Senior Database Administrator

We are hiring for a Senior Database Administrator opportunity.

Role: Senior Database Administrator

Location: Remote

Position: 1

Work Arrangement: Remote

Secret Clearance required

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to support the VA ICAM IOSS project, which aims to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs' multi-vendor Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) environment. The role will manage database instances supporting Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Master Person Index (MPI) platforms, ensuring high availability through effective backup and recovery, replication, and disaster recovery operations.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Microsoft SQL Server Database Administration.
• Experience with Oracle Database Administration.
• Knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) strategies and execution.
• Understanding of Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Experience managing database environments supporting enterprise platforms.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), or Master Person Index (MPI) platforms.
• Experience with database replication, backup and restore, and disaster recovery operations.
• Experience supporting government or enterprise identity management environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain database instances supporting IGA, PAM, and MPI platforms.
• Administer Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database environments.
• Execute and oversee database backup, restoration, replication, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Maintain database availability, reliability, and recoverability.
• Support database operations within the VA ICAM IOSS modernization initiative.
• Monitor database health and troubleshoot performance, availability, and recovery issues.
• Follow established security and operational practices for database administration.

Education Requirement

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.