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Database Administrator (Remote- Top Secret Clearance)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$99K/yr - $168K/yr
7+ years expICF is a mission-driven company focused on improving lives and making the world a better place. They are seeking a skilled DBA to support daily operations of IT systems for a government program, managing and optimizing production databases while ensuring high availability and data integrity.
Computer Software
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
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
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
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