Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. General Dynamics Information Technology is a global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology, and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government. The Senior Database Administrator (Sr. DBA) is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of the OCIO enterprise database environments, ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of mission-critical database systems.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, and maintain SQL Server and Oracle database environments
- Develop and implement robust backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies
- Monitor database performance; identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
- Ensure security best practices are applied, including cyber protocols, patching, and access controls
- Collaborate with system administrators, developers, and security teams to support application and infrastructure initiatives
- Perform database migration, upgrades, and patching in a controlled and documented manner
- Support cloud‑based database deployments, with familiarity in OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), Microsoft Azure, and Amazon AWS is considered a strong plus
- Create and maintain database documentation, standards, and operating procedures
- Participate in on‑call rotation for critical database support
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior DBAs or technical staff
- Serve as a team lead on projects or tasks as assigned
Skills
- 7 + years of related experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Proven expertise in database backup/recovery strategies and tools (RMAN, Data Pump, SQL Server backup/restore, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of database security, auditing, encryption, and cyber protocols
- Hands‑on experience with performance tuning, indexing strategies, query optimization, and storage configuration
- Solid understanding of high availability and disaster recovery solutions (AlwaysOn, Data Guard, clustering, replication)
- Experience with scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python or similar)
- Experience working with OCI and Azure cloud database services
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, or Infrastructure as Code
- Experience with automation tools and monitoring platforms
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced environment
- Experience with cloud‑based database deployments, with familiarity in OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), Microsoft Azure, and Amazon AWS is considered a strong plus
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
- 401K with company match
- Competitive pay and paid time off
- Full flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
- A variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
- Dental plan options
- A vision plan
- A 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
- A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
- 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness
- An additional 10 paid holidays per year
- Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire
- The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
- Short and long-term disability benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
- Full flex work weeks where possible
Company Overview
General Dynamics Information Technology is an IT consulting company that specializes in cyber security, AI, and quantum computing. It is a sub-organization of General Dynamics. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.gdit.com/.