Senior Database Administrator

Job brief

Company Overview

Invictus Strategy & Solutions, LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) dedicated to delivering strategic human capital solutions. We focus on mission readiness, workforce alignment, and cleared talent acquisition to help organizations build resilient teams through consulting and leadership development.

As the lead Database Administrator, you will manage complex Oracle and SQL database environments in support of naval IT systems. This includes data modeling, performance tuning, backup and recovery planning, and database hardening to meet DISA STIG requirements. The DBA will also play a role in cloud transitions, scripting automation, and ensuring cybersecurity compliance under DoD 8570. This is a hands-on, high-impact position essential to secure data operations and system integrity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and Participate in the installation, design, test, maintenance, enhancement, coding, and administration of relational databases such as MS Access, Oracle and Microsoft SQL.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases and information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification, or disclosure
• Managing, monitoring, and administering database system performance and schedules
• Monitoring the performance of system files and managing system data to maintain performance efficiency
• Conducting performance tuning, baselining and forecasting system performance, and managing configurations
• Providing technical support in the evaluation of prime object names, data elements, and other objects
• Recommending appropriate procedure, query, or package changes and optimizations to ensure and improve system performance and reliability
• Installing and configuring database environments including customizing commercial databases to fit specific needs.
• Performing backups, restores, and archiving data
• Participating in server and storage capacity management and planning for the most complex and critical systems
• Recommending and implementing approved process and tool improvements
• Responsible for specifying users and user access levels for each segment of databases.
• Support the development of data model(s) describing data elements and how they are used by following procedures and using pen, template, or computer software.
• Serve as thought leader in identifying and evaluating industry trends in database systems to serve as a source of information and advice for upper management.
• Review and validate data mining and data warehousing programs, processes, and requirements.
• Support the development of data standards, policies, and procedures for Government review.
• Leverage workflow charts to understand tasks computer will perform, such as updating records.
• Perform configuration management, problem management, capacity management, and financial management for databases and data management systems.
• Participate in the Risk Management Framework authorization process.
• Support the development and execute software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation including user guides procedures, and CMMI/Agile development documentation.
• Utilize commonly used tools such as Python, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft VBA to resolve application database issues.
• Analyze users needs and design, construct, test, and maintain computer applications software or scripts.
• Create and manage user accounts, permissions, and access controls for database systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues, providing timely support to users. Develop and implement disaster recovery plans to minimize downtime in case of failures.
• Perform regular capacity planning to ensure databases can handle growing data volumes.
• Document database configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
• Provide end-user support on database-related tools and applications.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology, or an equivalent technical degree from an accredited college or university.
• Ten (10) years experience administering databases.
• CSWF Level IAT-III-- CASP+CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, or CCSP certification required.
• Significant experience with Oracle architecture and database design, and related Oracle technologies (Partition, TDE Encryption, etc.)
• Significant SQL developer experience
• Significant experience with performance tuning, capacity planning, and optimization of database environments
• Strong understanding of high-availability solutions and architecture
• Strong understanding of backup methodologies and their implementation
• Experience developing processes and procedures to standardize database installations and configurations.
• Experience securing databases; applying, remediating and documenting DISA STIGS.
• Strong documentation skills
• Experience automating, scripting, and streamlining processes for efficiency and accuracy
• Top Secret or Secret with T5 Investigation