Database Administrator

Description

Leidos has an exciting opportunity for a Database Administrator within our National Security Sector’s (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Join a team supporting mission‑critical national security programs focused on Security Engineering, CNO, SIGINT, Mission Software, and Cryptographic Key Management.

This role supports the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of complex IT systems and database environments. The DBA will maintain the integrity, security, and availability of databases; perform disaster recovery, performance tuning, and monitoring; and support Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE administration. Responsibilities also include database optimization, security policy implementation, and migration efforts from on‑prem Oracle environments to AWS RDS.

Leidos offers competitive benefits including PTO, 11 paid holidays, 401(k) with 6% company match and immediate vesting, flexible schedules, technical upskilling, education support, parental leave, and more.

Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

• Maintain database integrity, security, and availability
• Administer Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE databases
• Support Oracle to AWS RDS migration efforts
• Perform performance tuning, monitoring, index maintenance, and disaster recovery
• Implement database security policies and procedures
• Optimize database structure, storage, and query performance
• Support installation and administration of database systems and tools

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and 12+ years of DBA experience supporting programs of similar scope and complexity
• Four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree

• Oracle and OEM Management
• Red Hat Linux 7/8
• Git, Puppet, VMware
• Docker and Kubernetes
• AWS and AWS Managed Databases (including No
  
  SQL)
• Schema design, optimization, and data modeling

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.