PostgreSQL Database Architect

MySQL, Oracle + Postgres
UNITED STATES
October 20, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: General Dynamics Information Technology
Location: Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO
Workplace Type: On-site
Employment Type: Full-time
Pay / Compensation: $124,093 – $149,500

About the Role

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has an immediate need for a PostgreSQL Database Architect to analyze, design, develop, implement, and support database infrastructure deployment and management. Supporting an intelligence customer in Springfield, VA or St. Louis, MO (preference to St. Louis, MO), you will provide transformative database solutions to overcome big-data obstacles and help advance critical missions.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Infrastructure & Systems Management: Manage the functionality and efficiency of database servers running on various operating systems under limited supervision.
  • Security & Integrity: Maintain database integrity and security, configure role-based access control (RBAC), and configure administrator and service accounts.
  • High Availability & Performance: Implement high-availability (HA) solutions, connection management, server agent alerting, and provide expert performance tuning.
  • Backup, Recovery & Patching: Oversee database backup, restore, snapshot strategies, patching, and version upgrades.
  • Database Modernization & Migrations: Evaluate open-source tools and lead migration initiatives involving PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Oracle.
  • Developer Collaboration: Collaborate with application teams on schema design, query optimization, and stored procedure development.
  • Documentation & Standards: Establish and maintain documentation for database configurations, computing resource allocations, testing strategies, standards, and procedures.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Security Clearance: Must currently possess an active Top Secret/SCI clearance (can sponsor for polygraph).
  • Experience: 5+ years of related database analysis and/or administration experience.
  • Core Database Expertise: Strong, demonstrable experience in hands-on PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning.
  • Migration & Multi-Engine Skills: Practical migration experience across Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
  • Operational DBA Skills: Hands-on experience with database high-availability architectures, backup/restore operations, snapshot technologies, and database monitoring/alerting.
  • Data Modeling: Solid knowledge of designing and maintaining efficient database table structures for both transactional (OLTP) and data warehouse workloads.
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical certifications, training, or work experience.
  • Citizenship: US Citizenship Required.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications

  • Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph.
  • Prior hands-on experience in Oracle Database administration.
  • CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification.

Benefits & Perks

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage options with available Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
  • 401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contribution options and company match.
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick time, personal leave, holidays, and paid parental, military, and bereavement leave.
  • Life, accidental death and dismemberment, and short/long-term disability insurance.
  • AI-powered career growth tools and dedicated internal mobility support.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans.

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