DTRA--Database Specialist SME-Database Engineer

Overview

Defense Engineering Inc. (DEi) is seeking a database engineer SME to support, maintain and optimize critical mission operations across multiple geographic locations on our long-term contract located at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) at Fort Belvoir, VA.

The I3TS program provides enterprise-wide IT support to enable DTRA’s Information Management & Technology Directorate (ITD) to consolidate, modernize, and continuously innovate the delivery of IT services and mission capabilities to DTRA’s internal and external mission partners operating in CONUS and OCONUS locations.

DEi is a leading small IT business leader in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area. DEi combines experience and innovative ideas to provide our clients with the right solution with the right people at the right time. We are a proven IT services and solutions provider for full-life-lifecycle engineering of network, storage, cyber security, communication and policy compliance needs. We focus on delivering IT solutions to meet complex technological and business challenges within mission-critical enterprises.

In addition to the traditional full-time employee benefits package (health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays, DEi also offers Education and professional Certification Reimbursement, and Gym Membership reimbursement benefits.

Job Category: Information Technology – SME database engineer

Salary: Negotiable

Location: Fort Belvoir, VA US

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Active Top Secret/SCI
US Citizenship

Certifications (Baseline)

• 8540/8570 Baseline Active IAT Level II (Minimum of one)
• • Security+ CE
  • CCNA-Security
  • GSEC
  • SSCP
• Computing Environment Certification
• • Industry recognized certifications Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) and/or Microsoft Certified:
    Azure Database Administrator Associate

Education / Experience: Candidate must have a STEM bachelor’s degree with minimum 10-12 years of applicable Database Engineer experience. (Additional years of experience accepted in lieu of degree)

Location: Fort Belvoir, VA

Schedule: Daytime

Potential for Teleworking: Situational

Travel: None

Shift: Day Job

Job Description

The ideal candidate will be a technical expert responsible for performing tasks relating to Database Management System (DBMS) applications, including definition, design, structure, documentation, upgrades, long-range requirements, operational guidelines, and protection. Duties may include entering and reviewing data within the database, ensuring user data integrity, maintaining database support tools, database tables and dictionaries, recovery and back-up procedures, and making recommendations regarding enhancements and/or improvements.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Architect, deploy, and manage highly available and scalable database solutions across Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and MS SQL server environments.
• The candidate performs data management tasks including data design, data structure identification, database schema definition, data access privilege management, data query optimization, documentation, database instance upgrades, long-range requirements, operational guidelines, and data protection.
• Duties also include entering and reviewing data within the database, ensuring user data integrity, maintaining database support tools, database tables and dictionaries, recovery and back-up procedures, and making recommendations regarding enhancements and/or improvements.
• Develop relational and non-relational database models, data warehouses, and schema designs to meet organizational requirements.
• Implement strict access control, data encryption, and robust backup and disaster recovery (DR) plans.
• Design and implement scalable solutions to accommodate increasing data volumes and user loads.
• Analyze and tune database performance for high-volume, mission-critical applications
• Implement and maintain database security measures, including access controls and encryption etc.
• Design and implement robust backup, recovery and failover architectures (e.g., Oracle.

Basic Qualifications

• Expert-level, hands-on experience architecting, managing, and troubleshooting Oracle,…