Database Administrator - Data Governance & Cataloging

Leidos seeks a Database Admin/Engineer Data Librarian to design, administer, and optimize secure data platforms supporting mission-critical government and commercial programs. In this role, you will manage relational and NoSQL databases, implement data governance and cataloging, ensure data quality, and develop automation for backup, recovery, and performance tuning. You will collaborate with engineers, cyber, and analytics teams to support advanced analytics and reporting while upholding strict security, compliance, and documentation standards in a fast-paced, mission-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and administer relational and No
• SQL databases for mission-critical systems
• Monitor and optimize database performance, capacity, and reliability
• Implement and maintain data governance, cataloging, and metadata management
• Develop and manage backup, recovery, and high-availability strategies
• Ensure security, compliance, and audit readiness for sensitive data
• Support analytics, reporting, and integration with enterprise applications
• Automate routine database operations using scripts and tools
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, cyber, and analytics teams
• Document database architectures, standards, and procedures
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database and data quality issues

Required Skills

• Database administration
• SQL development
• No
• SQL databases
• Data modeling
• Data governance
• Data cataloging
• Performance tuning
• Backup and recovery
• Linux/Windows server administration
• Scripting (Python, Bash, or Power
• Shell)