Location: Columbia, MD (Hybrid)
Company: Xemplify IT
Clearance: Ability to Obtain/Public Trust Required
Employment Type: Full-Time
Join Xemplify IT
Xemplify IT is seeking a Database Administrator to support enterprise database operations for our Federal customer
This role supports mission-critical database environments that enable scientific research, enterprise applications, and hybrid cloud services. You'll work closely with infrastructure, cloud, storage, and application engineering teams to ensure secure, reliable, and high-performing database services.
What You'll Do
The Database Administrator provides operational support for enterprise database platforms while helping maintain performance, availability, and security across hybrid environments.
Responsibilities include:
- Perform routine database administration activities
- Install database updates, service packs, and security patches
- Monitor database performance and troubleshoot operational issues
- Perform database tuning and optimization
- Monitor backups and recovery operations
- Support database maintenance windows and upgrades
- Assist with database provisioning and configuration
- Monitor database health, storage utilization, and performance metrics
- Document configuration changes, maintenance activities, and operational procedures
- Support disaster recovery testing and backup validation
- Work with application owners to troubleshoot database-related issues
- Assist with database security, access controls, and auditing
- Participate in change management activities
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- 4+ years of database administration experience
- Experience administering enterprise databases
- Experience with database patching and maintenance
- Experience tuning database performance
- Experience monitoring backups and recovery
- Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting one or more of:
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle Database
- MySQL
Additionally preferred:
- Experience supporting Federal environments
- Public Trust clearance
- Experience with hybrid cloud platforms
- Familiarity with ServiceNow
- Knowledge of backup technologies and high availability solutions
Why Xemplify IT?
Our engineers work on enterprise-scale environments supporting one of the world's leading biomedical research organizations. We emphasize automation, collaboration, continuous improvement, and modern engineering practices while providing opportunities to grow across cloud infrastructure, database platforms, cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture.
Pay: $95,614.69 - $125,148.88 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Columbia, MD 21046
