Senior Database Administrator

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VTG is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Database Administrator to join our dynamic and innovative team in Chantilly, VA.

• Overall responsibilities include performing all necessary procedures for several databases across environments. Specific development, test, and production responsibilities will include:
• Install and maintain database software hosted on AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) or directly on EC2 instances
• Provide the team with database schema designs adhering to relational database and cloud best practices for active‑active deployments in the cloud
• Provide corporate applications with DBA consultation and technical support
• Evaluate and update dataset designs for improved performance
• Maintain database documents, SOP, patch release history, Confluence pages and other records as needed
• Support database security hardening
• Address and troubleshoot technical problems
• Perform routine database patching and upgrades

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Required BS degree and 13+ years of prior relevant experience or MS degree with 10‑13 years of prior experience
• Knowledgeable in delivering enterprise database solutions in the AWS cloud
• Prior experience reading and developing solutions to customer requirements
• Experience with database technologies, Oracle, Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL, and/or Aurora
• Knowledgeable of and ability to work with developers to support the eventual consistency model
• Ability to identify vulnerabilities from scans and propose and implement solutions to resolve vulnerabilities
• Experience in implementing and managing backups
• Knowledge of consistency, availability, and partition tolerance for making informed decisions about the database architecture and its behavior during a network partition

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology

Defense and Space Manufacturing

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