Senior Database Administrator; On-Site

Location

Joint Pathology Center, 606 Stephen Sitter Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910

The Senior Database Administrator will provide enterprise-level database administration, optimization, and data management support for Joint Pathology Center (JPC) information systems.

10 years of database administration experience.

Bachelor’s Degree in information technology, computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or related field;
Active certification meeting Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF)/Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II requirements (e.g., Security+ CE, CySA+, CND, GSEC, GICSP, SSCP) or a certification for DCWF 421 - Database Administrator (e.g., Security+, Cloud+, SSCP, GSEC, Security

X/CASP+, CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, CISSP-ISSEP, CISA, or CCNP Security).

• Excellent experience with installation, maintenance, and administration of Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, and No
  
  SQL platforms.
• Excellent experience performing database performance tuning, monitoring, and optimization activities.
• Excellent experience implementing database security, backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions.
• Excellent experience leading database modernization, migration, and infrastructure initiatives.
• Excellent experience supporting cloud-based and hybrid database environments (e.g., Amazon Relational Database, Azure SQL Database, or equivalent DoD-approved cloud offerings).
• Excellent experience developing automation solutions (e.g., SQL, Python, Power Shell).
• Excellent experience developing database documentation, procedures, and reports.
• Experience supporting a federal agency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently on complex issues.
• U.S. Citizenship.

• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain DoD Top Secret Clearance as needed.

• Serve as the technical authority for database platforms, data integrity, availability, security, backup and recovery, performance tuning, and business intelligence enablement.
• Operate independently with minimal oversight and coordinate closely with system administrators, application teams, cybersecurity personnel, and mission stakeholders to ensure database services are secure, reliable, compliant, and aligned with operational requirements.
• Install, configure, manage, and maintain enterprise database management systems (DBMS), including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, and No
  
  SQL platforms.
• Ensure continuous availability, reliability, and performance of production, development, and test database environments.
• Perform routine maintenance activities, including upgrades, patching, configuration changes, and capacity planning.
• Design, review, and optimize database schemas, indexing strategies, and data models to improve performance and scalability.
• Lead database normalization, refactoring, and legacy system modernization initiatives.
• Plan and execute database migrations (on‑premises to cloud-based) with minimal service disruption.
• Implement and maintain database security controls, including role-based access, encryption, auditing, and compliance with applicable cybersecurity requirements.
• Develop, test, and maintain database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and continuity of operations.
• Support high availability and fault‑tolerant database architectures as required.
• Design, develop, and support business intelligence (BI) solutions, including reports, dashboards, and data visualizations using approved BI tools.
• Support ETL processes, data warehousing solutions, and data integration efforts to enable analytics and decision support.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into actionable data products.
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation solutions using SQL, Python, Power Shell, or equivalent tools to streamline database administration tasks.
• Implement monitoring solutions to proactively identify performance bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and availability risks.
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