Senior Database Manager (SQL/Oracle) for Critical Systems

Interon IT Solutions; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

MDOT MTA seeks a Senior Database Administrator to oversee development and maintenance of database systems across UNIX/Linux environments, supporting SQL Server and Oracle for mission-critical applications.

You will manage staff, budgets, and resources, ensure security patches, backups, disaster recovery, and coordinate with vendors and developers to optimize performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or 3 years of equivalent experience; master's preferred.
• At least 8 years of experience in developing and maintaining database systems.
• At least 5 years of experience with database management systems, system design and analysis, operating systems software, and data manipulation languages.

Responsibilities

• Ensure servers are current with DBMS patches and security updates.
• Develop and implement security procedures and access controls for MDOT MTA databases.
• Maintain security and data integrity with backup routines and disaster recovery plans.
• Create and maintain database maintenance and upgrade plans for production systems.
• Coordinate interfaces between the DBMS and other data processing units.
• Review and approve database designs for new systems.
• Lead and supervise Database Administrators on the task order.

Skills

DBMS expertise

Staff supervision

Security best practices

Backup & recovery

Load analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

UNIX/Linux

SQL Server

Oracle

Job description

MDOT MTA seeks a Senior Database Administrator to oversee development and maintenance of database systems across UNIX/Linux environments, supporting SQL Server and Oracle for mission-critical applications.

You will manage staff, budgets, and resources, ensure security patches, backups, disaster recovery, and coordinate with vendors and developers to optimize performance and reliability.