Database Administrator, Senior
GDIT· enterprise· Defense IT· Oct 1, 2026 · 27d ago
Tampa, FL
In office
Full-time
Senior
$102K–$138K
3+ years exp
Job description
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret/SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Database Architecture, Database Management, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Database Structures Certifications:
None Experience:
3 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
Transform technology into opportunity as an Sr. Database Administrator/DBA with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Database Administrator DBA (Senior) you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. The scope of work includes a full range of information technology (IT) services which include necessary hardware, software, and ancillary, components to support enterprise-level programs and environments. Support service areas include program management support, policy, procedures, and operations support, IT core services support, security compliance, customer and client services support, transformational IT support, and application migration support.
HOW A DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT :
Provides Database Management and Administration Support.
Responsible for administering enterprise database solutions, including SQL and No-SQL databases, for mission-critical databases.
Manages high availability and replication, storage cells, and database compute nodes as an integrated system.
Collaborates with the Availability and Capacity Manage to perform capacity planning and monitors databases for performance issues, responding to alerts from monitoring tools.
Collaborates with our Cybersecurity team on RMF activities, applying patches, upgrades, security updates, and incident response, adhering to the customers Incident Response Plan (IRP).
Collaborates with our DR/COOP and Contingency Planning team on creating, testing, and implementing DR plans.
Performs data modeling to design and maintain the database structure, develops and maintains technical specifications, and designs databases within the multi-tier application architecture.
Collaborates with application developers to address anomalies, maintain data quality, and ensure applications, interfaces, extensions, forms, and reports integrated seamlessly within the database architecture.
Creates and maintains detailed documentation, including implementation plans, SOPs, TTPs, and KBAs and stores them in our Definitive Media Library hosted in SharePoint.
Provides data engineering services, collaborating with our Transformational IT team and including mapping, standardization, migration, and transformation, including the evaluation and adoption of approved database management tools.
Collaborates with our Application Migration teams on database migrations, ensuring alignment with the customers application migration and strategic plan.
As part of our Continuous Improvement program, analyzes database applications for improvements, tuning, and optimization.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education: BA/BS in Information Technology related field or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.
Required Experience: 3 years of related database administration experience
Certification Requirements: DoD 8570 related certs like CompTIA Security CE
Security Clearance Level: Must have fully adjudicated TS/SCI clearance; CI/Polygraph may be required after hire.
Location: On Customer Site in Tampa, FL (not remote)
US Citizenship Required due to clearance requirement.
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from and apply to solve real world problems
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
#GDITPRIORITY
#ARMA
The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Travel Required:
Less than 10%
T elecommuting Options:
Onsite
Work Location:
USA FL Tampa
Additional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
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