Database Administrator

Overview

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

• Leads the administration, maintenance, development, and implementation of policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database.
• Evaluates and recommends available database management system (DBMS) products.
• Performs database and software life-cycle activities to ensure the highest level of system performance and availability and compliance with business requirements.
• Performs Oracle, SQL Server and SYBASE Database and Application server administration.
• Organizes and formats data for efficient query and storage processes.
• Establishes and maintains database user accounts.
• Performs disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data.
• Develops policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database(s).
• Supports data modeling activities by way of prototype database implementations.
• Directs the monitoring, administrating, and implementing performance on database systems as well as database performance optimization, developing/changing database indices, redesigning database structure and reloading data into a database.
• Coordinates database architecture changes with database engineers.
• Directs the installation of database management systems, databases, tables and views.
• Directs the administration and use of current and emerging database tools, strategies and technologies.

Clearance/Citizen Type: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; ACTIVE TS/SCI w/ Poly clearance REQUIRED.

Position / Candidate Requirements

• Have a Bachelor's degree in an Information Technology (IT) discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Have at least ten (10) years' experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required of which five (5) years' experience is required administering Microsoft SQL Server Databases.
• Have DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II or higher.
• Have certification as a LENEL Certified Expert (LCE) with a concentration in databases, obtained within six (6) months of personnel starting on contract.
• Strong Oral, Written and Presentation Skills.
• Demonstrated background working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated time management and organization skills to meet deadlines and quality objectives.
• Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint Skills is a plus.

• A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
• An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for 75 years.
• Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
• Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

• A competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Military Reserve pay offset
• Paid maternity leave

Pay Range: USD $ - USD $ /Yr.

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.