Database Administrator

Leidos Holding$131K — $237K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline with 12+ years of DBA experience or 16+ years of experience in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain database integrity, security, and availability
  • Administer Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE databases
  • Support Oracle to AWS RDS migration efforts
  • Perform performance tuning, monitoring, index maintenance, and disaster recovery
  • Implement database security policies and procedures
  • Optimize database structure, storage, and query performance
  • Support installation and administration of database systems and tools

Benefits

  • Engagement in mission-critical national security programs
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in Cyber & Analytics
  • Work within a supportive and collaborative team environment
  • Potential for growth in a senior DBA role with advanced technologies
  • Access to continuous training and professional development opportunities.
Full Job Description
Leidos has an exciting opportunity for a Database Administrator within our National Security Sector's (NSS) Cyber & Analytics Business Area (CABA). Join a team supporting mission-critical national security programs focused on Security Engineering, CNO, SIGINT, Mission Software, and Cryptographic Key Management.

This role supports the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of complex IT systems and database environments. The DBA will maintain the integrity, security, and availability of databases; perform disaster recovery, performance tuning, and monitoring; and support Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE administration. Responsibilities also include database optimization, security policy implementation, and migration efforts from on-prem Oracle environments to AWS RDS.

Clearance Requirement: Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph

Primary Responsibilities
  • Maintain database integrity, security, and availability
  • Administer Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE databases
  • Support Oracle to AWS RDS migration efforts
  • Perform performance tuning, monitoring, index maintenance, and disaster recovery
  • Implement database security policies and procedures
  • Optimize database structure, storage, and query performance
  • Support installation and administration of database systems and tools
Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and 12+ years of DBA experience supporting programs of similar scope and complexity
    • Four additional years of experience may substitute for a degree

Preferred Qualifications
  • Oracle and OEM Management
  • Red Hat Linux 7/8
  • Git, Puppet, VMware
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • AWS and AWS Managed Databases (including NoSQL)
  • Schema design, optimization, and data modeling


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Original Posting:
June 15, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:
Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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