Senior Database Administrator

Database Administrator Senior
Location: Huntsville, AL


Position Description:

Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to support the design, administration,
optimization, and sustainment of mission-critical database environments supporting a
major federal modernization program. This role ensures the reliability, security, and
performance of databases across cloud and on-prem infrastructures and partners
closely with engineering, DevSecOps, data migration, and application teams to maintain
high-quality, stable data operations.


Primary Responsibilities:

Database Administration & Operations
· Administer, configure, and maintain relational and NoSQL databases supporting
enterprise applications and data workflows

· Monitor database health, performance, storage utilization, and availability
· Optimize queries, indexes, and configurations to maximize performance and
throughput

· Conduct database maintenance including backups, restores, patching, upgrades, and
replication
Data Integrity, Security & Compliance
· Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and recoverability across environments
· Implement database security controls, encryption, auditing, and RBAC policies

· Support compliance with federal security standards for classified environments
· Work with security teams to address vulnerabilities and hardening requirements

Cloud & Modernization Support
· Support cloud database operations, migrations, and modernization efforts (AWS
preferred)

· Partner with data engineering and ETL/migration teams on integration, mapping, and
transformation needs
,· Assist with migration of legacy databases into modern cloud-based architectures
Troubleshooting & Performance Optimization

· Diagnose and resolve database issues affecting applications, pipelines, and data
workflows
· Perform root-cause analysis on performance degradation or data anomalies

· Collaborate with full-stack engineers, QA teams, and cloud engineers to resolve
integration-related issues

Documentation & Reporting
· Maintain architecture diagrams, configuration documents, runbooks, and SOPs
· Provide performance metrics, incident overviews, and operational reporting to
leadership
· Document changes, upgrades, and tuning actions for continuity and audit
requirements


Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

· Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance, U.S. Citizenship

· Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience in database administration or data
platform operations
· Expertise with enterprise RDBMS platforms (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server,
MySQL, etc.)
· Experience with SQL optimization, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and tuning

· Experience supporting cloud database platforms (AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB
preferred)
· Strong understanding of database security, encryption, backup/recovery, clustering,
and replication

· Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills


Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience supporting federal modernization or national-security programs
,· Experience with microservices, containerized workloads, and DevSecOps
environments

· Familiarity with ETL pipelines, large-scale data migrations, and database
modernization
· Scripting experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell)