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Sr. Database Administrator
Job in
McLean, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Listed on 2026-07-01
Listing for:
Ask IT Consulting
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Database Administrator, Data Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Description
Position: Sr. Database Administrator
Location: Mclean, VA
Duration: Full-Time
Responsibilities- Responsible for Oracle and SQL Server database administration and maintenance for all environments on the project
- Assisting with database design, development and enhancement of all databases including for mission critical set of applications
- Review current standard operating procedures for database administration and maintenance and provide and take action on improvement recommendations
- Follow best practices and be involved in defining and enhancing processes related to Oracle and SQL Server
- Perform database refreshes, overlays from production to development/test databases to support development/testing activities of the project team
- Support development team with troubleshooting application issues
- Perform database patching, upgrades, and backups
- Provide operational support, performance tuning and disaster recovery for high visibility applications and data warehouses
- Troubleshoot, resolve and follow established processes for applying the resolution for database issues
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Math or Science
- 15 plus years of Oracle experience
- 5 plus years of SQL Server experience
- Relevant Oracle Certifications and/or Relevant MS SQL Server Certifications
- Database installation, configuration and management ability of large databases
- Experience supporting the development team with query/procedure/trigger/packages development, testing and deployment to the databases
- Experience using various tools such as Oracle Enterprise Manager, TOAD, SQL Developer, SQL Management Studio
- Experience with maintaining and administering multiple versions of Oracle including 11g or higher
- Experience with maintaining and administering multiple versions of SQL Server including 2005 or higher
- Experience in performance analysis and implementation of performance improvements using the Database Engine Tuning Advisor and the SQL Server Profiler
- Experience with building and maintaining disaster recovery environment using Data Guard
- Experience with Subversion, Team Foundation Server configuration management tools
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments
- Good organization skills to balance and prioritize work, and multitask
- Good communication skills to communicate with support personnel, customers, and managers
- Experience in designing disk layouts for database, virtual machine and SAN experience preferred
- CMMI L3 or higher experience is a plus
- Working with Federal Agencies (FAA, DoD, etc.)
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