Senior SQL Database Administrator - TS/SCI with Polygraph

GDIT; Maryland; On-site; USD 147,292 - 199,278; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Health Savings Accounts

Dental plan options

Vision plan

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

GDIT is seeking a Database Administrator to support CIS, maintaining enterprise SQL Server clusters and standalone databases with a focus on availability, performance, and security. You will manage backups, DR/COOP, migrations, and access controls across complex environments.

Apply your expertise to optimize performance, enforce STIG compliance, and provide guidance to application teams while contributing to accreditation efforts. US citizenship is required with active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 8–10+ years of IT experience in lieu of a degree.
• DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce cert & Security+ CE or equivalent.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with favorable polygraph.
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server administration, clustering, HA, backup/recovery, and DR/COOP operations.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise SQL Server clustered platforms and standalone databases, ensuring availability, performance, and reliability
• Manage backup/restore, replication, disaster recovery, failover testing, and recovery operations for high availability database services
• Monitor database capacity, performance metrics, licensing, service levels, and health; provide monthly analysis and recommendations
• Perform database migrations, upgrades, lifecycle management, consolidation, and integration of new requirements into DBaaS environments
• Provide database access management, permissions, and controlled elevation for application owners and administrators
• Troubleshoot SQL related issues across infrastructure, application, and storage layers; deliver technical guidance to application teams
• Create and maintain database documentation, configuration baselines, SOPs, and security relevant artifacts supporting accreditation and compliance
• Evaluate and test new SQL Server releases, backup/recovery platforms, replication technologies, and database tooling for enterprise adoption
• Apply SQL Server, OS level, and database platform security patches within required timelines using approved tools and automated deployment processes; maintain configuration and vulnerability compliance
• Identify and remediate noncompliant database systems; analyze root causes, verify POA&M actions, and provide security status updates and metrics
• US citizenship required

Skills

SQL Server administration

Clustering & HA

Performance tuning

Backup & restore

PowerShell scripting

Monitoring & reporting

Security/STIG compliance

Documentation & collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT-related field

Tools

SQL Server

PowerShell

Monitoring tools

Job description

GDIT is seeking a Database Administrator to support CIS, maintaining enterprise SQL Server clusters and standalone databases with a focus on availability, performance, and security. You will manage backups, DR/COOP, migrations, and access controls across complex environments.

Apply your expertise to optimize performance, enforce STIG compliance, and provide guidance to application teams while contributing to accreditation efforts. US citizenship is required with active TS/SCI clearance.