Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is a global technology and professional services company delivering technology solutions and mission services to government, defense, and intelligence organizations. The Database Administrator will design, build, configure, administer, and maintain cloud database platforms for the Case Management Modernization program, supporting data engineering, analytics, governance, and AI/ML capabilities. The role will also manage database security, performance, automation, migrations, availability, disaster recovery, and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Administer and optimize cloud database environments, including configuration, scaling, performance tuning, and warehouse management
- Create, maintain, and govern databases, schemas, roles, and RBAC in alignment with AO security, IAM, and compliance policies
- Monitor & troubleshoot database performance, query efficiency, concurrency, capacity, & utilization
- Implement cost‑optimization strategies and support TCO analysis, financial reporting, and right‑sizing
- Automate database provisioning, user/role management, backups, and monitoring using SQL, Python, Terraform, or similar tooling
- Install, configure, upgrade, patch, and maintain SQL, NoSQL, and graph database platforms
- Manage database objects (tables, indexes, partitions, views, sp) and ensure optimal performance
- Implement and manage backup, recovery, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions
- Support database migrations, upgrades, consolidations, and modernization initiatives
- Enforce least‑privilege access, database security controls, encryption, authentication, authorization, and auditing
- Support data retention, archival, classification, and lifecycle policies
- Develop & maintain database monitoring dashboards, alerting, logging, and health‑check capabilities
- Troubleshoot complex database incidents, failures, degradation, and availability issues; drive root‑cause analysis
- Support DR/HA exercises, ATO documentation, security audits, and incident response for DB services
- Integrate databases with data pipelines, applications, analytics tools, and cloud data platforms
- Maintain database architecture diagrams, runbooks, performance reports, and configuration documentation
- Collaborate with Data Platform Engineers, Data Engineers, Architects, Security teams, and app teams
- Evaluate new database features, cloud capabilities, and platform enhancements; recommend adoption
- Ensure DB environments comply with all security, privacy, governance, & regulatory requirements
Skills
- Skills: Job Qualifications: Database Environments, Database Operations, Data Engineering
- Certifications: None
- Experience: 7 + years of related experience
- • Education: Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree required; BA/BS or MA/MS strongly preferred
- • Experience: 5+ years of general experience in IT systems required; 7+ years of experience with BA/BS or 5+ years of experience with MA/MS strongly preferred
- • 5+ years of specialized experience in cloud database maintenance and database administration or similar role
- • Strong experience administering cloud database platforms, including Snowflake and AWS data services (Redshift, Aurora/PostgreSQL, RDS, Neptune)
- • Expertise in SQL, performance tuning, workload management, and database optimization
- • Experience operating databases in AWS or hybrid cloud environments
- • Proven ability to automate database administration using IaC and scripting (Terraform, dbt, Python)
- • Familiarity with federal security, compliance, and audit requirements
- • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills
- • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with technical and business teams
- • Effective communication and documentation skills
- • Knowledge of modern monitoring/observability tools and CI/CD workflows
- • Experience applying industry best practices and emerging data platform technologies
- • Consultant mindset and ability to work with stakeholders to define and improve database operations
- Security Clearance Level: Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust
- Must be a US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, or US Citizen)
- • BA/BS or MA/MS strongly preferred
- • 7+ years of experience with BA/BS or 5+ years of experience with MA/MS strongly preferred
- •One or more of the following certifications is preferred but not required . Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
- • Snowflake SnowPro Core
- • Snowflake SnowPro Advanced
- • Databricks Certified Data Professional
- • AWS Certified Data Analytics - Specialty
- • AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
- • AWS Certified Data Engineer
- • Docker Certified Associate
- • Certified Kubernetes Administrator
- • Certified Professional DevSecOps Certification Course
- • ITIL, AWS SysOps, Google Cloud DevOps Engineer
Benefits
- AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Paid time off
- Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
- Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
- Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- A vision plan
- A 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- Full flex work weeks where possible
- Vacation, sick and personal time
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Military leave
- Bereavement leave
- Jury duty leave
- Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
- An additional 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid Family Leave of up to 160 hours in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
- Short- and long-term disability benefits
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Personal accident insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- Business travel and accident insurance
- Remote work
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