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ICF · 21 hours ago

Database Administrator (Active Top Secret Clearance)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$99K/yr - $168K/yr
date7+ years exp

ICF is a mission-driven company focused on improving lives and making the world a better place. They are seeking a skilled Database Administrator to support daily operations of IT systems for a government program, ensuring high availability, performance, and data integrity of production databases.

ConsultingInformation TechnologyProfessional Services
badNo H1BnoteSecurity Clearance RequirednoteU.S. Citizen Onlynote

Responsibilities

Monitor database performance and implement tuning strategies
Ensure data integrity, backups, and disaster recovery readiness
Collaborate with development teams on schema design, query optimization, and data modeling (OLTP/OLAP)
Support database security and access controls in compliance with DoD standards
Maintain documentation and change control procedures
Lead database upgrades and migrations
Automate routine tasks (backups, patching, user provisioning) with versioned scripting and CI/CD
Participate in on-call rotation, incident response, root-cause analysis, and capacity planning
Integrate monitoring and alerting

Qualification

Security+ certification7+ years DBA experienceSQL Server expertiseOracle expertisePostgreSQL expertiseCloud DB solutionsDatabase security knowledgePerformance tuningScripting abilityNetworking fundamentalsOS fundamentalsData integration familiarityInfrastructure as CodeDatabase observabilityFedRAMP experience

Required

Candidate must have an active DoD Top Secret Clearance
Security+ or equivalent certification required
7+ years of experience as a DBA in federal environments

Preferred

Bachelor's in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent experience; advanced degree a plus
Vendor certifications (AWS, Oracle, Microsoft, etc)
Expertise in SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL
Experience with cloud-based DB solutions (AWS RDS, Azure SQL)
Strong understanding of database security and compliance requirements
Hands-on performance tuning (query tuning, indexing strategy, stats maintenance, I/O and memory pressure analysis)
Solid understanding of networking, OS fundamentals (Windows/Linux), and storage concepts relevant to databases
Scripting ability in at least one: PowerShell, Bash, or Python
Experience hardening and accrediting systems under DoD RMF
Familiarity with data integration & messaging (ETL/ELT tools, CDC, Kafka), and supporting analytics/BI workloads
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and config management (Terraform, Ansible) for DB infrastructure and parameter baselines
Experience building database observability: custom metrics, log pipelines, SIEM integration (Splunk/Elastic)
Prior work in FedRAMP IL4/IL5 or impact-level cloud environments

Company

ICF

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ICF is a global consulting and technology services provider focused on making big things possible for our clients.
dateFounded in 1969
location
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
https://www.icf.com

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$59M
Key Investors
New York State Department of TransportationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2023-02-13Grant· $29M
2021-03-15Grant· $30M
2006-09-28IPO

Leadership Team

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John Wasson
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
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James Morgan
Chief Operating Officer and EVP
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