Saalex
Database Administrator III
$115K–$160K
Tidewater, Virginia +1 · Full-time · Posted Apr 20, 2026
- Location
- Tidewater, Virginia
San Diego, California - Experience
- 5–7 years in database administration, engineering, or a related field.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Designs, implements, secures, and maintains enterprise databases supporting Navy global Live Virtual Constructive environments.
What you'll do
- Optimize database performance and manage capacity, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Manage database security, backup, recovery, replication, and high availability; ensure DoD and Navy cybersecurity compliance.
- Support database integrations and system accreditation activities, including documentation and remediation.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience administering enterprise databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL, including performance tuning, backup/recovery, and high availability.
- Knowledge of database security practices, RMF, STIGs, and DoD cybersecurity requirements.
- Relevant database certification, such as Oracle Certified Professional or Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator, or equivalent.
- Must be eligible to obtain a Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI clearance; the posting states clearance eligibility requires US Citizenship.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting DoD or Navy programs and classified environments.
- Experience with cloud database platforms, automation, scripting, replication, clustering, or disaster recovery architectures.
Pay
$115k-$160k (depending on experience) (currency not stated; salary type not specified)
Tools
Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, AWS RDS, Azure SQL, PowerShell, Python
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