Senior PostgreSQL DBA - High Availability & Security

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 111,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to design, implement, and operate secure, highly available PostgreSQL databases for mission-critical systems.

You will manage HA/DR, performance tuning, security, backup procedures, and collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure scalable data services and compliant operations. A Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required, with extensive hands-on PostgreSQL experience.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technology discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Significant hands-on PostgreSQL design, deployment, operation, and maintenance in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL installation, configuration, and lifecycle management.
• High availability and disaster recovery expertise.
• Security principles for databases and DevOps/DevSecOps integration.
• DoD 8140 IAT II certified.
• Ability to design scalable, reliable, and secure database solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable PostgreSQL environments.
• Architect and implement database high availability and disaster recovery solutions.
• Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and migrate PostgreSQL clusters and related components.
• Monitor and tune database performance, including queries and storage configuration.
• Enforce database security best practices and backup/recovery procedures.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams on schema design and data modeling for performance.
• Support provisioning, configuration management, and operational workflows.
• Troubleshoot complex database incidents and perform root-cause analysis.

Skills

Configuration Management

Endpoint Management

IT Configuration Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technology

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator to design, implement, and operate secure, highly available PostgreSQL databases for mission-critical systems.

You will manage HA/DR, performance tuning, security, backup procedures, and collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure scalable data services and compliant operations. A Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required, with extensive hands-on PostgreSQL experience.