Database Administrator

Overview

About M.C. Dean M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber‑physical solutions for the nation’s most mission‑critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us? Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward‑thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

Seeking a senior Database Administrator 5 that is able to work with a dynamic team of system engineers and administrators responsible for design, implementation, operations & maintenance, and cybersecurity for large complex resilient hardware and virtualized infrastructure. This position maintains the integrity, security and availability of multiple database(s). Duties include disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data.

• Leads the administration, maintenance, development, and implementation of policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database.
• Evaluates and recommends available database management system (DBMS) products.
• Performs database and software life‑cycle activities to ensure the highest level of system performance and availability and compliance with business requirements.
• Performs Oracle, SQL Server and SYBASE Database and Application server administration.
• Organizes and formats data for efficient query and storage processes.
• Establishes and maintains database user accounts.
• Performs disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data.
• Develops policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database(s).
• Supports data modeling activities by way of prototype database implementations.
• Directs the monitoring, administrating, and implementing performance on database systems as well as database performance optimization, developing/changing database indices, redesigning database structure and reloading data into a database.
• Coordinates database architecture changes with database engineers.
• Directs the installation of database management systems, databases, tables and views.
• Directs the administration and use of current and emerging database tools, strategies and technologies.

Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information;
ACTIVE TS/SCI w/ Poly clearance REQUIRED.

Position / Candidate Requirements

• Have a Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology (IT) discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Have at least ten (10) years' experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required of which five (5) years' experience is required administering Microsoft SQL Server Databases.
• Have DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II or higher.
• Have certification as a LENEL Certified Expert (LCE) with a concentration in databases, obtained within six (6) months of personnel starting on contract.
• Strong Oral, Written and Presentation Skills.
• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint Skills is a plus.

• A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
• An…