Senior Database Administrator - Oracle + SQL Server; W

Senior Database Administrator - Oracle + SQL Server {W}

Job Category
: IT

Requisition Number
: SENIO
003103

• Posted :
  October 29, 2025
• Full-Time

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ARKA Danbury, 100 Wooster Heights Road, Danbury, CT 06810, USA

ARKA Group L.P. (“ARKA”) is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military, intelligence community, and commercial space industry delivering next-generation solutions to support the national security space enterprise. Built on more than six decades of excellence, ARKA brings modern approaches and a culture of innovation to the challenges of today.

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Position Overview:

In this position, you will be part of a talented and growing IT team and take responsibility for a wide range of assignments supporting on-premises and hosted data. In doing so, you’ll have the opportunity to apply your expert level knowledge of database architecture, standards, programming, and optimization techniques. You will build database configurations, maintain data flows and related processes, optimize servers and databases, increase automation, usability, and create technical documentation.

This will require use of complex database security techniques, backup, restoration, migration strategies, risk management, and disaster recovery. This opportunity will afford the successful candidate to influence, grow and evolve with the organization as we transform into a new corporation.

Responsibilities:

• Installing and regularly upgrading Oracle and SQL Server
• Create and manage database table spaces
• Database user account creation and management
• Database and database infrastructure security configurations
• Support security teams with required security configurations, justifications, and Information assurance vulnerability management (IAVM) tasks
• Manage Oracle and SQL Server Database instances on Linux and Windows operating systems
• Expertise with Windows OS configuration and management
• Provide full system administration and database administration support for the SQL Server and Oracle environment
• Provide support for development, test and production Oracle/SQL Server enterprise relational database management systems

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum experience 5 years performing in an Oracle 19c and SQL Server 2019 DBA role
• Experience administering Business Management applications and knowledge of Business application architecture
• Knowledge of standard integration platforms and REST APIs
• Strong knowledge of database roles/security best practices
• Problem solving plus analytical skills troubleshooting complex database issues
• Demonstrated experience in the following:
  • Scripting Experience – (ie:
    
    Shell, Bash, Python, Power Shell.)
  • Application servers (ie: Red Hat JBOSS, Apache, IIS)
  • database/application performance tuning in Oracle and SQL Server
  • Reading execution plans, query store, extended events
  • Backup and Recovery Tools: RMAN, , veeam
  • TSQL Scripts and writing complex queries
  • Working on reorg/rebuild indexes and fragmentation issues
  • GUI Tools – SSMS, SQL Developer, Toad
  • SQL Tools – SSIS SSRS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a DoD environment with associated clearances is preferred
• Experience with automated system configuration
• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Knowledge of Data Warehouse concepts

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What We Offer:

• Company contributions to qualified HSA accounts
• 401k retirement plan with industry leading company contributions
• 3 weeks of vacation accrual per year plus time off for sick leave and unscheduled life events
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