KBR Careers · 4 hours ago
Senior Database Administrator
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
12+ years expKBR is a company that provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to the intelligence and national security communities. The Senior Database Administrator will provide enterprise-level database support, ensuring compliance with security mandates and optimizing database performance while collaborating with distributed teams.
Information Technology & Services
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design & Architecture: Lead the implementation of scalable enterprise database solutions, specializing in AlwaysOn High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies
Security & Compliance: Act as the primary lead for the DoD STIG process. Ensure all SQL instances meet rigorous federal security mandates and RMF requirements
Performance Engineering: Actively monitor and refine high-volume T-SQL queries. Resolve complex issues like parameter sniffing, inefficient execution plans, and deadlocking
Tier 3 Escalation: Serve as the final point of escalation for performance crises using SQL Profiler, Extended Events, and Query Store
Mission Collaboration: Partner with distributed teams to translate customer requirements into secure, functional database architectures
Qualification
Required
12+ years of dedicated MS SQL Server administration experience in enterprise environments
Bachelor's Degree in IT, Computer Science, or a related technical field
Direct, hands-on experience with DoD STIG hardening protocols specific to databases or database applications
Must hold an IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE)
U.S. Citizenship is required for security clearance eligibility
Must be able to obtain SECRET clearance with TS/SCI eligibility
Preferred
Experience with Azure SQL Managed Instance, AWS RDS, or Azure Web Development
Proficiency in PowerShell, Python, or .NET to automate routine DBA tasks
Experience with ServiceNow (ITSM) and Wiki-based documentation (SOPs)
Experience with Oracle, MongoDB or other databases
Diagnosing bottlenecks (CXPACKET, PAGEIOLATCH, etc.)
Identifying implicit conversions, sort warnings, and inefficient joins
Mastery of Clustered, Non-Clustered, and Columnstore indexing
Fine-tuning MAXDOP, Cost Threshold for Parallelism, and Memory allocations
Expert handling of isolation levels (Snapshot, RCSI) and blocking
Company
KBR Careers
At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Becky Sewell
Chief Training Officer (CTO)
Dana Dorsey
Sr. VP, Chief Financial Officer
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