Oracle Database Administrator

Quest Oracle Community; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos in Arlington, VA is seeking an Oracle Database Administrator to join the CESO effort for a secure, modern web service platform. The role is 100% on‑site and focuses on monitoring, tuning, and validating database systems while ensuring security and data integrity.

Responsibilities include designing schemas, managing daily administration, and working with developers to optimize queries and structures. A TS/SCI clearance and 5+ years of Oracle DBA experience are required.

Qualifications

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance; CI Poly may be required.
• Eight+ years in a technical role; five+ years as a DBA.
• Oracle DBAs with 12c/19c experience; PL/SQL development and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Performs planning, integration, validation, and support analysis.
• Monitors database health, optimizes SQL, and addresses performance bottlenecks.
• Designs schemas, conducts security measures, and ensures data protection.
• Administers, troubleshoots, and maintains database environments.
• Collaborates with developers to optimize queries and database design.

Skills

Oracle DBA experience

PL/SQL development

SQL performance tuning

Strong communication

Self-starter / leadership

Education

BA/BS in technical field

Tools

Oracle 12c/19c

SQL tooling

Job description

Seeking a career with a sense of purpose, work life balance, and growth opportunities? There’s a place for you at Leidos! We are currently seeking an Oracle Database Administrator to join the Compartmented Enterprise Services Office (CESO) effort. This program is establishing a modern secure web service (SWS) operation as part of a state-of-the-art, highly automated platform capable of supporting a rapidly expanding customer population.

This position is 100% on-site based in Arlington, VA.

Primary Responsibilities

• Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and support ability and effectiveness analysis.
• Proactively monitors database health, optimizes SQL code, and addresses performance bottlenecks.
• Designs and implements database schemas and structures according to project requirements.
• Perform daily database administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of system database and replication issues.
• Monitor database performance and memory allocations using standard tools.
• Develops and maintains documentation for database environments, including data standards and procedures.
• Develop and execute SQL queries for routine and ad hoc requests.
• Modify existing database scripts to enhance systems support and create new database scripts for recurring database issues.
• Implements security measures, sets up user permissions, and ensures compliance with data protection policies.
• Translate requirements and data into usable database schemas by creating or recreating ad hoc queries, scripts and macros, making updates to existing queries, and creating new queries to manipulate data into a master file.
• Plans for storage requirements and database growth, and scale infrastructure as needed.
• Maintains data accuracy and ensures maximum uptime and may require some on-call support.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database problems.
• Collaborates with developers to optimize queries, stored procedures, and database design for applications.
• Must be a self-starter, strong leader, and the ability to work independently with little supervision.

Basic Qualifications

• Must hold a BA degree and have 12+ years of experience. Additional experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Candidate must possess an active DOD TS/SCI. May be asked to obtain CI Poly.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and at least eight (8) years of relevant experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Must have at least five (5) years of demonstrated experience as a database administrator.
• Must have at least five (5) years of Oracle Database Administration experience, specifically with Oracle 12c, 19c, or later.
• Must have in-depth experience implementing and maintaining database security.
• Must have in-depth experience conducting database performance tuning and monitoring.
• Must have in-depth experience troubleshooting and resolving database problems/issues.
• Must have experience with procedural languages such as PL/SQL and proficiency in PL/SQL development and optimization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively across internal and external organizations
• Preferred prior experience with DISA and DISA’s support to mission partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with real time highly available data replication technologies such as Oracle Data Guard (configuration, monitoring, failover/switchover).
• Experience with SQL tuning and diagnostic skills including performance tuning (AWR ADDM).
• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology and/or as a member of an Agile team.
• Experience with database design and development.
• Extensive, in-depth understanding of databases, primarily Oracle and/or other relational and non-relational/NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience using Oracle SQL/PLSQL, and SQL in general.
• IAT Level II Baseline Certification (e.g. CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, CND, SSCP.)

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

• competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.