Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking a Senior Database Administrator Lead to provide enterprise-wide leadership for secure database operations supporting a federal and DoD-aligned mission environment. The role leads database engineering and administration across IL5 cloud and on-premise environments, overseeing performance, security compliance, availability, DevSecOps integration, and a technical DBA team.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior-level leadership over database operations, engineering, and administration in IL5 cloud and on-premise environments
- Oversee schema governance, indexing strategies, data modeling, and optimization for performance and scalability
- Ensure database platforms comply with DoD security requirements, RMF controls, STIG baselines, and audit readiness
- Lead performance tuning efforts, query optimization, and troubleshooting of complex database issues
- Manage backup, recovery, replication, clustering, and failover strategies to support high availability
- Coordinate with DevSecOps engineers on database integration within CI/CD pipelines
- Support secure SDLC processes, including database change control and release planning
- Manage database access controls, permissions, service accounts, and privileged user oversight
- Oversee vulnerability scanning, patch planning, and remediation for database technologies
- Collaborate with application developers to align database design with business logic, data workflows, and mission requirements
- Maintain database documentation, ER diagrams, configuration baselines, and operational runbooks
- Lead and mentor a team of DBAs, ensuring adherence to best practices, consistent processes, and high operational readiness
- Provide technical input to modernization initiatives, cloud migration strategies, and new platform evaluations
Skills
- Must hold an active Top Secret clearance, supported by a Tier 5 background investigation
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum **10 years** of experience in database administration, engineering, or architecture roles
- Demonstrated leadership in managing enterprise-class database systems in secure federal or DoD environments
- Experience implementing IL5 database security controls, RMF requirements, and STIG compliance
- Experience supporting SDLC integration, release cycles, and DevSecOps workflows
- Experience with performance tuning, complex queries, indexing, and database optimization
- Experience managing replication, clustering, failover, and backup/recovery operations
- Strong expertise with relational database systems (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL)
- Proficiency in database security, encryption, auditing, and privileged access management
- Knowledge of RMF, STIGs, IL5 cloud security controls, and DoD cybersecurity requirements
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automation tools, and DevSecOps concepts
- Experience with database monitoring tools, log analysis, and performance analytics
- CompTIA Security+
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and mentor technical teams
- Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities, especially for complex data and performance issues
- Clear communication skills for working with developers, security teams, and federal stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail with disciplined documentation and configuration management practices
- Ability to manage priorities across multiple environments in a mission-critical setting
Benefits
- Fully remote work arrangement
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