Database Administrator (Senior)

Peraton is seeking a Database Administrator (Senior) to support the MODES III program supporting Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). In this role, the selected candidate will provide senior database architecture, administration, performance tuning, backup/DR, and governance for the program databases and data platforms (RDS/Oracle/Oracle RAC, PostgreSQL, data lake integration), ensuring availability, scalability, and RMF/ATO compliance. This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance. 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

• Provide senior database architecture, administration, performance tuning, backup/DR, and governance for MODES III databases and data platforms (RDS/Oracle/Oracle RAC, PostgreSQL, data lake integration), ensuring availability, scalability, and RMF/ATO compliance. 
• Architect and maintain production database clusters and replication (Oracle RAC, PostgreSQL clustering); design schemas and indexing strategies to support high volume analytics and dashboard queries with low latency. 
• Lead backup, recovery, and COOP planning: define RTO/RPO, implement immutable backups, automate snapshot/recovery jobs, validate recovery through DR exercises, and document runbooks. 
• Drive performance tuning and capacity planning: monitor CPU/memory/I/O, optimize queries and schema, plan capacity scaling, and collaborate with cloud teams on right sizing and cost optimization. 
• Secure and govern data: implement DB eAnnandale, VAyption (KMS), role based access, auditing, row level security, data masking for test environments, and ensure compliance with CUI/PII handling per RMF/ATO and STIG/SRG guidance. 
• Integrate with data pipelines & analytics: support ETL/ELT needs, coordinate with Data Engineers for ingestion to data lake, manage data dictionaries and lineage for dashboard KPIs, and support ad hoc analytical queries. 
• Lead incident response & remediation for database incidents; produce forensic diagnostics, coordinate fixes, and author post incident reports/AARs feeding quality management plan improvements. 
• Familiar with: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon RDS, Redshift, Snowflake basics, replication and failover setup, RMAN and backup orchestration, Terraform/Ansible for infra automation, performance tuning tools (AWR/Explain), monitoring (CloudWatch/Prometheus/Grafana), workload optimization, capacity planning, patching/upgrade automation, cross‑region replication strategies. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Active Secret clearance required. 
• Experience / Education: 10 years relevant experience with BS/BA degree or 8 years with MS/MS or 6 years with Phd or 14 years w/o a degree or 12 years with AS/AA
• Certifications: This role requires a demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce. Successful applicants must satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance. 
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialty) or equivalent cloud certifications. 
• Experience with cloud-native data pipelines, analytics platforms, or data lake architectures. 
• Familiarity with NIST RMF, ATO processes, and DoD security compliance frameworks. 
• Experience with cloud-native database services such as Amazon RDS, Aurora, or DynamoDB. 
• CompTIA Security+ 

Worklocation: Remote work with the ability to travel to the NCR if required