Database Administrator

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bethesda, MD
Salary
$164,382–$218,500 / yr
Posted
104 days ago
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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

JOB TITLE: Database Administrator - TS/SCI with Polygraph The Database Administrator - TS/SCI with Polygraph joins the IT Infrastructure and Operations team to support customer activities within a cybersecurity risk management platform. This role involves partnering with senior staff to create, modify, and manage database structures for a high-visibility, large-scale application. Key responsibilities include designing and deploying data models across development, test, training, and production environments on multiple classification levels. The successful candidate will implement security features like access control, audit logging, and system monitoring while collaborating with software developers using iterative Scrum practices. Required technical skills include MySQL or Postgres, AWS, Linux, SQL, and Extensible Markup Language (XML). The role addresses the business problem of providing timely, accurate, and secure information across multiple fabrics and centers for government and intelligence projects.

What you'll do

  • Create, modify, and manage database structures to meet specific customer requirements.
  • Design, develop, test, and deploy data models across development, test, training, and production environments.
  • Implement and maintain security features including access control, role separation, audit, logging, and system monitoring.
  • Gather requirements from stakeholders to translate business needs into data models and database solutions.
  • Collaborate with software developers to design and deploy systems using iterative Scrum practices.
  • Coordinate with enterprise data service programs to integrate various technical capabilities.
  • Prepare technical documentation and deliver demos of data models to technical and non-technical audiences.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess a Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance.
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must have 10+ years of related experience.
  • Must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
  • Must have significant experience with relational databases such as MySQL or Postgres.
  • Must have AWS experience.
  • Must have user-level Linux experience and a strong grasp of SQL.
  • Security Clearance Level : TS/SCI with Polygraph.

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