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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR (SENIOR) - **Company:** Peraton Inc - **Location:** McLean, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $166,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe Analytics, Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Backup Devices, Cloud Engineering, CompTIA Security+, Databases, Data Dictionary, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Masking, Amazon DynamoDB, Failover, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Operational Databases, Oracle (Applications), Oracle Rac, Performance Tuning, Cloud Services, Ansible, Prometheus, Recovery Manager (RMAN), Snowflake, Grafana, Database Optimization, SC Clearance, Amazon Relational Database Service, Data Lakes, Low Latency, Data Management, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Amazon Redshift - **Published:** May 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=264c1b2ea897cdca ## About the Role Do you have experience in Terraform?, Do you have a Associate's degree?, * Active Secret clearance required. * Experience / Education: 10 years relevant experience with BS/BA degree or 8 years with MS/MS or 6 years with Phd or 14 years w/o a degree or 12 years with AS/AA * Certifications: This role requires a demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce. Successful applicants must satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix., * Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance. * AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty) or equivalent cloud certifications. * Experience with cloud-native data pipelines, analytics platforms, or data lake architectures. * Familiarity with NIST RMF, ATO processes, and DoD security compliance frameworks. * Experience with cloud-native database services such as Amazon RDS, Aurora, or DynamoDB. * CompTIA Security+ Worklocation: Remote work with the ability to travel to the NCR if required ## Description Peraton is seeking a Database Administrator (Senior) to support the MODES III program supporting Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). In this role, the selected candidate will provide senior database architecture, administration, performance tuning, backup/DR, and governance for the program databases and data platforms (RDS/Oracle/Oracle RAC, PostgreSQL, data lake integration), ensuring availability, scalability, and RMF/ATO compliance. This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance., * Provide senior database architecture, administration, performance tuning, backup/DR, and governance for MODES III databases and data platforms (RDS/Oracle/Oracle RAC, PostgreSQL, data lake integration), ensuring availability, scalability, and RMF/ATO compliance. * Architect and maintain production database clusters and replication (Oracle RAC, PostgreSQL clustering); design schemas and indexing strategies to support high volume analytics and dashboard queries with low latency. * Lead backup, recovery, and COOP planning: define RTO/RPO, implement immutable backups, automate snapshot/recovery jobs, validate recovery through DR exercises, and document runbooks. * Drive performance tuning and capacity planning: monitor CPU/memory/I/O, optimize queries and schema, plan capacity scaling, and collaborate with cloud teams on right sizing and cost optimization. * Secure and govern data: implement DB eAnnandale, VAyption (KMS), role based access, auditing, row level security, data masking for test environments, and ensure compliance with CUI/PII handling per RMF/ATO and STIG/SRG guidance. * Integrate with data pipelines & analytics: support ETL/ELT needs, coordinate with Data Engineers for ingestion to data lake, manage data dictionaries and lineage for dashboard KPIs, and support ad hoc analytical queries. * Lead incident response & remediation for database incidents; produce forensic diagnostics, coordinate fixes, and author post incident reports/AARs feeding quality management plan improvements. * Familiar with: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon RDS, Redshift, Snowflake basics, replication and failover setup, RMAN and backup orchestration, Terraform/Ansible for infra automation, performance tuning tools (AWR/Explain), monitoring (CloudWatch/Prometheus/Grafana), workload optimization, capacity planning, patching/upgrade automation, cross-region replication strategies. ## Related Videos - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [Dev & Test in the Cloud? 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