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IGNITE · 8 hours ago

SENIOR DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER

positionWashington, DC
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date10+ years exp

Ignite is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that provides professional services to various industries. The Senior Database Administrator/Engineer is responsible for designing, administering, and optimizing enterprise database environments for government systems, ensuring performance, availability, security, and data integrity.

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Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage relational SQL environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability
Monitor and tune database performance, proactively identifying and resolving capacity, latency, and reliability issues
Implement and maintain database security controls, including access management, encryption, auditing, and compliance with DoD security policies
Develop and execute backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data protection and continuity of operations
Support database deployment, configuration, and sustainment across on-premises and cloud environments
Collaborate with development and DevSecOps teams to support SQL Server integration, schema changes, and release activities
Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting support for complex database issues

Qualification

SQL Server administrationDatabase designPerformance tuningData securityMicrosoft SQL ServerOracleCloud database servicesAWS Certified DatabaseTroubleshootingCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field
Minimum of 10+ years of experience in SQL Server administration and engineering, including database design, performance tuning, and data security
Demonstrated experience with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and cloud-based database services (e.g., AWS RDS)
Experience supporting databases in secure or regulated environments, preferably DoD or federal programs

Preferred

AWS Certified Database – Specialty or equivalent cloud database certification

Company

IGNITE

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Ignite, a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned, Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Huntsville, AL, is ISO 9001:2015 certified and appraised at CMMI Services Level 3 and CMMI Development Level 2.
dateFounded in 2001
location
Huntsville, AL, US
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://igniteimpossible.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (1)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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Stephen Mitchell
Chief Information Officer
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