The Role
Administer and support enterprise Oracle databases, including configuration, troubleshooting, monitoring, capacity planning, backup and restore, patching, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, and security compliance. Manage ServiceNow tickets and RFCs, troubleshoot application integrations, document procedures and system changes, produce support reports, and escalate complex incidents. The role also requires periodic after-hours maintenance support and collaboration across multi-platform database environments.
Summary Generated by Built In
Mid-Level SQL Database Administrator
ROLE
We need an experienced Mid-Level SQL Database Administrator (DBA) at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). GPO is the federal agency that produces and distributes the official publications of the U.S. Government, and this contract supports the databases behind business systems across the agency. In this role, you will perform day-to-day SQL Server administration, troubleshooting, and configuration under the guidance of the Senior SQL DBA. You will also support capacity planning and system health monitoring for SQL Server and SQL Cluster environments, manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs, and assist internal customers with building, configuring, and troubleshooting SQL databases. This is a full-time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
BACKGROUND/REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
LOCATION
CLEARANCE
CLIENT
HOURS
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
RELOCATION
COMPENSATION
West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
Other Considerations: This position is W-2 only; no Corp-to-Corp or 1099 candidates. Relocation will not be offered. This position requires access to Department of Justice facilities and systems. As a condition of employment, selected candidates must complete and receive favorable adjudication from a federal government background investigation as required by the U.S. Department of Justice. Individual’s primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.
ROLE
We need an experienced Mid-Level SQL Database Administrator (DBA) at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). GPO is the federal agency that produces and distributes the official publications of the U.S. Government, and this contract supports the databases behind business systems across the agency. In this role, you will perform day-to-day SQL Server administration, troubleshooting, and configuration under the guidance of the Senior SQL DBA. You will also support capacity planning and system health monitoring for SQL Server and SQL Cluster environments, manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs, and assist internal customers with building, configuring, and troubleshooting SQL databases. This is a full-time opportunity. We can offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package.
Apply today!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as the mid-level technical resource for all SQL Server administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning activities
- Lead proactive capacity planning and system health monitoring for SQL Server and SQL Cluster environments
- Manage and resolve assigned RFCs and ServiceNow tickets in accordance with operational SLAs
- Assist internal customers/users with building, configuring, and troubleshooting SQL databases
- Troubleshoot application-level integration issues tied to SQL Server (e.g., SharePoint connectivity)
- Produce weekly support activity reports documenting work performed and outcomes
- Collaborate with the Senior Oracle DBA and mid-level team members to ensure consistent operational coverage across the full database environment
- Maintain documentation of system configurations, changes, and troubleshooting procedures
BACKGROUND/REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience as a SQL Database Administrator in enterprise production environments
- Demonstrated expertise across: SQL, SQL Server, SQL Clustering, SQL Scripting, and PL/SQL
- Working familiarity with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access (multi-platform environment; team-wide technology coverage is a proposal evaluation factor)
- DBA II-level competency, demonstrated across the following areas:
- Provisioning & Config: Runs standard templates/runbooks
- Backup/Restore: Performs and validates backup restores
- Patching: Applies minor patches with guidance
- Performance Tuning: Basic query/index hygiene tuning
- HA/DR: Implements and tests failover scenarios
- Monitoring & Alerting: Acknowledges and escalates alerts appropriately
- Security & Compliance: Follows established security baselines
- Scripting & Automation: Writes robust automation/IaC scripts
- Incident Management: Executes established runbooks during incidents
- Experience with ITSM/ticketing platforms (e.g., ServiceNow) for request lifecycle management
- Familiarity with database monitoring/capacity planning tools (e.g., Idera, SolarWinds)
- Experience troubleshooting application-level integrations with SQL Server (e.g., SharePoint)
DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Professional Oracle or SQL certifications
- Prior federal government or GSA Schedule task order experience
- Cloud-hosted SQL environment experience (Azure SQL, AWS RDS, or similar)
- Exposure to Oracle database environments (a plus, given the mixed-platform team)
LOCATION
- Remote
CLEARANCE
- Must be a US Citizen
CLIENT
- Government Publishing Office (GPO)
HOURS
- 40 hours per week. 8 hours per day between core hours of 7:30am-6:00pm EST.
- Periodic after-hours availability for scheduled patching, reboots, and maintenance
EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION
- Employment Classification Eligibility – W2
RELOCATION
- Not eligible for relocation benefits
COMPENSATION
- Salary range: $100,000 – $110,000
West 4th Strategy is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, age, marital status, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, pregnancy, political affiliation, military or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.
Other Considerations: This position is W-2 only; no Corp-to-Corp or 1099 candidates. Relocation will not be offered. This position requires access to Department of Justice facilities and systems. As a condition of employment, selected candidates must complete and receive favorable adjudication from a federal government background investigation as required by the U.S. Department of Justice. Individual’s primary workstation is located in an office area. The noise level in this environment is low to moderate. Regularly required to sit for extended periods up to 80% of the time; frequently required to move about to access file cabinets and use office equipment such as PC, copier, fax, telephone, cell phone, etc. Occasionally required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 10 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the use of computer monitor screens up to 80% of the time.
Skills Required
- At least 4 years of hands-on Oracle Database Administrator experience in enterprise production environments
- Expertise with Oracle, Oracle Grid, Oracle RMAN, and PL/SQL
- Working familiarity with SQL, SQL Server, SQL Clustering, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, and MS Access
- DBA II-level competency in provisioning, configuration, backup and restore, patching, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, monitoring, security, automation, and incident management
- Experience with ITSM or ticketing platforms such as ServiceNow
- Familiarity with database monitoring and capacity planning tools such as Idera or SolarWinds
- Experience troubleshooting application-level integrations with Oracle backends, such as SharePoint
- U.S. citizenship
- Successful completion and favorable adjudication of a federal government background investigation
- Relevant Oracle certification such as OCP, OCA, or equivalent
- Experience supporting federal government database environments or GSA Schedule-based task orders
- Familiarity with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or other cloud-hosted Oracle environments
- Additional familiarity with MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MS Access
- Exposure to SQL Server environments
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The Company
What We Do
West 4th Strategy provides rapid response technology services to civilian, defense, and homeland security customers. We build and mobilize dynamic teams of qualified technologists who embody competence, professionalism, and a commitment to results. We excel at moving fast to find the right people to get the job done. And the best part of our technology teams? They make the government’s mission their mission. Our teams work with a sense of purpose to power the government. West 4th Strategy. Our work defines us.
