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Database Administrator

Soft Tech Consulting
Soft Tech Consulting Salary
Washington, DC Other
POSTED ON 10/10/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/28/2027

Overview

***NO THIRD PARTY VENDORS***

 

MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN

TOP SECRET CLEARANCE REQUIRED

100% ONSITE (5 DAYS A WEEK) - WASHINGTON, DC

 

Salary is dependent upon the candidate's skills, experience, education and certifications. 

 

High end of the salary range is considered for those who exceed qualifications in one or more required skill areas. 

 

Soft Tech offers competitive BENEFITS in the areas of: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, PTO, and Paid Holidays

 

Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to fill the role of a Database Administrator for one of our clients.  The designated candidate for this position will join a collaborative team environment, providing support and expertise necessary toward the successful delivery of the project deliverables, and provide effective communication to all levels of staff for reporting status/progress. The place of performance for this contract is in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

  • Administer Oracle and Postgres databases
  • Debug Oracle and Postgres databases
  • Patch and upgrade Oracle and Postgres databases
  • Conduct performance tuning on Oracle and Postgres databases
  • Resolve issues with Oracle and Postgres databases

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in any related field
  • Minimum of 5 years of DBA experience.
  • Experience administering Oracle  or Postgres databases (ideally both)
  • Experience with AWS/RDS/S3/DMS
  • Experience working with and debugging Oracle/Postgres databases
  • Experience with Oracle/Postgres database patching and upgrades
  • Experience conducting performance tuning on Oracle/Postgres databases
  • Experience with Oracle/Postgres database backup/recovery tools and techniques, such as Oracle RMAN and Flashback
  • Experience with restoring Oracle/Postgres databases
  • Experience configuring Oracle/Postgres databases to meet federal security guidelines
  • Experience identifying and resolving performance or availability issues in databases
  • Experience providing guidance and support to application developers in the creation and deployment of DML or DDL scripts in support of application maintenance or deployment
  • Databases (Intermediate)
  • AWS RDS Configuration (Intermediate) 
  • Must be able to communicate effectively both verbal and written.
  • Must be able to work independently, with minimal oversight.

About Us

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is a woman and minority-owned small business headquartered in Chantilly, VA. With contracts in both the public and private sectors in the DC metro area and across the country, Soft Tech is an organization made up of highly successful and talented Information Technology professionals offering enterprise class solutions for any size organization at great value. Soft Tech’s mission is to help government organizations design, implement, and maintain mission critical Information Technology solutions. By focusing jointly on our employees and our customers, we are able to achieve our mission by providing each and every one of our customers with continuous quality customer support.

 

Soft Tech Consulting, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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