Lead Database Administrator

Position Title : Lead Database Administrator

Work Authorization : U.S. Citizens or Green Card Holders only

C2C / Sponsorship : Not eligible

Rate : $85hr

Durration :  Contract to Hire 07 / 10 / 25 thru 12 / 31 / 25

Location : REMOTE

Travel :  Very Occasional

Environment : 24x7 production support | Hybrid / mixed technology environment

Position Overview :

We’re seeking a hands-on Lead Database Administrator to oversee daily operations of the database administration team. This individual will be responsible for supervising database activities, optimizing performance, and ensuring availability, security, and scalability of mission-critical database systems—primarily Oracle and MS-SQL. This role combines leadership and deep technical expertise to support complex, high-volume OLTP environments and deliver reliable data solutions for business decision-making.

Key Responsibilities :

Lead, mentor, and manage day-to-day activities of the database administration team.

Oversee deployment, patching, configuration, and upgrades of database servers and clients.

Provide Tier 3 support, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for database-related issues.

Design and maintain OLTP and OLAP environments, tuning for performance and availability.

Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.

Manage and document database architecture, standards, and processes.

Ensure security, access control, and regulatory compliance.

Create automation scripts for maintenance tasks.

Evaluate capacity, storage, and performance metrics and implement improvements.

Participate in after-hours / on-call rotations.

Collaborate with other IT and business teams to support data-driven initiatives.

Escalate critical issues and risks to senior leadership.

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience.

8+ years of hands-on database experience (MS-SQL or Oracle).

Proven experience leading DBA teams in production environments.

Expertise in SQL performance tuning, monitoring, and high availability.

Strong programming / scripting experience (e.g., T-SQL, Shell, C#.NET, HTML5).

Solid understanding of relational database internals and architecture.

Preferred / Bonus Skills :

Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, CosmosDB, or Azure.

Familiarity with CIS and DOD STIG security standards.

Experience using Azure DevOps and working in change-controlled environments.

Agile methodology exposure.