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Senior database administrator

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Saic
Database administrator
Posted: 28 June
Offer description

Job ID: 2505953
Location: REMOTE WORK, VA, United States
Date Posted: May 22, 2025
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: Database Admin
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: Interim Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Potential for Remote Work: Remote
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The SQL Server DBA will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems, to ensure the availability and consistent performance of our corporate applications. This is a “hands-on” position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and sustainment of the SQL Server Warehouse, ensuring its operational readiness (security, health and performance), executing data loads, and performing data modeling in support of multiple development teams. The data warehouse supports an enterprise application suite of program management tools. Must be capable of working independently and collaboratively.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.
* Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.
* Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations.
* Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
* Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

* A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and five (5) years of SQL Database Administration experience or a Master’s degree and three (3) years or more experience. Four (4) years of additional related experience will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.

Required Clearance and Certifications:

* An Interim Secret Clearance must be obtained prior to employment, a Secret Security Clearance must be obtained to maintain employment.
* CompTIA Security + Certification is required prior to start date.

Required Skills:

* Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
* Experience with backups, restores and recovery models.
* Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server.
* Proficiency in Structured Query Language (SQL) for data manipulation, querying and data management.
* Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory.
* MCTS, MCITP, and/or MVP certifications a plus.


Job Description

Description

The SQL Server DBA will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and performance of critical SQL Server RDBMS systems, to ensure the availability and consistent performance of our corporate applications. This is a “hands-on” position requiring solid technical skills, as well as excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and sustainment of the SQL Server Warehouse, ensuring its operational readiness (security, health and performance), executing data loads, and performing data modeling in support of multiple development teams. The data warehouse supports an enterprise application suite of program management tools. Must be capable of working independently and collaboratively.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Manage SQL Server databases through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to mission-critical production systems.
* Configure and maintain database servers and processes, including monitoring of system health and performance, to ensure high levels of performance, availability, and security.
* Apply data modeling techniques to ensure development and implementation support efforts meet integration and performance expectations.
* Perform scheduled maintenance and support release deployment activities after hours.
* Share domain and technical expertise, providing technical mentorship and cross-training to other peers and team members.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

* A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and five (5) years of SQL Database Administration experience or a Master’s degree and three (3) years or more experience. Four (4) years of additional related experience will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.

Required Clearance and Certifications:

* An Interim Secret Clearance must be obtained prior to employment, a Secret Security Clearance must be obtained to maintain employment.
* CompTIA Security + Certification is required prior to start date.

Required Skills:

* Experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization (PTO), using native monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
* Experience with backups, restores and recovery models.
* Knowledge of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) options for SQL Server.
* Proficiency in Structured Query Language (SQL) for data manipulation, querying and data management.
* Experience working with Windows server, including Active Directory.
* MCTS, MCITP, and/or MVP certifications a plus.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.



Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom .

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