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# Database Administrator

- **Company:** GovCIO
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Salary:** $108,000.0 - $142,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Database, Databases, Data Security, Database Security, Disaster Recovery, Operational Databases, Release Management, Scripting, System Availability, Database Performance, Database Monitoring, Sql Tuning
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2999253244-2

## About the Role

* Database administration
 * SQL performance tuning
 * Backup and recovery
 * High availability/replication
 * Cloud databases (AWS/Azure)
 * Database security and auditing
 * Scripting (Power
 * Shell/Bash)
 * Database monitoring tools
 * Data modeling
 * Change and release management

## Description

GovCIO LLC seeks a Database Administrator to support federal IT modernization projects. You will design, implement, and maintain secure, highly available databases in cloud and on-prem environments, optimize performance, and ensure data integrity and backup/recovery. Partner with developers, cybersecurity, and data teams to tune queries, manage releases, and automate routine tasks. You'll apply DoD/FedRAMP security practices, support audits, and troubleshoot production issues in a mission-driven, agile setting that emphasizes collaboration, learning, and work-life balance., * Design, configure, and maintain secure, highly available databases in cloud and on-prem environments

 * Monitor and optimize database performance, queries, and indexing to support mission-critical applications
 * Implement and manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
 * Ensure database security, access controls, and compliance with federal and agency standards
 * Collaborate with development and Dev
 * Ops teams on schema design, releases, and automation
 * Troubleshoot and resolve production database incidents and performance issues
 * Create and maintain documentation, standards, and runbooks for database operations
 * Support audits and reporting related to data security, availability, and compliance