Database Administrator

Clearance Level None Category IT Infrastructure and Operations Location Remote, Working from the USA Key Skills For Success Database Operations Database Optimization IBM Informix MySQL REQ#: RQ228688 Public Trust: Other Requisition Type: Regular Your Impact Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by delivering solutions that improve citizen services millions depends on. Job Description DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact supporting the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC). The AOUSC is responsible for providing oversight, supervision, and coordination of the court and judicial case management systems. These systems include the Judiciary’s Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) and Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) systems. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. The Database Administrator will work as part of the PACER Development team responsible for developing, operating, and supporting internal and external systems that allow for secure public access to court electronic records for the Judiciary. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, operating, maintaining, and providing Tier 3 support for enabling services for CM/ECF and PACER. The Database Administrator will execute the following responsibilities: Provide full operational lifecycle support of Informix, MySQL and other databases including administration, configuration, maintenance, performance tuning and security. This encompasses routine updates, monitoring, deployment activities, error diagnostics and correction, data extraction, and the remediation of all security findings. Work with enterprise DBAs to install, configure, secure, maintain, deploy, and support databases which reside on enterprise systems. Develop templates and implement standard configurations for all databases. Configure, maintain, and support Enterprise Replication services where required. Monitor database health and actively mitigate potential issues and downtime. Implement changes in all environments through approved change management processes. This includes after business hours work for changes to production systems. Participate in the design and implementation of changes to new and existing database schemas. Participate in the planning and implementation of data migration strategies. Write SQL queries to extract data to support program and stakeholder requests. Work with enterprise administrators to ensure that databases are being backed up and perform annual recovery tests. Collaborate with Data Platform Engineers, Data Engineers, Architects, Security teams, and app teams. Ensure DB environments comply with all security, privacy, governance, & regulatory requirements. Preferred Experience: Informix, MySQL QUALIFICATIONS MA/MS degree with 5+ years or BS/BA degree with 7+ years of general experience in IT systems. Strong experience administering cloud database platforms, including Informix and MySQL. Expertise in SQL, performance tuning, workload management, and database optimization. Experience operating databases in AWS or hybrid cloud environments. Proven ability to automate database administration using IaC and scripting . Familiarity with federal security, compliance, and audit requirements. Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills. Ability to work independently and collaboratively with technical and business teams. Effective communication and documentation skills. Knowledge of modern monitoring/observability tools and CI/CD workflows. Experience applying industry best practices and emerging data platform technologies. Consultant mindset and ability to work with stakeholders to define and improve database operations. Tools & Technologies: Informix, MySQL, RDS, monitoring/observability tools. CERTIFICATIONS (Required) IBM Database Certification Work Requirements Years of Experience 7 + years of related experience * may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree Certification IBM Database Certification - IBM Travel Required None Salary and Benefit Information The likely salary range for this position is $97,750 - $132,250. 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. Our Identity Verification Process As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes. About Our Work We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 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 mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development. 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