Database Administrator

About the Organization

Now is a great time to join Redhorse Corporation. We are a solution-driven company delivering data insights and technology solutions to customers with missions critical to U.S. national interests. Were looking for thoughtful skilled professionals who thrive as trusted partners building technology-agnostic solutions and want to apply their talents supporting customers with difficult and important mission sets.

About the Role

Redhorse Corporation is seeking a highly skilled Database Administrator to support mission-critical systems for a federal customer. The successful candidate will design implement and maintain large-scale SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments that ensure reliability performance and security. This role plays a key part in sustaining the customers data operations improving database performance and supporting operational readiness across enterprise systems.

Primary Responsibilities

• Install configure upgrade and maintain large-scale Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases in operational environments.
• Develop optimize and maintain stored procedures database models and data structures to support application and analytics needs.
• Leverage third-party database tools (e.g. Red Gate) to enhance administration versioning and performance workflows.
• Implement and maintain high-availability redundancy and disaster recovery architectures to support mission-critical operations.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues within production Windows desktop application environments and supporting database services.
• Conduct query performance tuning execute bulk data loading and streamline data processing operations.
• Monitor database health capacity and performance to sustain 24/7 availability and ensure compliance with security and mission requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related discipline.
• 3 years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL in production environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in:
• Performance tuning and optimization
• Query debugging and issue resolution
• Stored procedures indexing strategies and data modeling
• Bulk-loading techniques and data movement
• Familiarity with Red Gate or similar database administration tools.
• Experience implementing disaster recovery backup and high-availability solutions.
• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• Ability to provide on-call support for mission-critical database systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator or PostgreSQL Professional Certification.
• Experience managing cloud-based database services (AWS RDS Azure SQL).
• Familiarity with federal security standards including FISMA and NIST frameworks.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Accommodations:

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Redhorse Corporation shall in its discretion modify or adjust the position to meet Redhorses changing needs.

This job description is not a contract and may be adjusted as deemed appropriate in Redhorses sole discretion.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority