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Sr. Database Administrator
Category: Database Administration
Main location: United States, Alabama, Huntsville
Position ID:J0926-0757
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Description:
CGI Federal is seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to support the design, administration, optimization, and sustainment of mission-critical database environments supporting a major federal modernization program. This role ensures the reliability, security, and performance of databases across cloud and on-prem infrastructures and partners closely with engineering, DevSecOps, data migration, and application teams to maintain high-quality, stable data operations.
Your future duties and responsibilities:
Database Administration & Operations
• Administer, configure, and maintain relational and NoSQL databases supporting enterprise applications and data workflows
• Monitor database health, performance, storage utilization, and availability
• Optimize queries, indexes, and configurations to maximize performance and throughput
• Conduct database maintenance including backups, restores, patching, upgrades, and replication
Data Integrity, Security & Compliance
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and recoverability across environments
• Implement database security controls, encryption, auditing, and RBAC policies
• Support compliance with federal security standards for classified environments
• Work with security teams to address vulnerabilities and hardening requirements
Cloud & Modernization Support
• Support cloud database operations, migrations, and modernization efforts (AWS preferred)
• Partner with data engineering and ETL/migration teams on integration, mapping, and transformation needs
• Assist with migration of legacy databases into modern cloud-based architectures
Troubleshooting & Performance Optimization
• Diagnose and resolve database issues affecting applications, pipelines, and data workflows
• Perform root-cause analysis on performance degradation or data anomalies
• Collaborate with full-stack engineers, QA teams, and cloud engineers to resolve integration-related issues
Documentation & Reporting
• Maintain architecture diagrams, configuration documents, runbooks, and SOPs
• Provide performance metrics, incident overviews, and operational reporting to leadership
• Document changes, upgrades, and tuning actions for continuity and audit requirements
Required qualifications to be successful in this role:
• Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in database administration or data platform operations
• Expertise with enterprise RDBMS platforms (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, etc.)
• Experience with SQL optimization, stored procedures, indexing strategies, and tuning
• Experience supporting cloud database platforms (AWS RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB preferred)
• Strong understanding of database security, encryption, backup/recovery, clustering, and replication
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting federal modernization or national-security programs
• Experience with microservices, containerized workloads, and DevSecOps environments
• Familiarity with ETL pipelines, large-scale data migrations, and database modernization
• Scripting experience (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
Due to the nature of this government contract, US Citizenship is required.
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