Senior DBA: High-Availability Oracle/SQL in DoD Cloud

Koniag Government Services

Bedford (MA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

401K with company matching

Flexible spending accounts

Paid holidays & three weeks PTO

Job summary

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to support DoD cloud and hybrid environments. The role focuses on high-availability databases using Oracle, MS SQL Server, or PostgreSQL, with emphasis on security and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities include designing, tuning, and securing databases, implementing backups, and guiding data migration to Azure Government Cloud.

Qualifications

Clearance requirement: Secret or higher (TS/SCI may be required for some roles).
Security+ CE plus a professional database certification (e.g., Oracle or MS SQL).
8–12 years of enterprise database administration experience in federal/DoD environments.
Deep knowledge of PL/SQL or T-SQL, database clustering, partitioning and virtualization.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and maintain production, development, and test databases across MS SQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL.
Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and optimize SQL queries, indexing, and memory usage.
Apply DISA STIGs, enforce encryption at rest/in transit, and uphold least-privilege access.
Develop and test backup/recovery strategies (RMAN, Always-On) for RTO/RPO requirements.
Support migration of on-prem databases to Azure Government Cloud and hybrid cloud setups.