Database Engineer (Senior)

Description

The company is seeking a senior database engineer for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract, which supports the Department of State.

GMOS modernizes and maintains applications and infrastructure through an integrated IT Service Management approach.

You will guide a high-performing team.

Responsibilities

• Lead upgrades, enhancements and modernization of database services across the global CA IT enterprise, serving 40,000+ users in 350+ facilities.
• Design and build server and storage filer infrastructure using software-defined storage, all-flash arrays and hyper-converged systems.
• Build enterprise backup services with off-site redundant storage, geographically distributed repositories and automated backup integrity checks.
• Implement backup and restoration infrastructure on Oracle RMAN, enterprise backup tools and cloud backup services.
• Manage enterprise DHCP scopes and leases across 350+ facilities, and set up DHCP failover and IPAM.
• Coordinate with DT through DT/EA/CST governance forums so DNS, database naming and network configurations meet DOS infrastructure standards.
• Run the CA Active Directory domain for authentication and authorization, integrated with MFA, SSO, RBAC and PAM.
• Be the expert on DevSecOps tooling, including Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD and SonarQube, and design CI/CD pipelines with automated security testing.
• Write technical documentation, including design specifications, implementation procedures, configuration standards and disaster recovery plans.
• Act as technical expert and mentor to database engineering teams, advising on complex infrastructure problems and driving database innovation.

Requirements

• Required:
• Bachelor's degree plus 8 years in a related field such as database engineering, database administration, infrastructure or systems engineering, or enterprise database architecture; equivalent experience is considered.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Proven experience designing enterprise database infrastructure and carrying out upgrades and modernization in complex, distributed environments.
• You have led technical teams and coordinated engineering work on complex database projects across distributed enterprise environments.
• Expert-level skill with a relational database system such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL or PostgreSQL, with deep knowledge of database infrastructure.
• Strong leadership: you have planned and led database infrastructure work, served as subject matter expert and supervised database engineering teams.
• Desired:
• Prior work supporting federal agencies, particularly the Department of State.
• Advanced certifications such as Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), or HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate or Professional.
• Expertise in Oracle Exadata engineered systems, SQL Server clustering, Active Directory domain services and DNS/DHCP management.

Conditions

Full-time, regular position requiring local travel of up to 10%.

Minimum clearance needed to start: Secret.

Salary depends on factors including location, federal contract labor categories and wage rates, relevant experience, specific skills, education and certifications.

Proposed salary range: $103,800 - $218,100.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, benefits, and learning and development opportunities.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time off.
• Flexible time off so you can take the time you need.
• Access to learning resources to support your career goals.
• Flexibility to balance quality work with your personal life.