Lead Database Administrator

Evoke Consulting is a Federal Management Consulting firm specializing in strategic business and technology services areas across the federal market. We provide solutions to agencies and entities including Veterans Affairs, Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, and more. We defy the standard employee experience in government contracting with a commitment to providing a wide range of opportunities for our employees to grow professionally and socially by investing more than our competition in training our team and rewarding high performance. Evokers are hard-working, team-oriented, and come from diverse backgrounds and experience levels. We value our employees' ideas and act on suggestions for change and development as a firm.

Evoke is seeking a Lead Database Administrator to join our team!

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of database systems, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
• Oversee database monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting to maintain optimal performance and reliability.
• Develop and implement best practices for database security, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery.
• Manage database migrations, upgrades, and patches while minimizing downtime.
• Collaborate with developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to optimize database queries, schema design, and indexing strategies.
• Automate database management processes, including monitoring, backup, and performance tuning.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, privacy, and security policies.
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of database administrators and engineers.
• Stay up to date with emerging database technologies and trends, recommending improvements as needed.

Professional Experience and Skills:

• Expertise in various database technologies (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Strong knowledge of database architecture, optimization, indexing, partitioning, and performance tuning.
• Experience with database backup and recovery solutions, replication, clustering, and high availability strategies.
• Proficiency in SQL, scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash), and automation tools.
• Familiarity with cloud-based database solutions (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, Google Cloud SQL) is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to mentor and guide a team.

Education and Years of Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in database administration, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.

Security Clearance

• Applicants selected must be eligible to work in the United States, be subject to a government security investigation, and meet eligibility requirements for access to protected information.

Work Location

• Washington, DC (100% on-site)

Benefits Offered:

• This position is paid a base salary based on job family, experience and skill level.
• Health benefits include medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans.
• Company paid Life Insurance coverage, Short-term and Long-term Disability coverage.
• Health Savings Account or Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) with discretionary company match.
• Paid time off (PTO) program and eleven (11) paid holidays.
• Additional time off benefits include parental leave, bereavement leave, volunteer hours.
• And more

Evoke is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, citizenship, national origin, ancestry sexual oriented, gender identity, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any additional factors protected by local, state, or federal law.