Job Description
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA VA Chantilly
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ201217
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Database Analysis/Design
Job Qualifications: Skills: Database Administration, DISA STIG, Microsoft SQL Server
Certifications: None
Experience: 3 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: Yes
Job Description: We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that's important.
GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge that we can't turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a SQL Server Database Administrator joining our team to support Government activities at Chantilly, VA.
Responsibilities Include but Are Not Limited To: - Installing, configuring, and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and 2022 environments in on-premises infrastructures.
- Performing database administration tasks including backups, restores, integrity checks, job scheduling, and index maintenance.
- Troubleshooting and resolving SQL performance issues for clustered, highly available enterprise environments.
- Applying DISA STIGs to SQL Server environments and ensuring databases are compliant with security baselines and hardening standards.
- Participating in change management, incident resolution, and documenting database environments and configurations.
- Collaborating with application owners to optimize and support application performance.
- Implementing and maintaining high availability and disaster recovery solutions using native SQL features such as Always On Availability Groups or Failover Clustering.
- Participating in system upgrades, patching cycles, and version migrations.
- Writing and maintaining SQL scripts and PowerShell automation for administrative tasks.
Position Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, and 3+ years of relevant IT experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on SQL Server administration experience, working with SQL Server 2016 or newer.
- Experience supporting on-premises environments only - no cloud experience required or expected.
- Demonstrated experience with applying and maintaining DISA SQL STIGs.
- Familiarity with tools and techniques for backups, performance tuning, and database health monitoring.
- DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II compliant (e.g., Security+ CE) required prior to start date
- Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL is a plus.
- Location: On Customer Site
- US Citizenship Required
GDIT is Your Place
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
The likely salary range for this position is $105,622 - $141,821. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: None
Telecommuting Options: Onsite
Work Location: USA VA Chantilly
Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc .
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
PI273421884
We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that's important.
GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge that we can't turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a SQL Server Database Administrator joining our team to support Government activities at Chantilly, VA.
Responsibilities Include but Are Not Limited To: - Installing, configuring, and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and 2022 environments in on-premises infrastructures.
- Performing database administration tasks including backups, restores, integrity checks, job scheduling, and index maintenance.
- Troubleshooting and resolving SQL performance issues for clustered, highly available enterprise environments.
- Applying DISA STIGs to SQL Server environments and ensuring databases are compliant with security baselines and hardening standards.
- Participating in change management, incident resolution, and documenting database environments and configurations.
- Collaborating with application owners to optimize and support application performance.
- Implementing and maintaining high availability and disaster recovery solutions using native SQL features such as Always On Availability Groups or Failover Clustering.
- Participating in system upgrades, patching cycles, and version migrations.
- Writing and maintaining SQL scripts and PowerShell automation for administrative tasks.
Position Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, and 3+ years of relevant IT experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on SQL Server administration experience, working with SQL Server 2016 or newer.
- Experience supporting on-premises environments only - no cloud experience required or expected.
- Demonstrated experience with applying and maintaining DISA SQL STIGs.
- Familiarity with tools and techniques for backups, performance tuning, and database health monitoring.
- DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II compliant (e.g., Security+ CE) required prior to start date
- Experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL is a plus.
- Location: On Customer Site
- US Citizenship Required
GDIT is Your Place
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
The likely salary range for this position is $105,622 - $141,821. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: None
Telecommuting Options: Onsite
Work Location: USA VA Chantilly
Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc .
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
PI273421884
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