Senior DoD Database Administrator (TS/SCI)

Galapagos Federal Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

PTO

Paid federal holidays

Job summary

Galapagos Federal Systems LLC is seeking a Database Administrator to maintain the integrity, security, availability, and performance of enterprise database environments in a classified DoD/IC setting. The role emphasizes administration, monitoring, disaster recovery planning, and system optimization to support mission-critical applications.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of DoD/federal DB experience, TS/SCI clearance, and strong Oracle/SQL Server/Sybase capabilities, plus DoD RMF and STIG

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline.
• “10+ years enterprise database experience in DoD/IC or federal environments.”
• “Must meet DoD 8140 education and certification requirements.”
• “Strong knowledge of Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase and other RDBMS.”
• “Experience with database security, backups, recovery and DR strategies.”
• “Familiarity with STIGs and RMF.”

Responsibilities

• Maintain integrity, security, and availability of multiple database environments.
• Administer, manage, and monitor enterprise DB systems for optimal performance.
• Perform disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
• Conduct performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing.
• Monitor database health and ensure compliance requirements.
• Develop and enforce database security policies and procedures.
• Evaluate DBMS products and enhancements.
• Lifecycle management: installation, upgrades, patching, decommissioning.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

10+ years experience

Database security

Performance tuning

DoD RMF/STIGs knowledge

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/DB

DoD 8140 education/certification requirements

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

Sybase

DBMS monitoring tools

Job description

Galapagos Federal Systems LLC is seeking a Database Administrator to maintain the integrity, security, availability, and performance of enterprise database environments in a classified DoD/IC setting. The role emphasizes administration, monitoring, disaster recovery planning, and system optimization to support mission-critical applications.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of DoD/federal DB experience, TS/SCI clearance, and strong Oracle/SQL Server/Sybase capabilities, plus DoD RMF and STIG