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# Database Administrator - Senior at Significance, Inc.

- **Company:** Significance, Inc.
- **Location:** Remote
- **Compensation:** $138k–$151k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-14
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-17
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/significanceinc/05ddc661-e8a6-448e-aad6-f6cb6a22f803

## Job description

At Significance, we believe the best results come from investing in great people. As a woman-owned consulting firm supporting federal civilian and Department of Defense customers, we bring together talented professionals who are passionate about solving complex challenges and making a meaningful impact. We're proud of the culture we've built - one rooted in trust, collaboration, respect, and genuine relationships. Our people are empowered to share ideas, grow their careers, and deliver exceptional results while supporting missions that matter. It's a culture we're proud of, and one that has earned us recognition as a Washington Business Journal Best Place to Work for seven consecutive years.

Significance Inc. is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to support an upcoming federal program (contingent upon award). This position is primarily remote, with occasional onsite support at the Department of Labor (DOL) office in Washington, DC, as needed. This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.

The U.S. Department of Labor runs its books on NCFMS, an Oracle E-Business Suite platform that moved roughly $70 billion in FY 2024 for about 1,600 users. You will be the hands-on, day-to-day owner of the Oracle database tier across every NCFMS environment. You keep those environments healthy, fast, secure, and recoverable, and you are the escalation point when a production database problem threatens a payment run or a closing deadline.

Objective: sustain the health, performance, security posture, and recoverability of the NCFMS database environments day to day, and resolve escalated production database issues within the contract service levels.

Required Skills: 9 years of progressive database administration experience, six (6) of those nine years administering Oracle E-Business Suite in a production

- Administer Oracle RDBMS: installation and configuration, hardening and security controls, tablespace management, and data integrity.
- Tune and monitor database performance; size and plan capacity.
- Administer the Oracle middle tier: install Middleware products, deploy application processes, harden middleware, and manage SSL certificates.
- Execute backup, restore, and instance overlay; backup encryption; RPO-driven daily secure backup with off-site transfer and media access control.
- Run COOP and Disaster Recovery: DR setup, DR-to-production synchronization, recovery at primary or alternate facility, and annual contingency plan testing.
- Manage the multi-instance lifecycle across Development, QA/Test, UAT, Training, COOP/DR, and Production under an approved Instance Management Plan. Operations, monitoring, and performance
- Monitor performance and system availability against the contract uptime requirement, excluding scheduled outages.
- Monitor and manage business-critical nightly batch processing. Security and compliance
- Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5, FISMA, and DISA STIGs as applied to database and middleware hardening. Process and communication
- Operate under a documented SDLC and a Change Control Board approval process, preparing deployment plans in advance of production migration.
- Produce written client deliverables: monthly metrics, patch compliance status reports, system technical status reports, hardware and software inventory lists, and the annual outage calendar.

Desired Skills:

- Federal financial system DBA experience at CFO Act agencies
- Experience with Tungsten MarkView and Capture invoice imaging and workflow integrated with Oracle Payables.
- Experience supporting PIV-card Single Sign-On integration with Microsoft Azure for an Oracle EBS environment.
- Experience supporting REST APIs for custom-developed screens and a ReactJS custom user interface layered on Oracle EBS
- Database-side experience supporting the interfaces: G-Invoicing, CARS, SPS, IPP, Data Act Broker, SAM, NFC, PMS, GrantSolutions, FPDS-NG, ETS2/Go.Gov, CIRA, the Trust Fund Interface, the Citibank Purchase Card interface, and the other interfaces
- Familiarity with the Oracle Federal Financials modules and the end-to-end processes for: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger and Sub-Ledger Accounting, Budget Execution, Fixed Assets, Purchasing and Requisitions, Purchase Cards, and Procure-to-Pay.
- Automation and scripting proficiency for monitoring, health checks, and change migration.
- Storage Area Network utilization monitoring, redundancy, and configuration input experience.

At Significance, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package and is determined within a range. Our pay ranges are based on the local cost of labor benchmarks for each specific role, level, and geographic location.

We carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including but not limited to experience; job-related skill sets; relevant education or training; and other business and organizational needs. The salary range listed is for the level at which this job has been scoped. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for a comprehensive and generous benefits package.

We are an E-Verify Employer https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster.pdf https://www.e-verify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf

## About Significance, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Significance, Inc. is a federal government consulting and contracting firm that delivers data strategy, AI/ML, automation, and financial management solutions to U.S. government agencies, especially the Department of Defense.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business – EDWOSB)
- **Headquarters**: Annapolis, Maryland, USA (with an additional office in Alexandria, Virginia)
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Mary Ahern (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Government consulting, federal contracting, IT services, data analytics, financial management
- **Target customers**: U.S. federal government agencies, primarily the Department of Defense (DoD) and military branches
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To deliver mission-critical solutions with integrity, collaboration, and innovation, while building a culture of significance that values relationships and expertise.

## Products & Services
- **Data Strategy & Governance**: Secure, standardized data solutions, scalable architecture design, data warehousing (Databricks, SAP HANA, Snowflake).
- **Data Intelligence & AI/ML**: Advanced AI/ML solutions (TensorFlow, DataRobot, OpenAI), predictive analytics, actionable insights via PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik.
- **Process Automation & Integration**: Robotics-driven efficiency (UiPath / RPA), seamless data migration & transformation, integrated business solutions (Oracle, SAP, ERP).
- **Innovation & Application Enablement**: Emerging technology & proof-of-concept development, comprehensive application support (Qlik, Tableau, UiPath, Databricks, PowerBI, etc.), and the proprietary GSTEP™ Empowerment Framework.
- **Financial Services / Business Solutions**: Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution; Financial Improvement & Audit Readiness; Audit Support; Payroll & Personnel Support; Asset Management; ERP.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: 7-time winner of Washington Business Journal’s “Best Place to Work” (2019–2025); growing rapidly with open positions across multiple DoD contracts.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed; key client relationships are with the DoD and nearly every branch of the military.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding team (active hiring for roles like DIA Facilities SME, Oracle Middleware Admin, Technical Program Manager, etc.), multiple office locations (MD and VA), and repeated recognition as a top workplace indicate strong, sustained growth.

## Competitive Advantages
- **EDWOSB certification** provides preferential access to federal contracts.
- **Relationship-focused approach** that emphasizes trust, integrity, and long-term partnerships with government clients.
- **Non-proprietary solutions** designed to reduce contractor dependence and empower clients.
- **Deep expertise** in DoD/Federal sector combined with cutting-edge technology (AI/ML, RPA, cloud).
- Proven ability to attract and retain subject matter experts with security clearances.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue expanding footprint within the DoD and federal agencies.
- Invest in emerging technologies and proof-of-concept development to maintain a competitive edge.
- Leverage the GSTEP™ Empowerment Framework to drive knowledge transfer and client self-sufficiency.
- Attract and retain top talent with clearances to support growing contract demands.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Consistently ranked as a Best Place to Work (7 consecutive years). Emphasis on collaboration, fun, honesty, and excellence. Described as a “family” that helps each other grow.
- **Work-life balance**: Flexible time off, encouraged volunteerism with non-profits, open-door policy. Management states “happy employees provide the best services to the client.”
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance; flexible and dependent care spending accounts; employer-provided life insurance; long- and short-term disability; 401k match with immediate vesting; career-oriented training and educational assistance; maternity/paternity leave; bereavement leave; optional pet insurance.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Some positions are fully remote (e.g., “Remote — Full Time Remote” on Lever); others are on-site in Washington, DC, Annapolis, or Alexandria. Clearance eligibility required for many roles.
- **Engineering & consulting culture**: Focus on mission-critical work for the DoD; employees are bold thinkers and problem solvers who value integrity and collaboration.

## Sources
1. [Significance Inc. Company Website](https://significanceinc.com/)
2. [Significance Inc. – About Us](https://significanceinc.com/about-us/)
3. [Significance Inc. – Careers](https://significanceinc.com/careers/)
4. [Significance Inc. – Join Our Team](https://significanceinc.com/careers/join-our-team/)
5. [Significance Inc. – Open Positions (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/significanceinc/)

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