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Lead Oracle Database Engineer

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Location
Chantilly, VA
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

IAT-Level II DoD Cyber Certification, requiredTop Secret clearance, required

Job overview

ManTech seeks a Lead Oracle Database Engineer to support its team in Chantilly, Virginia. The role builds and hardens Oracle databases and covers database design, capacity planning, configuration, migration, monitoring, tuning, security, recovery, and upgrades. The engineer also works with Solaris system administrators on maintenance and supports regulatory compliance and future planning.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Oracle Database Administration, requiredDatabase Design, requiredCapacity Planning, requiredDatabase Configuration, requiredDatabase Migration, requiredPerformance Monitoring, requiredDatabase Tuning, requiredDatabase Security, requiredData Recovery, requiredTroubleshooting, requiredOracle Label Security, nice to haveVirtualization, nice to haveNetworking, nice to haveMS Project, nice to haveAutomation, nice to haveOrchestration, nice to haveAI-Assisted Software Development, nice to haveSolaris/Linux Imaging, nice to haveAgile Task Tracking, nice to haveAutomated Test Frameworks, nice to haveSystems Engineering, nice to haveRisk Management Frameworks, nice to haveNIST 800-53, nice to haveCommunication, nice to havePresentation Delivery, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience, required5+ Years DBA Experience, required1+ Year Oracle 12+ Experience, required5+ Years Database Design, requiredIAT-Level II DoD Cyber Certification, required10+ Years DBA Experience, nice to have8+ Years Database Design, nice to have2+ Years Oracle Label Security, nice to haveOracle Certified Professional or Master, nice to haveITIL Foundations Certification, nice to haveIAT-Level III DoD Cyber Certification, nice to haveActive Top Secret Clearance With SCI Eligibility, required

Full job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Lead Oracle Database Engineer to join our team in Chantilly, VA.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Building and hardening Oracle databases

  • Perform capacity planning, configuration, migration, performance monitoring, database tuning, database security, backups and restores.

  • Performing database upgrades and migrations

  • Design and implement access control solutions within Oracle DBs

  • Work with Solaris System Administrators to perform on-going maintenance

  • Ensure compliance with all regulations, upgrades, optimizing system performance of all databases, and supporting future planning

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or 6 years of equivalent work experience.

  • 5+ years of Database Administration (DBA) experience, one year specifically in Oracle DB Version 12 or above

  • 5+ years database design, including capacity planning, configuration, migration, performance monitoring, tuning, security, data recovery, and troubleshooting

  • DoD Cyber Certification equivalent to IAT-Level II

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of Database Administrator (DBA) experience

  • 8+ years of database design

  • 2+ years of experience implementing Oracle Label Security

  • Desired Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) credentials as an Oracle

  • Certified Master Version 12 or above

  • ITIL Foundations Certification

  • General knowledge in virtualization and networking, and a working knowledge of MS Project

  • Demonstrated expertise in automation, orchestration, and AI-assisted software development practices

  • Expertise applying automation to building, hardening and deploying Solaris/Linux master imaging

  • Experience using Agile task tracking tools to manage, execute, and report against integrated schedules.

  • Experience developing automated test frameworks

  • General understanding of System Engineering processes, lifecycle standards (IEEE/ISO/IEC 15288-2023), Risk Management Frameworks, and NIST 800-53

  • General knowledge of ITIL and the use of MS Project

  • DoD Cyber Certification equivalent to IAT-Level III

Clearance Requirements:

  • An active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility

  • Willingness to take CI polygraph

Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.

  • Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

  • Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

MANTECH International Corporation considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at [email protected] and provide your name and contact information.

How this job compares

Set against the 648 open Database Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Virginia median$123–198K/yr25 salary ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 35 open Database Engineer jobs in Virginia and 648 across the US. 16% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Database Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (580 postings).
Education
147 of the 648 open Database Engineer jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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