Senior Database Administrator (DBA)

Koniag Information Security Services, LLC; Carson (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

401K with company matching

Flexible spending accounts

Paid holidays

Three weeks paid time off

Job summary

Koniag Information Security Services, LLC is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support critical databases for government customers in Carson, CA. This role requires strong experience with Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud migration.

Eligible candidates should possess 8–12 years of enterprise database administration experience and relevant professional certifications, including Security+ CE. The position offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in enterprise database administration.
• Must have deep knowledge of PL/SQL or T-SQL.
• Experience in a federal or DoD environment is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain production and test database instances.
• Monitor system performance and optimize SQL queries.
• Develop and test backup and recovery strategies.

Skills

MS SQL

Oracle Database

Performance tuning

PL/SQL

T-SQL

Database hardening

Backup and recovery strategies

Education

Security+ CE certification

Professional database certification

Tools

Oracle RMAN

SQL Server Always-On Availability Groups

Azure SQL Managed Instance

Job description

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company is seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to support KITS and our government customer in Carson, CA. This position is for a Future New Business Opportunity.

The customer may need support as needed at other locations Columbus, OH, Bedford, MA, Fort Lee, VA, and Smyrna, GA.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

The customer’s systems track hundreds of thousands of contracts and billions in taxpayer dollars and the DBA role is critical to ensuring that mission‑essential data is available 24/7 for auditors, analysts, and leadership. As the Senior DBA, this role typically focuses on high‑availability environments using Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or PostgreSQL within a hybrid cloud (DoD Cloud Infrastructure) framework.

Primary Responsibilities

• Experience in MS SQL in an enterprise environment supporting multiple databases, Oracle Database, and Oracle Grid Controllers Database with primary and stand‑by sites, Informatica, and the customer’s Data Center Servers.

Database Design & Management

• Install, configure, and maintain production, development, and test database instances.
• This includes managing complex schemas that support contract management and financial tracking applications.

Performance Tuning

• Monitor system performance and identify bottlenecks.
• Use advanced diagnostic tools to optimize SQL queries, indexing, and memory allocation to ensure low‑latency response times for end‑users.

Data Security & Hardening

• Apply DISA STIGs to the database layer.
• Implement encryption at rest and in transit, manage Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), and ensure strict adherence to the Principle of Least Privilege.

Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Develop and test rigorous backup and recovery strategies (e.g., Oracle RMAN, SQL Server Always‑On Availability Groups) to meet the agency’s Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
• Support the migration of on‑premises databases to Azure Government Cloud (e.g., Azure SQL Managed Instance).

Required Qualifications

Clearance Requirement

• Most roles require at least a Secret clearance, with some requiring Top Secret (TS/SCI) depending on the sensitivity of the systems.

Certifications (DoD 8570)

• Must meet IAT Level II or III. Typically requires Security+ CE plus a professional database certification (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional or Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate).

Experience

• 8–12 years of experience in enterprise database administration, with significant experience in a federal or DoD environment.
• Deep knowledge of PL/SQL or T‑SQL, database clustering, partitioning, and virtualization technologies.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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