Senior Database Architect

At B&A, we foster and embrace a distinct set of values that we live by and instill in all aspects of our organization: dedication, commitment, partnership, trust, and recognition. We have incorporated these values into successful delivery for our customers since 1988. B&A believes in ensuring its employees feel deeply connected to B&A, recognizing successes and hard work, and providing continuous opportunities to learn and grow.

Our people are entrepreneurial thinkers that combine mindset, vision, and experience to drive value – not only to us as an organization, but to the clients we support. We promote a collaborative culture with our clients, and with each other, as one team working towards a common vision. We’d love for you to join our team!

B&A is looking for a Senior Database Architect in support of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Care and Benefits Integrated Systems (CBIS) Program Management Office on an important mission. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a great team while supporting the sustainment and modernization of DHA’s Enterprise Information Management (EIM) platform, an Open Text-based enterprise content and business process management platform, hosted in AWS Gov Cloud, that supports Military Health System application workflows including HAIMS, SPORTS, SNPMIS, Paper Records Tracking, FILER, and DMACS for service members, veterans, and their families.

You will own the design, implementation, and sustainment of the databases behind EIM’s application workflows, keeping them fast, available, secure, and ready for reporting. This is a full-time key personnel position based in the National Capital Region, with the ability to reach the Government site in Falls Church, VA within two hours, contingent upon contract award.

• Design, implement, and sustain EIM application workflow databases to ensure performance, reporting capability, availability, and security.
• Provide database administration, SQL programming, database structure and schema design, table configuration, problem solving, and related database communications.
• Perform routine and preventive database maintenance during planned downtime, including performance tuning, index rebuilds, and data and log cleanup.
• Lead large data migrations and extract, transform, and load (ETL) efforts, including HAIMS records migration, DMACS Archive migration into HAIMS, and STR records migration from VA.
• Consolidate structured and unstructured data and metadata into EIM’s shared SQL Server and Content Server instances.
• Maintain metadata values in line with MHS data standards, including mapping old values to new ones so users can still retrieve older records.
• Sustain and update reporting databases and tools (BOXi and Open Text Web Reports) so canned and ad hoc reports stay timely and accurate.
• Apply database IAVA patches and STIGs, and support backup, failover, and continuity of operations testing.
• Maintain data dictionaries and data models for each release.

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of database administration and database architecture experience with SQL Server (twelve (12) years without a BS degree).

• Experience performing large data migrations and extract, transform, and load (ETL).
• Experience implementing database schemas within SQL Server.
• Strong SQL programming and performance tuning skills.

• Experience with Open Text databases.
• Experience with SQL Server in AWS Gov Cloud or other cloud environments.
• Experience with BOXi or other enterprise reporting tools.
• Experience with the Defense Health Agency or Military Health System.

• No security clearance required.…