Database Administrator

Washington, AR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: Database Administrator

Location: Remote ( Washington DC) Note: some travel to DC region for Occasional meetings will be required

Duration: 12 Months Contract

Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance

Task Description:

Implements database designs that may include setup (creating tables columns data types constraints).
Ensures that databases are available and always running error free.
Monitors databases to ensure that their security.
Patches and updates databases.
Resolves issues related to database accessibility and performance.
Informs end users about changes in the databases and trains them to use the systems.

Required skills/Level of Experience:

This role is responsible for database administration performance tuning security availability backup and recovery and ongoing operational support in a regulated environment. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Oracle database administration and a solid understanding of cloud-hosted environments database security and lifecycle support.

Key Responsibilities

Administer monitor and maintain Oracle SQL Server database environments supporting cloud-based applications in AWS GovCloud.
Ensure database availability performance integrity and security across development test and production environments.
Perform database installation configuration patching upgrades and troubleshooting.
Manage backup recovery disaster recovery and data restoration processes.
Monitor database health and performance identify bottlenecks and implement tuning improvements.
Support database security user access roles privileges and compliance with security requirements and internal policies.
Develop and maintain database maintenance procedures operational documentation and standards.
Collaborate with application developers engineers and infrastructure teams to support releases deployments and issue resolution.
Support Agile DevSecOps processes including change management release support and environment readiness.
Use tools such as Jira and GitLab to support work tracking change coordination and deployment activities.
Ensure database configurations changes and related artifacts are properly documented and controlled.
Support audit readiness compliance activities and ongoing operational sustainment in a regulated environment.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
3--5 years of experience as a Database Administrator or in a related database operations role.
Strong hands-on experience with Oracle SQL Server database administration.
Experience supporting databases in AWS GovCloud or other cloud-hosted environments.
Experience with database backup and recovery performance tuning patching and upgrade activities.
Strong understanding of database security access controls and operational best practices.
Experience supporting production database environments in regulated or enterprise settings.
Familiarity with Agile DevSecOps practices and deployment support processes.
Experience with Jira and GitLab or similar tools.
Strong troubleshooting analytical and documentation skills.
Ability to work effectively with developers system engineers security teams and other stakeholders.

Clearance:

Active Top Secret Clearance

Role: Database Administrator Location: Remote ( Washington DC) Note: some travel to DC region for Occasional meetings will be required Duration: 12 Months Contract Clearance: Active Top Secret Clearance Task Description: Implements database designs that may include setup (creating tables column...