Senior SQL Database Administrator — Enterprise DataOps

Lawelawe Defense Inc.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Health and wellness benefits

Retirement savings options with match

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Lawelawe Defense Inc. seeks an experienced Database Administrator III to manage enterprise SQL Server environments supporting development, testing, production, and backup systems.

You will configure, monitor, and optimize databases, implement security controls, and coordinate upgrades and disaster recovery planning. You will lead data modeling, schema changes, and SSIS-based data integration while maintaining rigorous documentation and adherence to STIG and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 4+ years of progressive database administration experience.
• Expertise administering Microsoft SQL Server databases in a large enterprise environment.
• Experience supporting Microsoft-based server environments, database lifecycle management, data scrubbing, and data comparison.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Active Secret security clearance and relevant certifications.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and manage SQL Server across development, test, and production environments.
• Design, develop, manage, and optimize data, databases, and replication across multiple environments.
• Provision and manage data, schemas, and related data models in development and production.
• Administer databases and changes to supporting data models and middleware.
• Monitor and report database metrics; optimize performance and resource usage.
• Configure high-availability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery plans.
• Develop SSIS packages for data import/export and transformations.
• Develop T-SQL objects to support data extraction, loading, and reporting.
• Perform schema changes and production migrations with testing across environments.
• Maintain security, STIG requirements, patches, and upgrades.
• Mentor junior DBAs and maintain lifecycle documentation.

Skills

Database administration

SQL Server

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

T-SQL

SSMS

Job description

Lawelawe Defense Inc. seeks an experienced Database Administrator III to manage enterprise SQL Server environments supporting development, testing, production, and backup systems.

You will configure, monitor, and optimize databases, implement security controls, and coordinate upgrades and disaster recovery planning. You will lead data modeling, schema changes, and SSIS-based data integration while maintaining rigorous documentation and adherence to STIG and security requirements.