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Senior SQL Database Administrator
Job Location:
Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 125000 - 135000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (17 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Senior SQL Database Administrator
ROLE
We need an experienced Senior SQL Database Administrator (DBA) at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). GPO is the federal agency that produces and distributes the official publications of the U.S. Government and this contract supports the databases behind business systems across the this role you will serve as the senior technical resource for all SQL Server administration troubleshooting and performance tuning activities. You will also lead proactive capacity planning and system health monitoring for SQL Server and SQL Cluster environments manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs and collaborate with the Senior Oracle DBA and mid-level team members to ensure consistent operational coverage across the full database environment. This is a full time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
Apply today!
RESPONSIBILITIES
BACKGROUND/REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
LOCATION
CLEARANCE
CLIENT
HOURS
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
RELOCATION
COMPENSATION
ROLE
We need an experienced Senior SQL Database Administrator (DBA) at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). GPO is the federal agency that produces and distributes the official publications of the U.S. Government and this contract supports the databases behind business systems across the this role you will serve as the senior technical resource for all SQL Server administration troubleshooting and performance tuning activities. You will also lead proactive capacity planning and system health monitoring for SQL Server and SQL Cluster environments manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs and collaborate with the Senior Oracle DBA and mid-level team members to ensure consistent operational coverage across the full database environment. This is a full time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.
Apply today!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the senior technical resource for all SQL Server administration troubleshooting and performance tuning activities
- Lead proactive capacity planning and system health monitoring for SQL Server and SQL Cluster environments
- Manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs
- Assist internal customers/users with building configuring and troubleshooting SQL databases
- Troubleshoot application-level integration issues tied to SQL Server (e.g. SharePoint connectivity)
- Produce weekly support activity reports documenting work performed and outcomes
- Collaborate with the Senior Oracle DBA and mid-level team members to ensure consistent operational coverage across the full database environment
- Maintain documentation of system configurations changes and troubleshooting procedures
BACKGROUND/REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience as a SQL Database Administrator in enterprise production environments
- Demonstrated expertise across: SQL SQL Server SQL Clustering SQL Scripting and PL/SQL
- Working familiarity with PostgreSQL MySQL MariaDB and MS Access (multi-platform environment; team-wide technology coverage is a proposal evaluation factor)
- DBA III-level competency demonstrated across the following areas:
- Provisioning & Config: Designs and automates Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) golden configurations
- Backup/Restore: Governs backup/DR strategy and leads recovery drills
- Patching: Sets patching cadence and risk controls
- Performance Tuning: Systematic metrics-driven tuning (internals/optimizer/storage-level)
- HA/DR: Architects multi-region Disaster Recovery solutions
- Monitoring & Alerting: Tunes alerting thresholds and builds monitoring dashboards
- Security & Compliance: Owns security policy and leads audits
- Scripting & Automation: Sets standards and governance for automation practices
- Incident Management: Leads incident command troubleshooting and root cause analysis (RCA)
- Experience with ITSM/ticketing platforms (e.g. ServiceNow) for request lifecycle management
- Experience with database monitoring/capacity planning tools (e.g. Idera SolarWinds)
- Experience troubleshooting application-level integrations with SQL Server (e.g. SharePoint)
DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Professional Oracle or SQL certifications
- Prior federal government or GSA Schedule task order experience
- Cloud-hosted SQL environment experience (Azure SQL AWS RDS or similar)
- Experience mentoring or providing technical oversight to mid-level DBA staff
LOCATION
- Remote
CLEARANCE
- Must be a US Citizen
CLIENT
- Government Publishing Office (GPO)
HOURS
- 40 hours per week. 8 hours per day between core hours of 7:30am-6:00pm EST.
- Periodic after-hours availability for scheduled patching reboots and maintenance
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
- Employment Classification Eligibility W2
RELOCATION
- Not eligible for relocation benefits
COMPENSATION
- Salary range: $125000 $135000
- Benefits: Benefits package includes options for health dental and vision insurance coverage; 401k contribution options. Full benefits brochure available for review.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
As a nation-wide provider of high-tech professionals, West 4th Strategy arms federal agencies and prime contractors with empowered professionals in data analytics, cybersecurity, systems integration, infrastructure management, and program management.
