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Principal Database Administrator-March 2024
Springfield
Mar 27, 2026
About Principal Database Administrator

  Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

  Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Database Administrator to join our team in the Springfield, VA area. This position is supporting delivery of Enterprise IT services as a part of a 150+ person team supporting critical DoD missions. Your career will have meaning and make a difference protecting America!

  Responsibilities:

  Support the Information Technology (IT) Operations & Maintenance (O&M) server team to provide enterprise-level, high-performance, highly available, and secure Microsoft SQL server database (DB) services in direct support of the customer’s business and mission needs. Specifically, the DBA personally oversees the implementation, configuration, hardening, availability, resiliency, protection, automation, administration, and monitoring of multiple Microsoft SQL Server DB environments across the customer’s IT enterprise.

  Serve as the Microsoft SQL Server Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the customer’s IT organization and directly participates in the design, engineering, implementation, and modifications to the production DB environments backed by Microsoft SQL Server. Post-implementation, the DBA also proactively monitors and assesses the deployed platforms, ensuring the production platforms are operating efficiently, optimally, and properly configured, as well as ensuring they are secured within all vender guidance, best practice, and required Information assurance (IA) and Security (INFOSEC) compliance and government requirements.

  Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and training to less experienced system and DBAs, especially within the DBA specialty, and may have supervisor responsibilities. The DBA works with the customer’s IT Architecture and Engineering (A&E) team to explore, investigate, research, analyze, assess, implement, and transition new technologies to an operational state to modernize and improve upon existing Microsoft SQL Server solutions.

  Basic Qualifications:

  Shall have 7 or more years of progressive experience with Microsoft SQL Server capturing stakeholder and business requirements, designing, engineering, implementing, securing, and operating and maintaining vendor currently supported enterprise-level Microsoft SQL Server DB solutions (SQL Server 2012 and newer) across an IT multi-platform (Microsoft, *nix, etc.) enterprise information systems (LAN, MAN, WAN, etc.).

  Shall have 7 or more years of experience operating and maintaining solutions in secure processing environments which must adhere to U.S. Government Information Assurance and Security standards such as the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).

  Demonstrated experience implementing, maintaining, testing, and validating Microsoft SQL Server High Availability (HA) technologies and concepts, such as Basic and Always-on Availability Groups (BAG/AAGs), to maximize the availability, resiliency, reliability, and fault tolerance of product DB environments.

  Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, maintaining, testing, and validating Microsoft SQL Server Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions, built on technologies and concepts such as log shipping and stretched AAGs, to ensure both local and off-site recovery capabilities within established Recovery Time and Point Objectives (RTO/RPOs).

  Demonstrated experience leveraging vendor provided best practices, systems, applications, and services to regularly patch and upgrade deployed Microsoft SQL Server implementations to maintain compliance and configuration requirements, minimizing, and eliminating, if possible, production and end-user impact and/or downtime.

  Demonstrated experience authoring, testing, troubleshooting, and implementing scripted technologies, such as Microsoft PowerShell, PowerShell on Linux, Bash, T/SQL, etc., to automate and orchestrate routine, as well as complex, DBA duties and responsibilities, with a focus on maximizing efficiency, consistency, and minimizing the subsequent human error factor of related tasks.

  The position shall meet the minimum credential requirements for a Cyber IT/Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) position as defined in Section 6, Table 3. System Administrator (451); Intermediate Level for SECNAV M-5239.2 compliance. (See Education/Certifications requirements below)

  Desired Qualifications:

  Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): SQL 2016 DB Administration certified.Education/Certifications :

  STEM Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University; OR

  CompTIA Security+ ce; or

  GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC); or

  Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

  Security Clearance Requirements:

  This position requires U.S. citizenship and an active DoD TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.Physical Requirements:

  Position self to move.

  Stationary 50% or more of the time.

  Occasionally move around the office.

  Must be able to communicate.

  Must be able to detect computer screen and other work related material.

  For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

  ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.

  If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with ManTech through its online applicant system, please contact ManTech's Corporate EEO Department at (703) 218-6000. ManTech is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer - minorities, females, disabled and protected veterans are urged to apply. ManTech's utilization of any external recruitment or job placement agency is predicated upon its full compliance with our equal opportunity/affirmative action policies. ManTech does not accept resumes from unsolicited recruiting firms. We pay no fees for unsolicited services.

  If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access http://www.mantech.com/careers/Pages/careers.aspx as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation please click [email protected] and provide your name and contact information.

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