Mid PostgreSQL Database Administrator

About Peraton

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 to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Program Overview

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a highly capable, proactive, experienced PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA) to help build our database infrastructure.

Location: On-site, Washington, DC

In this position, you will:

• Participate in the migration of legacy SQL data to new PostgreSQL databases
• Apply expertise in PostgreSQL, performance tuning, and data migration
• Work hands-on with AWS to manage and optimize environments

Beyond core DBA responsibilities, this role includes system administration tasks such as managing AWS environments, scripting, and supporting infrastructure operations. This hybrid role requires a strong understanding of both data and systems to ensure reliability, scalability, and security across our platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer, maintain, and optimize PostgreSQL databases.
• Monitor performance, tune queries, and manage indexes/statistics.
• Implement and manage backup, recovery, and high availability strategies.
• Perform system administration tasks including patching, scripting, and server configuration.
• Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to support application deployments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database issues in production and non-production environments.
• Document procedures, configurations, and best practices.
• Migrate legacy data from Microsoft SQL Server to PostgreSQL.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and minimum of 5 years' experience in the following:
• Database Administration
• Implementing data policies, procedures, standards
• Planning and development of an organization's enterprise data model
• Resolving data conflicts
• Managing data repositories
• U.S. citizenship required.
• A current Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility and the ability to obtain a polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with PostgreSQL.
• Experience with AWS.
• Knowledge of EAV data model.

SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range

Details

Target Salary Range: $80,000 - $128,000. 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

Application Duration Statement: 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.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.