Expert Database Administrator
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Job Location:
Chantilly, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 131300 - 237350
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Leidos is seeking a Database Administrator to support the Sponsors Authentication Programs as well as Authorization and Digital Policy Management. The role focuses on implementing an active-active Oracle database solution across AWS regions to enhance availability and resiliency.
Primary responsibilities:
Overall responsibilities include performing all necessary procedures for several databases across environments. Specific development test and production responsibilities will include:
- Install and maintain database software hosted on AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) or directly on EC2 instances
- Providing team with database schema designs adhering to relational database and cloud best practices for active-active deployments in the cloud
- Providing corporate applications with DBA consultation and technical support
- Evaluate and update dataset designs for improved performance
- Maintain database documents SOP patch release history confluence pages and other records as needed
- Support database security hardening
- Address and troubleshoot technical problems
- Perform routine database patching and upgrades
Required Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Required BS degree and 12 years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree.
- Knowledgeable in delivering enterprise database solutions in the AWS cloud
- Prior experience reading and developing solutions to customer requirements
- Experience with database technologies Oracle PostgreSQL MySQL and/or Aurora
- Knowledgeable of and ability to work with developers to support the eventual consistency model
- Ability to identify vulnerabilities from scans and propose and implement solution to resolve vulnerabilities
- Experience in implementing and managing backups
- Knowledge of consistency availability and partition tolerance for making informed decisions about the database architecture and its behavior during a network partition
Desired qualifications:
- AWS certifications
- Oracle certifications
- Experience with Route 53 private links and global traffic control in AWS
- Knowledge of AWS managed database service offerings
- Knowledge of AWS VPC peering Transit Gateway and other services and techniques to ensure low-latency and secure communications for data replication
- Database monitoring and alerting
- Experience working with and collaborating with DevOps teams to integrate database updates into the CI/CD process
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Original Posting:
October 8 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $131300.00 - $237350.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Databases
- Disaster Recovery
- SQL
- High Availability
- Microsoft SQL Server
- ssrs
- Database Design
- Performance Tuning
- SSIS
- Database Administration
- Sybase
- Oracle
About Company
Leidos is an innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. Our 47,000 employees collaborate to create smarter technology solutions for customers in these critical markets.
