Database Administrator

Quantico , United States

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Design, implement, and maintain large-scale SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments, ensuring reliability and performance while supporting critical operations for federal clients.
About the Organization Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. We are a solution-driven company delivering data insights and technology solutions to customers with missions critical to U.S. national interests. We’re looking for thoughtful, skilled professionals who thrive as trusted partners building technology-agnostic solutions and want to apply their talents supporting customers with difficult and important mission sets. About the Role Redhorse Corporation is seeking a highly skilled Database Administrator to support mission-critical systems for a federal customer. The successful candidate will design, implement, and maintain large-scale SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments that ensure reliability, performance, and security. This role plays a key part in sustaining the customer’s data operations, improving database performance, and supporting operational readiness across enterprise systems. Primary Responsibilities
  • Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain large-scale Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases in operational environments.
  • Develop, optimize, and maintain stored procedures, database models, and data structures to support application and analytics needs.
  • Leverage third-party database tools (e.g., Red Gate) to enhance administration, versioning, and performance workflows.
  • Implement and maintain high-availability, redundancy, and disaster recovery architectures to support mission-critical operations.
  • Troubleshoot and debug issues within production Windows desktop application environments and supporting database services.
  • Conduct query performance tuning, execute bulk data loading, and streamline data processing operations.
  • Monitor database health, capacity, and performance to sustain 24/7 availability and ensure compliance with security and mission requirements.
  • Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL in production environments.
  • Demonstrated expertise in:
  • Performance tuning and optimization
  • Query debugging and issue resolution
  • Stored procedures, indexing strategies, and data modeling
  • Bulk-loading techniques and data movement
  • Familiarity with Red Gate or similar database administration tools.
  • Experience implementing disaster recovery, backup, and high-availability solutions.
  • Active Top Secret clearance required.
  • Ability to provide on-call support for mission-critical database systems.
  • Preferred Qualifications
  • Professional certifications such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator or PostgreSQL Professional Certification.
  • Experience managing cloud-based database services (AWS RDS, Azure SQL).
  • Familiarity with federal security standards, including FISMA and NIST frameworks.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled 
     
    Accommodations:
    If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Talent Acquisition at [email protected]
     
    Redhorse Corporation shall, in its discretion, modify or adjust the position to meet Redhorse’s changing needs.
    This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Redhorse’s sole discretion.

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