Database Services Lead

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Database Operations, Database Programs, Enterprise Application, Information Technology Operations, Technical Leadership

Certifications:

None

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a DATABASE SERVICE LEAD supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a DATABASE SERVICE LEAD supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Austin Texas, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

GDIT is partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs to modernize and secure the enterprise systems supporting millions of Veterans.

HOW A DATABASE SERVICE LEAD WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

GDIT partners with the Department of Veterans Affairs to modernize and secure enterprise systems supporting millions of Veterans. As the Database Services Lead, you will provide senior technical leadership across VA’s Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud database platforms spanning on‑premises, AWS, and Azure environments. You will oversee database operations for mission‑critical healthcare, pharmacy, benefits, identity, print/mail, and enterprise application services.

This role drives modernization, resilience, security compliance, observability, and unified processes across database administration, operations, and application services. You will ensure high availability, strong recoverability, and alignment with federal cybersecurity mandates, VA Handbook 6500, and Zero Trust principles.

You will integrate database services with cross-functional engineering teams, lead governance and reporting, manage modernization initiatives, and maintain operational excellence across VA’s enterprise database ecosystem.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years of experience in enterprise IT operations, database administration, or technical leadership.
• Experience leading federal or enterprise-scale database programs across Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud database platforms.
• Strong understanding of federal cybersecurity frameworks (NIST 800‑53, RMF, Zero Trust, TIC 3.0) and database compliance requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams in multi-vendor, multi-platform environments.
• Experience modernizing database architectures, cloud transitions, virtualization migrations, and enterprise DR strategies.
• Strong skills in stakeholder communication, project management, incident response, DR/COOP alignment, and performance reporting.
• Demonstrated leadership in enterprise database operations, availability management, tuning, DR, and audit readiness.

Desired Qualifications

• Certifications such as PMP, PgMP, SAFe, ITIL v4, Oracle DBA, SQL Server MCSE, or cloud database certifications
• Experience with VA or other federal agency systems
• Experience with RMF, ATO documentation, database modernization, enterprise integrations, or high-volume workflow systems
• Technical depth in AWS/Azure cloud databases, Oracle Enterprise Manager, SQL tuning, automation, monitoring, or IaC tooling
• Experience supporting performance-based contracts with KPIs and AQLs

Security Clearance

• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance

Location:

Austin, TX or Remote

No visa sponsorship is available for this position

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• AI‑enabled professional growth tools
• Leadership development and internal mobility programs
• Competitive pay, benefits, and 401(k) match
• Mission‑focused culture supporting Veterans
• Opportunities to modernize VA’s cloud financial ecosystem and strengthen cost efficiency, accountability, and business value across nationwide operations

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward. The likely salary range for this position is $149,469 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

USA PA Philadelphia

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at

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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans