Database Administrator

$101,400 - $183,300/Yr

Leidos - Annapolis Junction, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Annapolis Junction, MD

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Leidos is seeking a skilled Database Administrator (DBA) to join our dynamic technical team in Annapolis Junction, MD. This position is integral to supporting our Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB database management systems (DBMS) for various applications developed by our software development team. As a DBA, you will be responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures that ensure the integrity, security, and high availability of our DBMS. Your role will involve implementing database installation procedures, disaster recovery steps, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, patching/IAVA mitigations, and data monitoring. In this position, you will collaborate closely with our Database Engineer (DBE) to implement PL/SQL and SQL performance tuning, architecture changes, and development prototypes. You will also work with the DBE and software team to evaluate and recommend new DBMS tools, strategies, and technologies that will enable the team to meet business requirements. This role offers an exciting opportunity to showcase your skills and grow within a team that values innovation, teamwork, and a commitment to excellence. If you are passionate about database administration and want to be part of an organization that values your contributions, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Support Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB database management systems for various applications.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure database integrity, security, and high availability.
• Implement database installation procedures and disaster recovery steps.
• Conduct performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and patching/IAVA mitigations.
• Monitor data and ensure compliance with security protocols.
• Collaborate with Database Engineer to implement PL/SQL and SQL performance tuning and architecture changes.
• Evaluate and recommend new DBMS tools, strategies, and technologies.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
• Ten (10) years of experience as a DBA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of additional DBA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and/or MariaDB database administration in production environments.
• High availability configuration using Oracle Dataguard, PostgreSQL, MySQL replication, and/or MariaDB Galera clusters.
• Database system patching including Oracle quarterly patching and IAVA mitigations.
• Experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control administration.
• PL/SQL programming and SQL query analysis, including search optimization.
• Familiarity with Linux tooling such as iotop, vmstat, nmap, OpenSSL, grep, ping, find, df, ssh, and dnf.
• Familiarity with Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle DataModeler, pgadmin, PHPMyAdmin, and MySQL Workbench.
• Familiarity with Amazon RDS and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and/or Amazon DocumentDB.

Benefits

• Four or more weeks of Paid Time Off
• Flexible Schedules
• Discounted Stock Purchase Plans
• Unlimited Education and Training Support
• Parental Paid Leave