Senior Database Administrator

STOPSO; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybride; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Strategic Operational Solutions (STOPSO) is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to design, manage, and optimize complex enterprise databases supporting mission-critical applications for a federal client.

You will collaborate with architects, developers, data engineers, and government stakeholders to ensure database performance, reliability, security, and availability in a hybrid work setting at 1100 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in data analysis, migration, modeling, integration and warehousing.
• Minimum 4 years of experience providing technical support in research, data analysis and system architecture.
• Minimum 3 years of experience identifying areas for policy or process improvement to support growth.
• Minimum 2 years of experience manipulating structured and unstructured data from multiple sources.

Responsabilités

• Design, administer, manage, and maintain complex enterprise databases.
• Evaluate and optimize configurations, performance, and access controls.
• Identify and resolve performance, capacity, and scalability issues.
• Backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Develop and maintain data models for enterprise requirements.
• Support data integration, ETL, data migration, and data warehousing.
• Assist users with database access and troubleshooting.
• Develop database standards and best practices.
• Support analytics, reporting, and BI initiatives through data structures and optimization.
• Collaborate with system architects and developers for integration and modernization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve architecture and operations.
• Ensure compliance with federal security, privacy, and data management requirements.
• Participate in planning and execution of database-related strategic initiatives.

Connaissances

Data analysis

Data migration tools

Data modeling

Data integration

Data warehousing

SQL database development

Database administration

Process improvement

Formation

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related

Outils

Microsoft SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

Azure

Description du poste

Strategic Operational Solutions (STOPSO) is seeking candidates for a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) role to support a federal client where we are focused on delivering innovative operations and solutions through proven successful methods. The Senior DBA supports for designing, managing, maintaining, and optimizing complex database environments that support mission‑critical applications, data integration efforts, business intelligence initiatives, and enterprise analytics capabilities. The Senior DBA will collaborate with architects, developers, data engineers, and government stakeholders to ensure database performance, reliability, scalability, security, and availability.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Design, administer, manage, and maintain complex enterprise database environments.
• Evaluate and optimize database configurations, performance, and access controls.
• Identify and resolve database performance, capacity, and scalability issues.
• Perform database backup, recovery, disaster recovery planning, and data restoration activities.
• Develop and maintain data models supporting enterprise business requirements.
• Support data integration, ETL, data migration, and data warehousing initiatives.
• Assist users and technical teams with database access, troubleshooting, and data utilization requirements.
• Develop and implement database standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Support analytics, reporting, and business intelligence initiatives through efficient data structures and database optimization.
• Collaborate with system architects and development teams to support application integration and modernization efforts.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to database architecture and operations.
• Ensure compliance with federal security, privacy, and data management requirements.
• Participate in planning, implementation, and execution of database-related strategic initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• At least five (5) years of experience in data analysis, data migration tools, data modeling, data integration, data warehousing, database design, and SQL database development and administration.
• At least four (4) years of experience providing technical support in research and experimentation, data analysis, systems technology, system architecture, and integration capabilities.
• Minimum 3 years of experience identifying areas where policies, procedures, or processes require improvement or enhancement to support future business growth and operational efficiency.
• Minimum 2 years of experience manipulating and integrating structured and unstructured data from multiple platforms and sources.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal law enforcement, justice, intelligence, or public-sector organizations.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar enterprise database platforms.
• Experience with cloud database technologies and environments such as AWS, Azure, or Oracle Cloud.
• Experience supporting large‑scale data analytics, business intelligence, or investigative data systems.
• Knowledge of ETL tools, data governance, and enterprise data architecture.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, Agile delivery methodologies, and modern data management practices.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• A combination of additional relevant experience and education exceeding degree requirements may be considered.

Preferred Skills

• SQL Server Administration
• Database Performance Tuning
• Data Warehousing
• Data Integration and ETL
• Database Security
• Backup and Recovery
• Data Modeling
• Enterprise Reporting and Analytics
• Cloud Database Platforms
• Federal Government Experience

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: Hybrid – Primary site: 1100 L Street NW, Washington DC 20005