Database Administrator

GovCIO LLC seeks a Database Administrator to support federal IT modernization projects. You will design, implement, and maintain secure, highly available databases in cloud and on-prem environments, optimize performance, and ensure data integrity and backup/recovery. Partner with developers, cybersecurity, and data teams to tune queries, manage releases, and automate routine tasks. You'll apply DoD/FedRAMP security practices, support audits, and troubleshoot production issues in a mission-driven, agile setting that emphasizes collaboration, learning, and work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and maintain secure, highly available databases in cloud and on-prem environments
• Monitor and optimize database performance, queries, and indexing to support mission-critical applications
• Implement and manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
• Ensure database security, access controls, and compliance with federal and agency standards
• Collaborate with development and Dev
• Ops teams on schema design, releases, and automation
• Troubleshoot and resolve production database incidents and performance issues
• Create and maintain documentation, standards, and runbooks for database operations
• Support audits and reporting related to data security, availability, and compliance

Required Skills

• Database administration
• SQL performance tuning
• Backup and recovery
• High availability/replication
• Cloud databases (AWS/Azure)
• Database security and auditing
• Scripting (Power
• Shell/Bash)
• Database monitoring tools
• Data modeling
• Change and release management