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# Senior Database Administrator

- **Company:** Omni Federal
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, CompTIA Security+, Databases, Database Security, Disaster Recovery, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Migration Manager, Performance Testing, Database Performance, Database Migration, Amazon Relational Database Service
- **Published:** November 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9285978/senior-database-administrator

## About the Role

* Active Top Secret clearance (required)
 * Must be eligible for DCSA Personnel Assurance Program enrollment
 * CompTIA Security+ (DoD 8570 IAT Level II minimum)
 * Bachelor's Degree
 * 6+ years of relative experience in managing databases within large AWS cloud environments, preferably within the DoW
 * PostgreSQL Experience
 * Oracle and/or SQL Server Experience

Nice to Have:

 * Familiarity with DCSA documentation requirements, policy, or compliance frameworks

Preferred Certifications:

 * EDB Essentials for PostgreSQL or EDB Advanced for PostgreSQL, or equivalent PostgreSQL certification.
 * AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional.
 * Relevant Microsoft SQL Server database administration certifications.
 * Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional (OCP).

Our team is always hungry for more - more knowledge, more problem solving, more growth, more innovation, and, ultimately, customer success. This hunger and hustle fuel our determination to excel in everything we do. It's not just about meeting established goals; it's about exceeding them. We take immense pride in applying our expertise in cutting-edge technologies and our ability to adapt to emerging trends directly to the users in the field, as our nation's protectors deserve nothing less.

## Description

* Provide database administration and technical support across a heterogeneous database environment consisting of PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle, with strong PostgreSQL expertise being essential, followed by SQL Server and Oracle experience.
 * Administer, maintain, configure, and troubleshoot database environments hosted on AWS RDS and Amazon EC2-based infrastructure.
 * Plan and execute database migrations from self-managed EC2-hosted environments to AWS RDS, including assessment, migration planning, execution, validation, performance testing, and post-migration support.
 * Perform routine database administration, including configuration, upgrades, patching, maintenance, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
 * Monitor, analyze, and optimize database performance through query analysis, indexing, execution plan review, configuration tuning, and resource utilization analysis.
 * Create and implement disaster recovery and coop environments.
 * Implement and maintain database security controls, including user and role management, access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance with applicable federal security policies and requirements including FEDRAMP and TLS settings.
 * Troubleshoot complex database issues, resolve incidents, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and performance.
 * Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure engineers, cloud architects, security personnel, and other database administrators to support application deployments, infrastructure changes, and database modernization initiatives.
 * Participate in capacity planning, technology evaluations, continuous improvement initiatives, and the development of database administration standards and best practices