Senior Database Administrator

Annapolis Junction, MD

Freedom Technology Solutions Group is seeking a Senior Database Administrator for one of our PRIME CONTRACTS that offers exciting opportunities to support essential services and mission critical activities across the enterprise. Our mission supports the Government Corporate Management Services (CMS) by providing full life cycle support services through the sustainment, modernization, and transformation of the enterprise corporate applications. As soon as an employee enters a customer facility, they touch one of these applications which are critical to the daily functions of thousands of users across acquisition, business, finance, HR, training, recruitment, program management, security, logistics and more. Come join our diverse and growing team with lots of opportunities!  

As part of our dynamic team, you'll play a crucial role in supporting and maintaining the infrastructure behind mission-critical enterprise applications. Your day-to-day will involve more than just routine tasks—each day brings new challenges and opportunities to innovate and problem-solve.  

Responsibilities:  

• Daily Operations & Troubleshooting: Play a key role in keeping critical IT systems running smoothly. From monitoring performance to resolving issues with databases and clients, your role will keep the digital heartbeat of our enterprise applications strong.  
• Multi-Level Problem Solving: Whether it’s a Tier 1 (Help Desk) issue or a more complex Tier 2 (Escalation) problem, you’ll identify, diagnose, and fix issues to ensure minimal downtime and maximum efficiency. Communicate progress and solutions to agency management and internal customers.  
• Infrastructure Management: Manage multiple backend database systems as part of the IT system infrastructure, ensuring that processes are optimized, and systems are secure. This includes products such as Oracle, MSSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, PostGres and others.  
• System Enhancements: Work with our customers to design and implement custom database queries and locate areas for efficiencies in performance and stability of enterprise application databases both COTS and GOTS.   
• Critical Escalation Support: Coordinate and resolve issues as they arise, ensuring that any disruptions are minimized and that the systems continue to support our critical enterprise applications effectively. 

Required Qualifications:

• TS/SCI with Polygraph required
• A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and ten (10) years of experience as a DBA. Fourteen (14) years of experience as a DBA may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level I is required as specified in the individual TTOs
• Maintain the integrity, security, and availability of database(s) 
• Administer, maintain, and Implement policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database(s) 
• Establish and maintain database user accounts  
• Organize and format data for efficient query and storage processes 
• Evaluate requirements and recommends available DBMS products 
• Provide server administration with a variety of database products that include Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE 
• Perform disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data 
• Develop policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database(s) 
• Perform database and software life-cycle activities to ensure highest level of system performance and availability 
• Support data modeling activities by way of prototype database implementations 
• Coordinate database architecture changes with Database Engineers (DBEs)  
• Direct 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  
• Direct the installation of database management systems, databases, tables and views 
• Directs the administration and use of current and emerging database tools, strategies and technologies 
• Must be able to work during core hours of M-F 10am-2pm. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Technology Stack of application(s) with which this role will interact:

• Oracle
• SQL
• PostGres
• MongoDB

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with various databases such as Oracle, SQL, PostGres and MongoDB
• Linux
• Windows

The estimated salary range for this position is between $160,000 and $190,000 (annualized USD). This range reflects the typical pay for the role and is one part of the company's comprehensive compensation package. Actual salaries are influenced by several factors, such as location, the individual’s education, skills, experience, and competencies, as well as contract affordability and organizational needs.