Spatial Front

Senior Database Administrator (On-Site)

Arlington, VA (on-site)

Open 5 months, first seen by us 161 days ago

Pay: Pay not listedSimilar roles state $127K–$190K
Work setting: On-site — work setting source
The Senior Database Administrator will have extensive experience in enterprise database management, performance optimization, and high-availability architectures, both on-prem and in the cloud. As a valued member of the SFI team, you will play a critical role in delivering mission-critical capabilities to our Federal Government customers. Work Location: On-Site, Arlington, VA Key Responsibilities:
Listed location: Arlington, VA (on-site)
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Employment: Full-time — employment source
Job Type Full-time Description Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI), a two-time USA Today Top Workplaces awardee and Washington Top Workplaces honoree, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a Senior Database Administrator to provide expert database administration, hands-on support, and architecture guidance for Federal Government IT programs.
Work Environment: 100% On-Site This is a full-time, W2 position. No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
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Before you apply

Work authorization: US citizens onlyMust be a US Citizen

What you’ll work on

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Design, implement, and maintain enterprise database environments, especially Oracle 19c
Lead database performance tuning, capacity planning, and high-availability setup
Lead database migration, upgrade, and consolidation projects
Mentor and guide junior DBAs
Implement advanced security controls for encryption, auditing, and access

From the employer’s posting

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise database environments, especially involving Oracle RDBMS 19c

Lead database performance tuning, capacity planning, and high-availability configuration activities.

Lead database migration, upgrade, and consolidation projects.

Mentor and guide junior DBAs on database administration techniques and best practices.

Implement and maintain advanced database security controls, including encryption, auditing, and access management.

What you’ll bring

All qualifications

Core experience

7 years of database administration experience, including 3 years designing and optimizing enterprise databases
Expertise in Oracle databases
Database architecture and high availability
Performance tuning, security compliance, backup/recovery, and cloud database management
U.S. citizen with an active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one

Preferred experience

Experience with Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Identity Management, and Oracle Unified Directory
Experience with AB Initio or similar ETL tools, Apache Kafka, Go Anywhere MFT Software Maintenance, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Services Bus (ESB), and Oracle GoldenGate.
Knowledge of reporting and analytics is a plus, including tools such as OAP, OAS, Elasticsearch, and Kibana.
Experience as a senior DBA on DoD or federal agency programs.

Qualification wording

7 years of database administration experience, including 3 years in the design and optimization of enterprise databases.

Expertise in Oracle DBs

database architecture and high availability

performance tuning, automation, security compliance, backup/recovery, and cloud database management

Must possess an active Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one.

Experience with Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Identity Management, and Oracle Unified Directory

Experience with AB Initio or similar ETL tools, Apache Kafka, Go Anywhere MFT Software Maintenance, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Services Bus (ESB), and Oracle GoldenGate.

Knowledge of reporting and analytics is a plus, including tools such as OAP, OAS, Elasticsearch, and Kibana.

Experience as a senior DBA on DoD or federal agency programs.

Education & alternatives

Requirements - Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field. - 7 years of database administration experience, including 3 years in the design and optimization of enterprise databases.

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Open 5 monthsWe first saw this posting 161 days ago and it is still up. Roles open this long are often slow to fill or kept open to collect applications.

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Last seen by us: Nov 11, 2026

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- Experience with AB Initio or similar ETL tools, Apache Kafka, Go Anywhere MFT Software Maintenance, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Services Bus (ESB), and Oracle GoldenGate. - Knowledge of reporting and analytics is a plus, including tools such as OAP, OAS, Elasticsearch, and Kibana. - Experience as a senior DBA on DoD or federal agency programs.

- Experience with Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Identity Management, and Oracle Unified Directory - Experience with AB Initio or similar ETL tools, Apache Kafka, Go Anywhere MFT Software Maintenance, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Services Bus (ESB), and Oracle GoldenGate. - Knowledge of reporting and analytics is a plus, including tools such as OAP, OAS, Elasticsearch, and Kibana.

Key Responsibilities: - Design, implement, and maintain enterprise database environments, especially involving Oracle RDBMS 19c - Lead database performance tuning, capacity planning, and high-availability configuration activities.

- Oracle Certified Master (OCM). - Experience with Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Identity Management, and Oracle Unified Directory - Experience with AB Initio or similar ETL tools, Apache Kafka, Go Anywhere MFT Software Maintenance, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Services Bus (ESB), and Oracle GoldenGate.

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Job Type

Full-time

Description

Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI), a two-time USA Today Top Workplaces awardee and Washington Top Workplaces honoree, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a Senior Database Administrator to provide expert database administration, hands-on support, and architecture guidance for Federal Government IT programs.

The Senior Database Administrator will have extensive experience in enterprise database management, performance optimization, and high-availability architectures, both on-prem and in the cloud. As a valued member of the SFI team, you will play a critical role in delivering mission-critical capabilities to our Federal Government customers.

Work Location: On-Site, Arlington, VA

Key Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and maintain enterprise database environments, especially involving Oracle RDBMS 19c
Lead database performance tuning, capacity planning, and high-availability configuration activities.
Develop and govern database schemas, database standards, policies, and best practices.
Mentor and guide junior DBAs on database administration techniques and best practices.
Lead database migration, upgrade, and consolidation projects.
Work on actively improving database quality.
Create various scripts focused on various database fixes and maintenance operations
Implement and maintain advanced database security controls, including encryption, auditing, and access management.
Provide expert database guidance to development and architecture teams.
Execute various environment (data) replications, including validations.
Conduct archiving and restoring to hot and cold storage.
Perform data exchange, ETL, and data integration.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
7 years of database administration experience, including 3 years in the design and optimization of enterprise databases.
Demonstrated expertise in: Expertise in Oracle DBs; database architecture and high availability; performance tuning, automation, security compliance, backup/recovery, and cloud database management.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Must possess an active Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one.

Desired Skills:

Oracle Certified Master (OCM).
Experience with Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Identity Management, and Oracle Unified Directory
Experience with AB Initio or similar ETL tools, Apache Kafka, Go Anywhere MFT Software Maintenance, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Services Bus (ESB), and Oracle GoldenGate.
Knowledge of reporting and analytics is a plus, including tools such as OAP, OAS, Elasticsearch, and Kibana.
Experience as a senior DBA on DoD or federal agency programs.
Familiarity with cloud database services and cloud migration for databases.

Additional Information:

Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
Work Environment: 100% On-Site
This is a full-time, W2 position.
No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
Spatial Front Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer — all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status.
SFI participates in E-Verify.

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