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.
Responsibilities
- 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
Required Skills
- 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