Senior Database Administrator with Security Clearance

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)