL Server, and Sybase in a classified setting.

The role requires extensive DoD/IC experience, TS/SCI clearance, and knowledge of RMF/STIGs, with strong focus on reliability and compliance. Eligible candidates should be US citizens.