Senior Database Adminstrator

Omni Federal; Maryland; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Omni Federal seeks a Senior Database Administrator to support the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency in a remote role with quarterly travel. You will manage PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle in AWS cloud environments, focusing on security, performance, and reliability.

Responsibilities include migrations to AWS RDS, disaster recovery, and collaboration with security and development teams to drive database modernization while meeting FEDRAMP and TLS requirements.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• 6+ years of experience managing databases in large AWS cloud environments.
• Experience with PostgreSQL is essential; SQL Server and/or Oracle also required.

Responsibilities

• Provide database administration and support across PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and Oracle in AWS-based environments.
• Administer, configure, and troubleshoot databases on AWS RDS and EC2 infrastructure.
• Plan and execute migrations from self-managed EC2 to AWS RDS with validation and performance testing.
• Perform routine maintenance: upgrades, patches, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Analyze queries, tune configurations, and optimize database performance.
• Implement disaster recovery and high-availability strategies.
• Maintain database security controls including access, encryption, auditing, and FEDRAMP/TLS compliance.
• Troubleshoot complex issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with developers, cloud architects, security, and infrastructure teams on deployments and modernization initiatives.
• Contribute to capacity planning and establishing DBA standards and best practices.

Skills

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Oracle

AWS

Security+

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

AWS RDS

Amazon EC2

Job description

Job Title: Senior Database Administrator

Location: Remote + Quarterly Travel

Security Clearance: Active Top-Secret

We question. We listen. We adapt.

Be honest. Be pragmatic.

Omni Federal, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington, DC, is a highly specialized software solutions provider with a robust presence in key locations across the United States, including Boston, MA, Colorado Springs, CO, San Antonio, TX, and St. Louis, MO. Born out of the Department of Defense's software factory ecosystem, Omni has rapidly distinguished itself by delivering both mission-critical and enterprise solutions that enhance the technological capabilities of the federal government. With a focus on areas such as Command and Control, Cybersecurity, Space, Geospatial, and Modeling & Simulation, Omni leverages cutting-edge commercial technology tailored to government objectives, improving mission performance and delivering transformative outcomes for the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and their end-users. The company's innovative approach is backed by its Omni Labs and SBIR Innovation centers, where they develop advanced platforms and tools indata mesh, secure connectivity, and intelligent automation.

Why Omni?

• Environment of Autonomy
• Innovative Commercial Approach
• People over process

We are seeking a strong Senior Database Administrator to support the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA). This position will administer, maintain, secure, and optimize cloud database environments which support multiple mission and business applications.

Position Description (what you will do)

• Provide database administration and technical support across a heterogeneous database environment consisting of PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle, with strong PostgreSQL expertise being essential, followed by SQL Server and Oracle experience.
• Administer, maintain, configure, and troubleshoot database environments hosted on AWS RDS and Amazon EC2-based infrastructure.
• Plan and execute database migrations from self-managed EC2-hosted environments to AWS RDS, including assessment, migration planning, execution, validation, performance testing, and post-migration support.
• Perform routine database administration, including configuration, upgrades, patching, maintenance, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize database performance through query analysis, indexing, execution plan review, configuration tuning, and resource utilization analysis.
• Create and implement disaster recovery and coop environments.
• Implement and maintain database security controls, including user and role management, access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance with applicable federal security policies and requirements including FEDRAMP and TLS settings.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues, resolve incidents, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure engineers, cloud architects, security personnel, and other database administrators to support application deployments, infrastructure changes, and database modernization initiatives.
• Participate in capacity planning, technology evaluations, continuous improvement initiatives, and the development of database administration standards and best practices

Requirements:

• Active Top Secret clearance (required)
• Must be eligible for DCSA Personnel Assurance Program enrollment
• CompTIA Security+ (DoD 8570 IAT Level II minimum)
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 6+ years of relative experience in managing databases within large AWS cloud environments, preferably within the DoW
• PostgreSQL Experience
• Oracle and/or SQL Server Experience

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with DCSA documentation requirements, policy, or compliance frameworks

Preferred Certifications:

• EDB Essentials for PostgreSQL or EDB Advanced for PostgreSQL, or equivalent PostgreSQL certification.
• AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer – Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional.
• Relevant Microsoft SQL Server database administration certifications.
• Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional (OCP).

Our team is always hungry for more – more knowledge, more problem solving, more growth, more innovation, and, ultimately, customer success. This hunger and hustle fuel our determination to excel in everything we do. It’s not just about meeting established goals; it’s about exceeding them. We take immense pride in applying our expertise in cutting-edge technologies and our ability to adapt to emerging trends directly to the users in the field, as our nation’s protectors deserve nothing less.

Omni Federal is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Omni Federal is committed to administering all employment and personnel actions on the basis of merit and free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or status as an individual with a disability. Consistent with this commitment, we are dedicated to the employment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, persons of all ethnic backgrounds and religions according to their abilities