AWS Database Administrator - Oracle and MongoDB

Job

Location: Ashburn, VA, US

Date Posted:

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Database Admin

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work:

Description

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and experienced mid-level Database Administrator (DBA) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing and optimizing both Oracle and No

SQL databases. Project teams utilize Oracle RDS and AWS managed databases including Postgres and Document DB, and MongoDB, also hosted in AWS. This role requires a thorough understanding of the advantages of No

SQL databases such as the scalability, flexibility, and performance gains and the disadvantages compared to relational databases. The ideal candidate will also have hands-on experience with failover and recovery, backups, migration of on-premises databases to AWS, and proficiency with AWS services. The successful candidate should be passionate about ensuring database performance, availability, and security, and experienced in debugging complex challenges and handling data warehouses.

This position is hybrid-remote and requires 2 days on-site in Ashburn, VA. Must be local or willing to relocate.

Job Responsibilities

• Database Management:
  Administer, maintain, and implement permissions, policies and procedures for ensuring the secure connectivity and integrity of databases.
• Performance Tuning:
  Monitor database performance, implement changes and apply new patches and versions when required to ensure optimal performance. Work closely with the application teams to optimize the application interaction with No
  
  SQL.
• Failover and Recovery:
  Design and execute database backup and recovery strategies, including failover planning and testing.
• Migration and Upgrade:
  Lead migration projects from on-premises databases to AWS, relational databases to No
  
  SQL, including planning, execution, and validation of database migrations and upgrades.
• Security and Compliance:
  Ensure database security measures are in place, including access controls and audit logging. Comply with all applicable data privacy laws and regulations.
• Data Warehousing:
  Manage and optimize AWS Redshift instances and other data warehousing solutions for scalable and efficient data storage and analysis.
• Monitoring:
  Utilize AWS Cloud Watch and other monitoring tools to ensure database health, performance, and to automate scaling and notifications.
• Troubleshooting and Support:
  Provide support for complex database issues, including troubleshooting and resolving database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues, etc.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

Looking for a candidate with the ability to handle Oracle Prod issues after hours and carry the Oracle Duty Phone on a rotational basis. The candidate must have solid No

SQL (preferably MongoDB) skills as more and more applications are leveraging No

SQL databases. Experience of migrating databases (+Terabytes) from on-prem to cloud and hands-on production experience is a must.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Database Expertise:
  Proven experience as a DBA with expertise in Oracle (new versions) and No
  
  SQL databases (MongoDB).
• AWS Managed Databases:
  Experience with AWS Document DB database services.
• Experience with relational database management system, PostgreSQL/Postgres.
• Failover and Recovery:
  Solid experience in database failover, recovery procedures, and disaster recovery planning.
• Migration
  
  Experience:
  
  Demonstrated experience with migrating on-premises databases to AWS.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficient in MongoDB Query Language (MQL), database design, and data modeling. Familiarity with AWS CLI, SDKs, and Cloud Watch.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Certifications:
  
  AWS or relevant database certifications (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, AWS Associate Architect).
• Scripting
  
  Skills:
  
  Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python,…