Database Administrator

Database Administrator

Responsibilities and Duties

• Serve as the lead administrator for enterprise database, system, and network environments supporting mission-critical operations and sustainment activities.
• Design, implement, administer, monitor, and maintain enterprise database platforms, operating systems, and supporting infrastructure.
• Manage database performance, availability, scalability, integrity, and security across production, development, and test environments.
• Administer relational and non-relational database management systems, including database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and migrations.
• Monitor database health and performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement tuning strategies to optimize system performance.
• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, replication, high-availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Support database security and compliance initiatives through implementation of access controls, auditing, encryption, and vulnerability remediation activities.
• Administer enterprise server environments, including Windows and Linux operating systems.
• Support network infrastructure components and collaborate with network engineering teams to ensure connectivity, performance, and reliability.
• Develop and maintain database standards, operational procedures, architecture documentation, and configuration baselines.
• Monitor system, network, and database environments to ensure operational readiness and service continuity.
• Troubleshoot complex database, system, and network issues and provide timely resolution to operational incidents.
• Support application deployments and system integrations by coordinating database configurations and technical requirements.
• Participate in change management, release management, and configuration management processes.
• Collaborate with developers, system administrators, cybersecurity teams, and stakeholders to support enterprise operations and modernization initiatives.
• Perform database capacity planning, storage management, and resource optimization activities.
• Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives involving database and infrastructure services.
• Ensure compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements, organizational policies, and industry best practices.
• Support cybersecurity assessments, audits, Authority to Operate (ATO) activities, and continuous monitoring requirements.
• Develop operational dashboards, reports, and system metrics for management and customer stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior administrators and technical staff.
• Support 24x7 operational environments and participate in on-call support activities as required.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements that enhance availability, performance, security, and operational efficiency.