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Peraton

SQL Server Cloud Database Lead

Remote, United States

Remote

Target Salary Range $104,000 - $166,000.

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Pay: Target Salary Range $104,000 - $166,000.
Workplace: Remote
Apply by: Oct 29, 2027
Posting language: English
Posted: Oct 29, 2026

Original job description

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Senior Microsoft SQL Server Database Lead to provide advanced technical expertise and leadership in support of a large government agency. This role is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and support of mission‑critical database environments hosted on both AWS EC2 and Amazon RDS. The Senior DBA will serve as a technical leader within the team, provide mentorship to junior staff, consultations with customer stakeholders (application teams, partners, end users, ensure adherence to security and compliance standards, and support the program’s operational, performance, and availability objectives.

Location: Remote

Shift Schedule: 8am – 5pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). This position will participate in 24x7 on-call rotations for the production environment.

What You Will do:

Lead the planning, installation, configuration, and optimization of Microsoft SQL Server environments in AWS cloud-hosted infrastructures.
Architect and implement high availability and disaster recovery solutions, including Always On Availability Groups, Windows Failover Clustering, replication, and log shipping.
Continually seek ways to fully automate database functions, ability to provide data migration solutions, and facilitate innovation conversations.
Work with cross functional teams to provide solutions to customers, application teams, with the ability to present executive level value and outcomes.
Provide technical leadership to the DBA team, including mentoring, reviewing technical deliverables, and reinforcing best practices.
Develop, implement, and maintain database security controls and auditing solutions in accordance with CIS, SCSEM, and federal compliance requirements.
Manage vulnerability remediation activities by analyzing NESSUS scan results, applying corrective actions, and documenting compliance.
Implement and manage database encryption and key rotation using SQL Server TDE, TLS, and AWS KMS.
Direct backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes; perform verification and testing of all backup strategies.
Conduct performance analysis, capacity planning, and proactive monitoring utilizing Datadog and other monitoring tools.
Oversee and coordinate database patching, upgrades, maintenance windows, and certificate management.
Conduct advanced query tuning and execution plan analysis for application performance optimization.
Support CI/CD pipelines by integrating database deployments with GitLab and Liquibase.
Automate operational tasks using PowerShell, AWS CLI, or Python (monitoring, patching, deployment, maintenance).
Ensure adherence to standardized procedures, operational runbooks, and change management protocols.
Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to support business requirements, resolve issues, and ensure database reliability.
Participate in technical design reviews and provide architectural guidance for database-related components.
Lead the resolution of complex incidents and problems, perform root-cause analysis, and implement long‑term corrective measures.
Engage subject matter experts or vendor support as needed for escalated issues.
Review, approve, and implement database change requests in alignment with program policies and best practices.
Maintain comprehensive documentation of database configurations, processes, standards, and operational procedures.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance.
Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 12 years of experience
Minimum 7 years of production Microsoft SQL Server DBA experience supporting enterprise-scale environments.
Experience with SQL Server 2019/2022 in virtualized and high‑availability configurations.
Advanced knowledge of Always On Availability Groups, replication, log shipping, SQL Agent jobs, maintenance plans, and Ola Hallengren maintenance frameworks.
Experience with AWS RDS databases PostgreSQL, Oracle, and Redshift.
Experience with SQL Server performance tuning using execution plans, DMVs, extended events, and wait statistics.
Strong understanding of AWS VPC networking concepts (subnets, routing, security groups) as they relate to database deployments.
Experience with AWS cloud services, including:
Amazon EC2 for SQL Server instances
Amazon RDS for SQL Server
AWS Backup
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for database access controls
AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Systems Manager, and Parameter Store
AWS KMS for encryption and key management
Strong understanding of Windows Server, Active Directory and Group Managed Service Accounts.
Strong PowerShell scripting skills for automation and administration.

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information to technical and non‑technical audiences, including leadership.
Experience working effectively in a remote environment and collaborating across distributed teams.
Experience with Transact‑SQL development and scripting.

Target Salary Range $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own. EEO EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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Skills

Microsoft SQL Server
Leadership
AWS
Provide mentorship
Regulatory compliance
Implement ICT recovery system
Microsoft Windows
Coaching
Maintain database security
Auditing
Nessus
Manage database
Datadog
CI/CD
GitLab
Microsoft PowerShell
Python
Change management
Root cause analysis
Documentation
SQL
PostgreSQL
Oracle
Amazon Redshift
Statistics
Identity and access management
Microsoft Windows Server
Microsoft Active Directory
Communication skills
Transact-SQL

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