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Senior Database Administrator

SAIC · Middletown, RI, United States

Secret eligibilityU.S. citizenship required

Posted 2026-10-27 · Verified live 2026-11-09

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About this role

Senior Database Administrator

Description

SAIC

is seeking a skilled

Senior Database Administrator

in

Middletown, RI

to administer, maintain, secure and optimize Microsoft SQL Server environments supporting business-critical application and data services. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on SQL Server administration experience and practical experience operating databases in cloud environments, preferably Microsoft Azure. Experience supporting Amazon Web Services (AWS) database services is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

Administer and maintain Microsoft SQL Server databases across development, test, staging, and production environments.

Monitor database health, availability, performance, capacity, and security; identify and resolve issues before they affect mission or business operations.

Perform database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, migrations, and version lifecycle management.

Develop, test, and maintain backup, restoration, high-availability, and disaster-recovery procedures.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity, data science, information systems, or information technology and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience.

Security+, GSEC, or SSCP; equivalent certification.

Experience with Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Monitor, Azure Backup, Azure Storage, and Azure networking concepts.

Experience planning or executing SQL Server migrations to Azure.

Experience with infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, or automation tools.

Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices for database deployments.

Strong troubleshooting skills.

Ability to work individually, and in a team.

Strong documentation and process-improvement habits.

Willingness to learn evolving cloud database technologies.

Candidate must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.

Target salary range: $80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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