Sr. Database Administrator

Piper Companies; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Database Administrator to manage mission critical databases across cloud and on‑prem environments. The role is 100% onsite and requires a Top Secret clearance. You will improve performance, security, and availability while facilitating legacy modernization.

Responsibilities include tuning SQL, managing backups, and implementing RBAC and encryption, with experience in PostgreSQL/Oracle/SQL Server/MySQL and cloud services preferred.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret security clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years in database administration.
• Expertise with PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server or MySQL.
• Hands-on SQL optimization, indexing, and performance tuning.
• Cloud database experience with AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB preferred.
• Security, encryption, backup/recovery, clustering, and replication knowledge.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and communication skills.
• Experience with ETL, data migration, containerization, DevSecOps; Python, Bash or PowerShell preferred.

Responsibilities

• Configure, administer, and maintain relational and NoSQL databases; monitor health and availability.
• Optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, indexes, and configurations for throughput.
• Manage backups, restores, patching, upgrades, replication, and recovery workflows.
• Implement encryption, auditing, RBAC, and database hardening with security teams.
• Support cloud migrations, troubleshoot data pipelines, and maintain runbooks and reports.

Skills

SQL optimization

Performance tuning

Troubleshooting

Security best practices

Stored procedures

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

PostgreSQL

Oracle

SQL Server

MySQL

AWS RDS

Aurora

DynamoDB

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join a federal IT consulting organization supporting an FBI modernization program in Huntsville, Alabama. This 100% onsite role supports mission-critical databases across cloud and on-premises environments. The Senior Database Administrator will improve database performance, security, and availability while helping transition legacy data platforms into modern cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities of the Senior Database Administrator Include:

• Configure, adminstrate, and maintain relational and NoSQL databases, monitoring system health, storage capacity, performance, and availability.
• Optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, indexes, and database configurations to improve processing efficiency and throughput.
• Manage backups, restores, patching, upgrades, replication, and recovery processes to ensure reliable data operations.
• Implement encryption, auditing, role-based access controls, and database hardening in partnership with security teams.
• Support cloud database migrations, troubleshoot application and data pipeline issues, and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational reports.

Qualifications for the Senior Database Administrator Include:

• Must have an active Top Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in database administration or data platform operations.
• Expertise administering enterprise relational database platforms such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, or MySQL.
• Hands‑on experience with SQL optimization, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and database performance tuning.
• Experience supporting cloud database platforms; AWS RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of database security, encryption, backup and recovery, clustering, and replication.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills. Federal modernization, ETL/data migration, containerized workloads, DevSecOps, and Python, Bash, or PowerShell experience preferred.

Compensation and Benefits for the Senior Database Administrator Include:

• Salary Range: $140,000–$150,000 annually, depending on experience.
• Comprehensive Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, Tuition Reimbursement, and Sick Leave as Required by Law.

This job opens for applications October 12, 2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

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