Sr. Database Administrator

CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to support the design administration optimization and sustainment of mission-critical database environments supporting a major federal modernization program. This role ensures the reliability security and performance of databases across cloud and on-prem infrastructures and partners closely with engineering DevSecOps data migration and application teams to maintain high-quality stable data operations.

Database Administration & Operations

Administer configure and maintain relational and NoSQL databases supporting enterprise applications and data workflows

Monitor database health performance storage utilization and availability

Optimize queries indexes and configurations to maximize performance and throughput

Conduct database maintenance including backups restores patching upgrades and replication

Data Integrity Security & Compliance

Ensure data accuracy consistency and recoverability across environments

Implement database security controls encryption auditing and RBAC policies

Support compliance with federal security standards for classified environments

Work with security teams to address vulnerabilities and hardening requirements

Cloud & Modernization Support

Support cloud database operations migrations and modernization efforts (AWS preferred)

Partner with data engineering and ETL/migration teams on integration mapping and transformation needs

Assist with migration of legacy databases into modern cloud-based architectures

Troubleshooting & Performance Optimization

Diagnose and resolve database issues affecting applications pipelines and data workflows

Perform root-cause analysis on performance degradation or data anomalies

Collaborate with full-stack engineers QA teams and cloud engineers to resolve integration-related issues

Documentation & Reporting

Maintain architecture diagrams configuration documents runbooks and SOPs

Provide performance metrics incident overviews and operational reporting to leadership

Document changes upgrades and tuning actions for continuity and audit requirements

Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance

U.S. Citizenship

Bachelors degree and 8 years of experience in database administration or data platform operations

Expertise with enterprise RDBMS platforms (PostgreSQL Oracle SQL Server MySQL etc.)

Experience with SQL optimization stored procedures indexing strategies and tuning

Experience supporting cloud database platforms (AWS RDS Aurora DynamoDB preferred)

Strong understanding of database security encryption backup/recovery clustering and replication

Strong troubleshooting communication and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting federal modernization or national-security programs

Experience with microservices containerized workloads and DevSecOps environments

Familiarity with ETL pipelines large-scale data migrations and database modernization

Scripting experience (Python Bash PowerShell)

Due to the nature of this government contract US Citizenship is required.

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