Senior SQL DBA – Federal Data Systems (Hybrid)

Citizant; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

PTO

Life & disability insurance

FSA

EAP

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Citizant in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior SQL Database Administrator to manage and support SQL Server databases critical to the USCP Enterprise Applications Management Division. This mission‑oriented role emphasizes reliability, performance, security, and availability in a highly sensitive environment.

You will work on-site with hybrid options, collaborate with developers, DBAs, and system administrators, and help implement robust backup, DR, and security practices to protect National security

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of professional database administration experience.
• Minimum of 5 years administering Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise production environments.
• Local to the D.C. area.

Responsibilities

• Plan, install, configure, and maintain SQL Server databases across development, test, and production environments.
• Perform routine and advanced database administration tasks, including backup and recovery, failover, clustering, and disaster recovery planning.
• Conduct performance monitoring and tuning activities to ensure optimal query execution, resource utilization, and overall database health.
• Work with application development and business teams to design and implement data models, schemas, and stored procedures that support EAMD solutions.
• Implement and enforce database security policies, roles, and permissions consistent with USCP security and privacy requirements.
• Troubleshoot database-related issues impacting applications and services and drive root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, processes, and standards and participate in cross-training and knowledge transfer.

Skills

SQL Server

Backup/DR

Performance Tuning

Windows Server

Security & Compliance

Stakeholder Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Azure SQL MI

DB DevOps

Job description

Citizant in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior SQL Database Administrator to manage and support SQL Server databases critical to the USCP Enterprise Applications Management Division. This mission‑oriented role emphasizes reliability, performance, security, and availability in a highly sensitive environment.

You will work on-site with hybrid options, collaborate with developers, DBAs, and system administrators, and help implement robust backup, DR, and security practices to protect National security