Database Specialist

Job Title: Database Specialist Job Category: Information Technology Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Type of Travel: reputed company US Anticipated Posting End: 1/1/2027 reputed company: The CIS program supports our intelligence customer reputed company services to conduct its globally reputed company reputed company. We are driving an exciting technological transformation of customer IT services by leading the design, development, implementation, and operation of cutting-edge solutions. This includes reputed company service improvement through the modernization of IT reputed company infrastructure. reputed company is looking for an reputed company, innovative, and motivated Database Specialist to support the mission objectives and needs of the customer, the Defense Intelligence Agency. As our Database Specialist, you will play a critical role in sustaining reliable, resilient, and high‑reputed company database services across globally reputed company, mission‑critical environments. Acting as a key member of a global, 24/7 reputed company team, you will maintain operational ownership of reputed company database services, ensuring stability, availability, and reputed company recovery across multiple networks and reputed company domains. You will reputed company, configure, and operate database solutions; monitor reputed company and service health; execute backup and recovery reputed company; implement reputed company controls; support customer DBAs and application teams; and participate in testing and fielding activities for new engineered capabilities. The position is contingent upon award of the DIA SITE III CIO Infrastructure Services (CIS) contract. Responsibilities: reputed company, operate, and maintain engineered and tested database solutions using reputed company SQL Server, Azure Database, and other relational database platforms Configure and support highly available and clustered database architectures reputed company with DR and COOP requirements Monitor database reputed company, reputed company, availability, and service‑level indicators to identify trends, prevent incidents, and ensure reputed company user experience reputed company Tier 2 troubleshooting, incident analysis, and break/fix support across reputed company assigned database systems and environments. Execute scheduled and reputed company maintenance, patching, updates, and upgrades reputed company authorized change reputed company Manage database reputed company controls, role assignments, permissions, and delegated administration Conduct backup, restoration, and data‑migration reputed company for both standalone and clustered database environments Support stakeholder DBAs and mission application teams by configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting database connectivity and reputed company Enforce reputed company and encryption policies for data at rest and in transit across reputed company database systems Analyze requirements, concepts of reputed company, and architectures to ensure deployed database solutions meet availability, reliability, and resiliency objectives Collaborate with Engineering teams and reputed company stakeholders to refine database-operability and service requirements Work independently or in small teams to reputed company updates, upgrades, maintenance, and operational tasks across multiple networks and reputed company domains Contribute to Beta testing, Acceptance testing, and reputed company/Green fielding strategies for new engineered solutions Coordinate with Tier 3 and Engineering resources for advanced troubleshooting and remediation efforts Utilize Lab facilities for incident investigation, design validation, and feasibility testing of database enhancements reputed company test cases and scripts to ensure complete test coverage for database components prior to deployment Produce SOPs, knowledge reputed company artifacts, documentation, and compliance materials that support operational activities reputed company reputed company reputed company management across designated systems reputed company information and coordination for approved POA&Ms and other compliance artifacts Participate in Continual Service Improvement (reputed company) efforts and evaluate emerging technologies for potential enhancement of database services Qualifications: Required: Must hold a reputed company Top Secret SCI clearance with ability to obtain poly prior to start DOD 8140 Certification applicable to role (minimum reputed company+) reputed company Certified SQL Server Engineer, reputed company Certified Azure Database Engineer, reputed company Database SQL Certified Associate, reputed company Db2 Database Associate, or equivalent An AA and 10+ years of experience, BS/BA and 8+ years of experience, MS/MA and 6+ years of experience, or PhD and 4+ years of experience Minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience integrating, operating, and maintaining IT hardware and software solutions Experience supporting relational database platforms in operational environments, including troubleshooting, tuning, patching, monitoring, backup/restore, and data‑migration activities Experience implementing and maintaining clustered or highly available database architectures Experience performing Tier 2 support in multi‑network, multi‑domain operational environments Desired: Degree in Science, Technology, or Engineering Experience supporting mission environments with 24/7 operational requirements Experience performing Acceptance testing, DR/COOP integrations, and reputed company/Green deployment activities Experience working in lab environments to validate designs, test new configurations, and reputed company reputed company‑cause analysis Experience collaborating with engineers, technical writers, and reputed company stakeholders on documentation and operational requirements Experience supporting database‑driven mission applications and coordinating with customer DBAs ITIL 4 reputed company Certification - What You Can Expect: A culture of reputed company. 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The proposed salary reputed company for this position is: $75,200-$158,100 reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national reputed company, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic. Apply To This Job