Database Administrator Senior

SAIC - 4.0

Denver, CO Job Details Full-time $80,001 - $120,000 a year 19 hours ago Qualifications Data integrity assurance Data systems development Database compliance measures Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) implementation Database backup and recovery Server backup and recovery Operating system updates Maintenance schedule management Software installation Database security management Master's degree Server updates Database server management Schedule management Bachelor's degree Doctor of Philosophy Team management Disaster recovery implementation Decision making Data backup Application Maintenance Systems & applications support Database migration or upgrading Senior level Improving system uptime through database tuning Leadership Standard operating procedures (SOPs) Compliance standards auditing Policy Development Database installation

Full Job Description Job ID:

2616689

Location:

Denver, CO, US Date Posted:

2026-09-10

Category:

Information Technology Subcategory:

Database Admin Schedule:

Full-Time Shift:

Day Job Travel:

No Minimum Clearance Required:

None Clearance Level Must Be Able to

Obtain:

Public Trust Potential for

Remote Work:

ORA_ON_SITE Description 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Performs high-level, day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex database management systems workstations and servers on multiple operating systems. Implements and maintains smooth operation and physical design of databases. Coordinates, directs and performs complex database software installations and upgrades to operating systems and related database software packages. Schedules installations and upgrades and maintains them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures. Continually monitors and tunes multiple database systems and databases to achieve optimum performance levels. Ensures database data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate solutions of varying complexities. Ensures database recoverability by developing and implementing a schedule of database backups and archive operations. Plans and implements the modernization of database implementations. Develops implements and promotes standard operating procedures and schedules. Conducts audits of databases to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines. Develops and implements new standards, policies and procedures. Incumbent in this job works closely with Systems Admins, database engineers, and software developers to help determine and develop the database software and databases that will be implemented.

SCOPE:

N/A LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

N/A

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS AND ABILITY

Complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts in the field. General knowledge of other related disciplines. Receives assignments in the form of objectives and establishes goals to meet outlined objectives. Provides direction to employees according to established policies and management guidance. Work is reviewed by management to measure whether objectives have been met.

PROBLEM COMPLEXITY

Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable and consistent with organization objectives.

FREEDOM TO ACT

Works under only general direction. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

IMPACT:

Contributes to completion of specific programs and projects. Failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources.

LIASON:

Frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts. Represents organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects. Qualifications 

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience.

Target salary range:

$80,001 - $120,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.