Job Description

GovStaff is seeking a Senior Database Administrator for a permanent job opening in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Hybrid work arrangement with 2-3 days per week in the office and the others remote. Potential candidates must be within commuting distance or willing to relocate.

The selected Senior Database Administrator will provide mission support for the US Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) to build, administer, manage, upgrade, and migrate database environments in Oracle and MS SQL technologies.

Offering a team-oriented, challenging work environment, an attractive salary, excellent benefits, and an opportunity to work with a leading tech firm with more than 35 years’ worth of experience and expertise providing information technology/management, data management, logistics, system engineering, and program management solutions to the Federal Government.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum Active Secret Security Clearance

· CompTIA Security+ CE (or other DODI 8570 IAT II certification)

• Either possess or achieve within 6 months, an Oracle Database Administration Certified Professional certification or similar – AND/OR – Azure Database Administrator Associate or similar legacy certification
• Master’s degree and 7 years related experience OR Bachelors Degree and 9 years of related experience OR AA Degree and 11 years related experience OR HS/GED and 13 years related Experience

WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Must have experience with and management of Oracle databases 11g and 12c, including installing and configuring multi-node server-side load balancing RAC (Real Application Clusters) databases on Red Hat Linux, ASM on NETAPPS storage.
• Experience planning, designing, implementing, and supporting large Oracle database environments.
• Experience in performing in-place upgrades to include SQL DB migrations from one vendor solution to another (i.e., Oracle to MS SQL)
• Experience setting up backup and recovery strategies, performance tuning, query optimization instances, and troubleshooting performance issues.
• Must have Experience in Microsoft (MS) database technologies, including Structured Query Language (SQL) AND Access.
• Database architecture as well as design, database backup, recovery and disaster recovery procedures, installation, performance tuning, query optimization, client/server connectivity, database consistency checks using DBCC utilities, capacity planning, SQL clusters, SQL DR, HA options as well as contingency planning and log shipping.
• Designing database tables and dictionaries.
• Developing scripts, procedures, and triggers for application development.
• Developing, implementing, and optimizing stored procedures and functions using T-SQL.
• Maintaining data quality and backups and overseeing database security.
• Developing high-quality database solutions.
• Developing procedures and scripts for data migration.
• Reviewing and interpreting ongoing business report requirements.
• Understanding of relational and dimensional data modeling.
• Experience in Powershell/CMD scripting
• Azure Cloud Database Administration experience is a plus
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Good communications skills

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform enterprise database administration and system administration on all designated systems, including MS-SQL, My-SQL Database Management, Oracle, etc. This includes assigned enterprise network and test mission support systems.
• Manage the storage of data on storage devices and monitor usage of devices using various Government-approved software utilities.
• Use database management tools to ensure data integrity.
• Implement measures to maintain and improve system performance.
• Support the achievement of all pertinent Acceptable Quality Levels (e.g., issue notification timeliness).
• Support cybersecurity in creating and maintaining all relevant and required policies, procedures, diagrams, hardware/software listings, and all other necessary artifacts needed to obtain and maintain ATOs.

· Support compliance activities for all relevant systems to include, but not limited to: Incident Response, Vulnerability Scanning/Audits, STIG compliance checking, Configuration Management, Host Based Security Solution/Endpoint Security Solution, Network Access Control, and POA&M creation.

At GovStaff, we operate in strict confidence: We do not share resumes, names, or applications outside of GovStaff unless given express consent by each candidate. We welcome all cleared professionals to our GovStaff Network, regardless of current job-seeking status.

Please apply if you feel this key opening may meet your experience and interests. If not, all applications are still welcomed. We’ll gladly hang onto your profile in the event another position opens up that could be a better match for your experience. GovStaff and all our business partners adhere to all EEOC regulations.

Job Tags

Remote job, Permanent employment, Full time, Work experience placement, Relocation, 2 days per week, 3 days per week,

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