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# Database Administrator

- **Company:** 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
- **Location:** Springfield, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Databases, Database Security, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Backup and Restore
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a83fc8d9-7e68-4727-9b98-e60114554711

## About the Role

* 7+ years of DBA experience.
 * Strong Oracle and/or SQL Server experience.
 * Experience with high-availability enterprise environments.
 * Strong backup/recovery and performance-tuning experience.

Preferred Certifications:

 * Oracle OCP, Microsoft Azure Database Administrator or equivalent.

## Description

Certification Required: Oracle OCP, Microsoft Azure Database Administrator or equivalent, * We are seeking Database Administrators to operate and maintain highly available enterprise database environments., * Administer Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases.

 * Monitor availability and performance.
 * Perform backup, recovery, patching, and upgrades.
 * Troubleshoot database incidents.
 * Implement database security controls.
 * Support migrations and modernization.
 * Perform capacity planning and performance tuning.


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