PostgreSQL Database Administrator
About the role
The Homeland Sector within Leidos is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD) within Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
PSPD supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP critical missions, specifically screening and processing travelers at the ports of entry (POEs) into the United States.
Primary Responsibilities
- Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and support ability and effectiveness analyzes.
- Proactively monitors database health, optimizes SQL code, and addresses performance bottlenecks.
- Designs and implements database schemas and structures according to project requirements.
- Develops and maintains documentation for database environments, including data standards and procedures.
- Implements security measures, sets up user permissions, and ensures compliance with data protection policies.
- Plans for storage requirements and database growth, and scales infrastructure as needed.
- Maintains data accuracy and ensures maximum uptime, and may require some on-call support.
- Collaborates with developers to optimize queries, stored procedures, and database design for applications.
Minimum Qualifications
- BS/BA degree and 12+ years of prior relevant DBA experience or Masters with 10+ years of prior relevant DBA experience; OR 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
- 4+ years’ experience tuning Aurora PostgreSQL database performance and PL/pgSQL scripts to optimize performance
- 4+ years’ experience as an AWS Aurora PostgreSQL DBA in a 24x7 environment managing multiple databases of over 70TB
- 4+ years’ experience as an Oracle DBA in a 24x7 environment supporting databases of over 200TB
- Proficiency in tuning Oracle Databases and troubleshooting performance issues
- Able to support on-call schedule and incident resolution
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Visio, & PowerPoint)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- U.S. Citizen
- Must be able to maintain and obtain a CBP Background Investigation prior to start
Preferred Qualifications
- Migration of Oracle to Aurora PostgreSQL with over 70TB migrating from Oracle to Aurora
- Experience using Generative AI to tune SQL statements
- Experience with CBP
- Java Experience
- Experience with other AWS data related services
- If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Pay and Benefits
Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00
Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
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Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.