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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Database Administrator - **Company:** Guidehouse Inc. - **Location:** Rockville, MD, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $85,000.0 - $141,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Data Analysis, Application Performance Management, Bash Shell, Databases, Software Debugging, Perl (Programming Language), Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Oracle SQL Developer, Performance Tuning, Standard Sql, Shell Script, PL-SQL, SQL Databases, Sql Loader, Data Processing, Scripting - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9037800/database-administrator ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree. FOUR (4) additional years of experience is needed in lieu of degree. * Minimum of Four(4) to Ten(10)years of job-related experience as an DBA. * Ability to create, modify, and tune SQL queries and PL\SQL code * Ability to troubleshoot and resolve data, system performance issues * Knowledge with AWS cloud technologies like RDS, Lambda, EC2, Redshift is a plus * Ability to work effectively both independently and within cross-functional teams. * May require participation in a 24X7 on-call rotation or overnight deployment. * Strong expertise in Oracle performance tuning, including SQL and PL/SQL optimization. * In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, including triggers, procedures, functions, and packages. * Proficiency in SQL Developer, SQL Loader, and related Oracle tools. * Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills. * Strong verbal and written communication and listening skills. * Proven ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment, with strong planning and coordination capabilities. * High levels of self-motivation and adaptability, with the ability to meet aggressive deadlines. * Ability to work independently with minimal direction. * Solid understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC), including Agile and Waterfall methodologies. * Demonstrated ability to research and resolve complex technical problems in a distributed and complex IT environment, collaborating with both local and remote teams. * Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred. * Oracle database performance tuning * Exp with Grants.gov applications. * Linux/Unix environments and shell scripting * Knowledge of AWS is a plus ## Description * Oracle functions, procedures, triggers, packages using Oracle 11g or newer * Participate in production implementations working closely with other members of the production support group to ensure the proper transition of system changes into the production environments * Design, develop, and maintain scripts for automation, data processing, and database maintenance and monitoring solutions using scripting languages including PL/SQL, Perl, and shell. * Perform general technical trouble shooting & give consultation to development teams * Data analysis and debugging with a focus on identifying data quality issues. 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