Database Administrator

Leidos

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in technical field and 12+ years of DBA experience
  • Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE administration
  • Familiarity with AWS RDS and migration processes
  • Knowledge in performance tuning and disaster recovery
  • Experience with database security policies and procedures

Responsibilities

  • Maintain integrity, security, and availability of databases
  • Administer Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE databases
  • Support migration from Oracle to AWS RDS
  • Perform disaster recovery and performance tuning
  • Implement database security policies
  • Optimize database structure and query performance
  • Assist in the installation and administration of database systems

Benefits

  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • 11 paid holidays
  • 401(k) with 6% company match and immediate vesting
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Technical upskilling and education support
  • Parental leave
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.

Leidos offers competitive benefits including PTO, 11 paid holidays, 401(k) with 6% company match and immediate vesting, flexible schedules, technical upskilling, education support, parental leave, and more.

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:
May 26, 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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