Senior Database Services Lead – Oracle/SQL & Cloud (Remote)

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 138,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a DATABASE SERVICE LEAD to support VA mission-critical systems in Austin, TX or remotely. The role provides senior technical leadership across Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud databases, with enterprise-scale operations spanning on-prem, AWS, and Azure.

Responsibilities include governance, modernization, and ensuring high availability, security compliance, and DR readiness across VA’s database ecosystem. Strong federal program experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of experience in enterprise IT operations, database administration, or technical leadership.
• Experience leading federal or enterprise-scale database programs across Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud database platforms.
• Strong understanding of federal cybersecurity frameworks (NIST 800-53, RMF, Zero Trust, TIC 3.0) and database compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams in multi-vendor, multi-platform environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership across VA’s Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud database platforms spanning on-premises, AWS, and Azure environments.
• Oversee database operations for mission-critical healthcare, pharmacy, benefits, identity, print/mail, and enterprise application services.
• Drive modernization, resilience, security compliance, observability, and unified processes across database administration, operations, and application services.

Skills

Database Operations

Database Programs

Enterprise Application

Information Technology Operations

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

Cloud databases

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. seeks a DATABASE SERVICE LEAD to support VA mission-critical systems in Austin, TX or remotely. The role provides senior technical leadership across Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud databases, with enterprise-scale operations spanning on-prem, AWS, and Azure.

Responsibilities include governance, modernization, and ensuring high availability, security compliance, and DR readiness across VA’s database ecosystem. Strong federal program experience preferred.