Senior Database Administrator

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Senior Database Administrator

KBRs National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security this position your work will have a profound impact on the countrys most critical role protecting our national security.

Why Join Us

• Innovative Projects:KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering logistics operations scienceprogram management mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
• Collaborative Environment:Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work:Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

The successful candidate will Provide Enterprise level Database support to the Test Resource Management Centers (TRMC) All Domain Test Range (ADTR) and INDOPACOM Pacific-Rim Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Team Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) Secret Network (JSN) Node JMETC Multiple Independent Levels of Security Network (JMN) Node Secret Defense Research and Engineering Network (SDREN) Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN).

As a DBA you will be a critical part of our team responsible for evaluating customer and TRMC owned system requirements on complex technical challenges. You will aid by providing solutions to complex problems in a manner which meets both functional and security requirements. You will handle keeping the teams database infrastructure operational and in compliance with all TRMC directives and applicable RMF requirements. To do this you will often work with other distributed team members to plan implement provide technical input and analyze current system status and desired future enhancements.

Key Responsibilities:

Design & Architecture: Lead the implementation of scalable enterprise database solutions specializing in AlwaysOn High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies.

Security & Compliance: Act as the primary lead for the DoD STIG process. Ensure all SQL instances meet rigorous federal security mandates and RMF requirements.

Performance Engineering: Actively monitor and refine high-volume T-SQL queries. Resolve complex issues like parameter sniffing inefficient execution plans and deadlocking.

Tier 3 Escalation: Serve as the final point of escalation for performance crises using SQL Profiler Extended Events and Query Store.

Mission Collaboration: Partner with distributed teams to translate customer requirements into secure functional database architectures

Required Qualifications:

12 years of dedicated MS SQL Server administration experience in enterprise environments.

Bachelors Degree in IT Computer Science or a related technical field.

Direct hands-on experience with DoD STIG hardening protocols specific to databases or database applications.

Must hold an IAT Level II certification (e.g. Security CE)

U.S. Citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility.

Must be able to obtain SECRET clearance with TS/SCI eligibility

Desired Qualifications:

Cloud Evolution: Experience with Azure SQL Managed Instance AWS RDS or Azure Web Development.

Automation: Proficiency in PowerShell Python to automate routine DBA tasks.

Ecosystem Tools: Experience with ServiceNow (ITSM) and Wiki-based documentation (SOPs).

Polyglot Exposure: Experience with Oracle MongoDB or other databases.

Advanced Technical Competencies:

Wait State Analysis: Diagnosing bottlenecks (CXPACKET PAGEIOLATCH etc.).

Execution Plan Anatomy: Identifying implicit conversions sort warnings and inefficient joins.

Index Strategy: Mastery of Clustered Non-Clustered and Columnstore indexing.

Engine Tuning: Fine-tuning MAXDOP Cost Threshold for Parallelism and Memory allocations.

Concurrency: Expert handling of isolation levels (Snapshot RCSI) and blocking.

Work Environment:

Location: Remote (office is in Niceville FL

Travel Requirements: Minimal (less than 20%)

Working Hours: Flexible (dependent on mission schedule)

Ready to Make a Difference

If youre excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Lets shape the future together.

Belong Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.