Senior Database Administrator​/Developer

Clearance:Top Secret or Secret with T5

The successful candidate will lead the database team to determine, implement, and maintain the most efficient ways to organize and store data.

• Coordinate and Participate in the installation, design, test, maintenance, enhancement, coding, and administration of relational databases such as MS Access, Oracle and Microsoft SQL.
• Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases and information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification, or disclosure
• Managing, monitoring, and administering database system performance and schedules
• Monitoring the performance of system files and managing system data to maintain performance efficiency
• Conducting performance tuning, baselining and forecasting system performance, and managing configurations
• Providing technical support in the evaluation of prime object names, data elements, and other objects
• Recommending appropriate procedure, query, or package changes and optimizations to ensure and improve system performance and reliability
• Installing and configuring database environments including customizing commercial databases to fit specific needs.
• Performing backups, restores, and archiving data
• Participating in server and storage capacity management and planning for the most complex and critical systems
• Recommending and implementing approved process and tool improvements
• Responsible for specifying users and user access levels for each segment of databases.
• Support the development of data model(s) describing data elements and how they are used by following procedures and using pen, template, or computer software.
• Serve as thought leader in identifying and evaluating industry trends in database systems to serve as a source of information and advice for upper management.
• Review and validate data mining and data warehousing programs, processes, and requirements.
• Support the development of data standards, policies, and procedures for Government review.
• Leverage workflow charts to understand tasks computer will perform, such as updating records.
• Perform configuration management, problem management, capacity management, and financial management for databases and data management systems.
• Participate in the Risk Management Framework authorization process.
• Support the development and execute software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation including user guides procedures, and CMMI/Agile development documentation.
• Utilize commonly used tools such as Python, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft VBA to resolve application database issues.
• Analyze users’ needs and design, construct, test, and maintain computer applications software or scripts.
• Create and manage user accounts, permissions, and access controls for database systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues, providing timely support to users. Develop and implement disaster recovery plans to minimize downtime in case of failures.
• Perform regular capacity planning to ensure databases can handle growing data volumes.
• Document database configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
• Provide end-user support on database-related tools and applications.

Required Experience, Skills, & Technologies

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or an equivalent technical degree from an accredited college or university.
• Ten (10) years’ experience administering databases.
• CSWF Level IAT-III– CASP+CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, or CCSP certification required.
• Significant experience with Oracle architecture and database design, and related Oracle technologies (Partition, TDE Encryption, etc.)
• Significant experience with performance tuning, capacity planning, and optimization of database environments
• Strong understanding of high-availability solutions and architecture
• Strong understanding of backup methodologies and their implementation
• Experience developing processes and procedures to standardize database installations and configurations.
• Experience securing databases; applying, remediating and documenting DISA STIGS.
• Experience automating, scripting, and streamlining processes for efficiency and accuracy

Desired Experience, Skills & Technologies

• Demonstrated experience configuring and maintaining Oracle in a Cloud environment