Senior Database Administrator at Avyanna Technologies
Bethesda, MD
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Aug 14, 2026
Bethesda, MD
Aug 18, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Senior DBA role supporting a federal research IT environment, responsible for administering and tuning multi-platform database systems spanning Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL across production and non-production tiers. The position owns performance monitoring, security hardening, lifecycle management (patching, upgrades, migrations), and disaster recovery planning, and serves as the subject matter expert on database architecture and NIST 800-53 compliance.
Senior level · 6+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $106,921 (middle half $81,361–$138,439).
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Why we read it this way (5)
The clearance requirement is a federal Public Trust background investigation (MBI or HBI) — not a national-security clearance — so the clearance requirement field is set to None. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and eligible to obtain this investigation.
MongoDB appears in both the responsibilities section (as a platform to administer) and the preferred qualifications (NoSQL exposure); it is marked preferred because the required qualifications gate only on Oracle, SQL Server, and/or PostgreSQL.
AWS RDS is listed as a preferred cloud database service alongside Aurora and Azure SQL; all three are captured under one preferred skill with alternatives.
Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) and Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate certifications are listed under preferred qualifications only.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): NIST SP 800-53.
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