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 Database Administrator 3 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 supports maintenance of the integrity, security and availability of multiple database(s). Duties include disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data.

• Work with other Database Admins to administer, maintain, develop, and implement policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database.
• Support evaluation and recommendations for available database management system (DBMS) products.
• Support executing database and software life‑cycle activities to ensure the highest level of system performance and availability and compliance with business requirements.
• Support executing Oracle, SQL Server and SYBASE Database and Application server administration.
• Organize and format data for efficient query and storage processes.
• Establish and maintain database user accounts.
• Run reports upon request.
• Supporting execution of disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data.
• Support development of policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database(s).
• Support data modeling activities by way of prototype database implementations.
• Support 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.
• Coordinate database architecture changes with database engineers.
• Support the installation of database management systems, databases, tables and views.
• Support 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 may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information;
ACTIVE TS/SCI w/ Poly clearance REQUIRED.

Position / Candidate Requirements:

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology (IT) discipline from an accredited college or university and 5+ years of experience.
  • 8+ years of experience with Associate’s Degree.
• 4 years of experience in programs of similar size and complexity.
• 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.

We offer an excellent benefits package including:

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay…