Senior Database Administrator

Fairfax, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 21 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: Senior Database Administrator

Location: Onsite- Fairfax VA 3 Days and in Washington DC 2 Days per Week.

Duration: Long Term Contract

Position Require a Secret Clearance

Job Description:

The Senior Database Administrator role requires a candidate with over 10 years of experience in database development data migration modernization data virtualization and operations & maintenance (O&M) administration support. The role includes architecting optimizing and maintaining enterprise database environments while leading data migration initiatives and engaging directly with end users and stakeholders to ensure effective data solutions. This role requires strong technical leadership deep domain expertise and experience delivering reliable scalable secure data platforms.

Primary Responsibilities:

Design implement and optimize enterprise-grade databases across relational and cloud environments.
Lead database modernization initiatives including platform upgrades schema redesign data virtualization and migration to newer technologies.
Establish and enforce database development standards performance optimization strategies and data governance best practices.
Lead large-scale data migration projects involving legacy-to-modern platforms cloud migrations cross-database transfers and multi-environment synchronization.
Develop migration plans ETL pipelines scripts and automated workflows ensuring accuracy integrity and minimal downtime.
Conduct pre migration assessments risk analysis and post migration validation.
Oversee day-to-day database O&M activities including performance tuning patching monitoring capacity planning and backup/restore procedures.
Ensure high availability disaster recovery readiness and optimal uptime for mission critical systems.
Enforce database security policies including identity management access controls encryption and auditing practices.
All other duties as assigned by management.

Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in computer science or a technical field
10 years in computer science and database development modernization and data virtualization
Experience performing data migrations from legacy data stores on-premise to AWS GovCloud
Experience with cloud-based architecture preferably AWS data services (RDS Aurora DynamoDB Redshift Glue DMS) and AWS Data Analytics.
Strong scripting capabilities (Python PowerShell Bash) for automation and migration tasks.
Excellent communication and management skills.

Certifications Preferred:

AWS Data Analytics
IBM Data Architect
CompTIA DataSys

Security Clearance Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must be have an active DoD Secret clearance.

Work Location:

3 days in Fairfax VA 2 days in Washington D.C.

Role: Senior Database Administrator Location: Onsite- Fairfax VA 3 Days and in Washington DC 2 Days per Week. Duration: Long Term Contract Position Require a Secret Clearance Job Description: The Senior Database Administrator role requires a candidate with over 10 years of experience in databas...