Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator
Peraton · Herndon, VA, US
About this role
## Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator (SQL Database Engineer) ### Overview Peraton is a next-generation national security company supporting mission-critical work for the U.S. Intelligence Community. This role supports a worldwide national intelligence program and involves designing, engineering, integrating, and sustaining mission applications. ### Responsibilities - Perform database administration activities, including installation and maintenance of database management software, and design/implementation of predictive analysis. - Configure, provision, operate, and administer database management systems and related software, including backend storage server and hardware platforms. - Design, install, monitor, maintain, and fine-tune production databases to ensure high data availability. - Develop and implement database policies and procedures to maintain data integrity and availability (including software updates). - Collaborate with development, business, and operations teams to ensure security and confidentiality of data. - Own the availability, reliability, and integrity of business data stored in production databases. - Work full-time in a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) with flexible working hours. ### Required Qualifications - **TS/SCI clearance with polygraph adjudication** or **active TS** with ability to obtain **SCI** and pass a **polygraph**. - Bachelor’s degree in a field applicable to the position **plus 8+ years** of relevant experience (or **4 additional years** experience in lieu of degree). - **8+ years** of SQL Server database administration experience. - **Active Security+** (DoD 8570 Baseline certification for IAT Level 2). - Ability to install, configure, and maintain database management systems per project requirements. - Ability to perform regular database backups to ensure data integrity and availability. - Ability to implement and maintain database security measures (user access control, encryption). - Ability to monitor performance and optimize queries and indexes. - Experience handling database migrations/upgrades with minimal downtime and data loss; troubleshoot and resolve database issues promptly. - Strong communication skills to collaborate with application developers and system administrators. - Knowledge of DoD policies, best practices, and industry standards for database administration. - Experience implementing **Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)**. - Experience with **Microsoft Windows Operating System**. - Experience upgrading major database instances. - Ability to work with system admins and ISSO on application upgrades, documentation, and STIG remediation. ### Desired Qualifications - Ability to design, develop, and document technical solutions, standard operating procedures, and change requests. - Experience with capacity planning, utilization, and performance monitoring (indexes, tables, queries, stored procedures). - Experience writing SQL queries for system data reports and modifying data as necessary. - Experience with database design and development. - Experience architecting, designing, developing, and managing databases using relational databases. ### Salary & Benefits - **Target Salary Range:** **$135,000 - $216,000** (varies by experience, education, location, and other factors). - Benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), PTO, and company-paid holiday
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