Database Administrator

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Annapolis Junction, MDColorado Springs, COWashington, DCMacDill AFB, FLSpringfield, VA
Salary
$147,292–$199,278 / yr
Posted
110 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $130,000–$184,325 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $173k versus about $157k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1377 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Database Administrator

The Database Administrator - TS/SCI with Polygraph joins the CIS team to sustain and enhance enterprise-grade database services for critical applications. This role involves managing clustered and standalone SQL platforms, ensuring high availability, data integrity, and performance optimization. Key responsibilities include managing backup and restore operations, replication, disaster recovery, and failover testing. The administrator will perform migrations, upgrades, and lifecycle management within DBaaS environments while providing access management and troubleshooting across infrastructure and storage layers. Required technical skills include SQL Server administration, SQL, PowerShell, and enterprise monitoring tools. The position requires maintaining STIG compliance, security patching, and configuration baselines. The work focuses on supporting complex mission-enabling systems by ensuring reliable, scalable, and secure database operations across multiple environments to maintain operational continuity.

What you'll do

  • Administer and optimize enterprise SQL Server clustered platforms and standalone databases to ensure high availability.
  • Manage backup, restore, replication, disaster recovery, and failover testing for database services.
  • Monitor database capacity, performance metrics, licensing, and health while providing monthly analysis.
  • Perform database migrations, upgrades, lifecycle management, and integration into DBaaS environments.
  • Manage database access, permissions, and controlled elevation for application owners and administrators.
  • Troubleshoot SQL issues across infrastructure, application, and storage layers to provide technical guidance.
  • Apply security patches and maintain configuration compliance using automated deployment processes.
  • Identify and remediate noncompliant database systems while analyzing root causes and providing security metrics.

What we're looking for

  • US citizenship is required.
  • Must currently possess an active Top Secret SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph.
  • Must be able to obtain a Top Secret SCI clearance with a polygraph.
  • Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field is required.
  • 8 to 10+ years of relevant IT experience is required in lieu of a degree.
  • 8+ years of related experience is required.
  • Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements (e.g., Security+ CE).
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with a favorable polygraph.

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