✦ Luna Orbit — Database Administration

Sr. PostgreSQL Database Administrator

at Leidos Holdings

📍 Ashburn, VA Unknown 💰 $131K – $237K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $131K – $237K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years 10+ years
Education BS/BA degree and 12+ years of relevant DBA experience or Masters with 10+ years; or 4 years experience in lieu of degree
Category Database Administration

About this role

Database Administrator role supporting large-scale PostgreSQL and Oracle databases within homeland security infrastructure, focusing on performance tuning, migration, and high availability.

Key Responsibilities

  • Tune databases
  • Support migration
  • Ensure high availability
  • Optimize performance
  • Collaborate on system design

Technical Overview

Environment involves PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, Oracle, Java, Hibernate, Struts, with a focus on database performance, migration, and cloud infrastructure.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a seasoned database administrator with over 10 years of experience, proficient in PostgreSQL, AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, and Oracle, with strong skills in performance tuning, database migration, and cloud infrastructure support.

Must-Have Skills

12+ years relevant DBA experience or Master's with 10+ yearsExperience tuning Aurora PostgreSQL and PL/pgSQL scriptsExperience as an AWS Aurora PostgreSQL DBA in a 24x7 environmentExperience as an Oracle DBA supporting large databasesStrong troubleshooting and performance tuning skillsAbility to support on-call incident resolution

Nice-to-Have Skills

Migration of Oracle to Aurora PostgreSQLExperience with Generative AI for SQL tuningExperience with CBPJava experienceExperience with AWS data servicesExperience with HibernateStruts

Tools & Platforms

PostgreSQLAWS Aurora PostgreSQLOracleJavaHibernateStruts

Required Skills

PostgreSQLAWS Aurora PostgreSQLOracleSQL tuningDatabase schemasPerformance tuningPL/pgSQLDatabase migrationCloud infrastructureJavaHibernateStruts

Hard Skills

PostgreSQLAWS Aurora PostgreSQLOracleSQL tuningDatabase schemasDatabase performance tuningPL/pgSQLDatabase migrationCloud infrastructureJavaHibernateStruts

Soft Skills

System analysisTroubleshootingCollaborationDocumentationProblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Government/Public Sector, Homeland Security
Job Function Manage and optimize enterprise databases supporting homeland security missions

Clearance & Visa

Clearance Required Must be able to obtain and maintain a CBP Background Investigation

Keywords for Your Resume

PostgreSQLAWS Aurora PostgreSQLOracleSQL tuningDatabase schemasDatabase performance tuningPL/pgSQLDatabase migrationCloud infrastructureJavaHibernateStrutsDatabase AdministratorDBAPerformance tuningMigration

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with Aurora PostgreSQL or Oracle, Less than 10 years of relevant DBA experience without a master's, Inability to obtain or maintain CBP background clearance

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