Database Administrator
Location: Washington, DC
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure the performance, availability, scalability, and security of PostgreSQL database environments.
- Design, implement, manage, and tune PostgreSQL databases in enterprise environments.
- Own high availability and disaster recovery configurations for PostgreSQL environments.
- Enforce database security controls, including encryption, key management, and compliance-aligned auditing.
- Perform database performance tuning, backups, replication, and recovery.
- Manage schemas, indexes, stored procedures, and permissions.
- Support containerized database and application operations by managing Kubernetes clusters.
- Administer CI/CD pipelines and automation supporting database and application delivery.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborative delivery activities.
- Support production operations with urgency and operational discipline.
- Communicate technical risks, issues, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong customer trust through technical expertise, responsiveness, and reliability.
REQUIREMENTS
- 10+ years of hands-on database administration experience, including at least 5 years of recent, deep expertise in PostgreSQL.
- Active Top Secret clearance with current or previously held SCI access.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred; relevant experience may substitute.
- Certification meeting DoD 8140 (e.g., Security+, GSEC, or higher).
- Experience designing, implementing, managing, and tuning PostgreSQL databases in enterprise environments.
- Experience owning high availability and disaster recovery configurations for PostgreSQL environments.
- Experience enforcing database security controls, including encryption, key management, and compliance-aligned auditing.
- Ability to own core PostgreSQL responsibilities on day one and ramp quickly on program-specific tooling in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.
- Perform database performance tuning, backups, replication, and recovery.
- Manage schemas, indexes, stored procedures, and permissions.
- Support Kubernetes clusters and containerized database and application operations.
- Administer CI/CD pipelines and automation supporting database and application delivery.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborative delivery activities.
- Support production operations with urgency and operational discipline.
- Communicate technical risks, issues, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong customer trust through technical expertise, responsiveness, and reliability.
