Mongo DB Administrator

Ashburn, VA, US • Posted 3 hours ago • Updated 3 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

SAIC

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Skills

Backup Administration
Debugging
Policies and Procedures
Performance Tuning
Backup
Testing
Regulatory Compliance
Database Security
Access Control
Auditing
Privacy
Management
Data Storage
Replication
Log Shipping
SAP BASIS
Cloud Computing
Database Administration
Remote Desktop Services
Amazon RDS
MongoDB
MQL
Failover
Recovery
Disaster Recovery
Migration
SQL
Database Design
Data Modeling
Command-line Interface
Communication
PostgreSQL
Scripting
Python
Bash
Database
Performance Monitoring
Data Warehouse
Optimization
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Redshift
Oracle
RAC
Computer Science
Security Clearance
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
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Summary

Job ID: T2601323

Location: Ashburn, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-03-05

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Database Admin

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description
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Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join our team in Ashburn, VA. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing and optimizing Oracle and Postgres databases, as well as extensive experience with AWS managed databases including RDS, Aurora and Redshift. This role requires a deep understanding of database failover and recovery, backups, migration of on-premises databases to AWS, and proficiency with AWS services. The successful candidate should be passionate about ensuring database performance, availability, and security, and experienced in debugging complex challenges and handling data warehouses.

Job Responsibilities

Database Management: Administer, maintain, and implement policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of databases.
Performance Tuning: Monitor database performance, implement changes and apply new patches and versions when required to ensure optimal performance.
Failover and Recovery: Design and execute database backup and recovery strategies, including failover planning and testing.
Migration and Upgrade: Lead migration projects from on-premises databases to AWS, including planning, execution, and validation of database migrations and upgrades.
Security and Compliance: Ensure database security measures are in place, including access controls and audit logging. Comply with all applicable data, privacy laws and regulations.
Data Warehousing: Manage and optimize AWS Redshift instances and other data warehousing solutions for scalable and efficient data storage and analysis.
Monitoring: Utilize AWS CloudWatch and other monitoring tools to ensure database health, performance, and to automate scaling and notifications.
Troubleshooting and Support: Provide support for complex database issues, including troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, etc.

Qualifications
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Required Skills and Experience

Looking for a candidate to handle current Oracle Prod issues and carry the Oracle Duty Phone on rotational basis. Candidate must have solid AWS RDS (Postgres and Aurora) and Redshift or skills as well. Solid experience of migrating databases from on-prem to cloud is a must.

Bachelor's degree in computer science and at least 10 years of relevant experience.
Database Expertise: Proven experience as a DBA with expertise in Oracle and Postgres databases.
AWS Managed Databases: Extensive experience with AWS database services, including Aurora, RDS, and Redshift.
Strong experience with MongoDB.
Technical Skills: Experience with MongoDB Query Language (MQL), database design, and data modeling.
Failover and Recovery: Solid experience in database failover, recovery procedures, and disaster recovery planning.
Migration Experience: Demonstrated experience with migrating on-premises databases to AWS.
Technical Skills: Proficient in SQL, database design, and data modeling. Familiarity with AWS CLI, SDKs, and CloudWatch.
Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Skills and Experience

Certifications: AWS or relevant database certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, PostgreSQL Professional).
Scripting Skills: Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation of database tasks.
Monitoring Tools: Deep familiarity with database monitoring tools, especially AWS CloudWatch, for performance monitoring and alerting.
Data Warehousing: Experience with data warehouse design, implementation, and optimization, for example, AWS Redshift. Experience with Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC).
Experience with BigQuery.
Master's degree (or higher) in computer science or related field is a plus.

Customer Requirements

Clearance - Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background Investigation.
Location - This position will require on-site work in Ashburn, VA 5 days per week for the first year of employment.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: T2601323
Posted 3 hours ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets include secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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