Database Administrator

Location:Bethesda, MD

Clearance:TS w/ SCI

Responsibilities:

• Perform Database builds, installs, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of database systems on Windows Server and Linux (MSSQL, MariaDB/MySQL, Postgres)
• Ensure data integrity by performing database hardening and patching
• Maintain database documentation, data dictionaries, and system diagrams
• Collaborate with system engineers to ensure that databases are highly available and meet business requirements.
• Develop scripts to support patching, configuration, and other Database Administrator tasks
• Implement, test, and maintain data backup and recovery procedures

Minimum Requirement:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8-12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6-10 years of prior relevant experience
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis.
• Must possess an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance and ability to obtain/maintain a CI Polygraph
• 6+ years of experience as a Database Administrator
• Experience with database design, implementation, maintenance, monitoring, performance tuning, and optimization.
• Experience with database hardening methods and procedures, replication, high availability, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Expertise in data profiling techniques and understanding the content from both a data quality and business perspective
• Experience with data quality and accuracy evaluation techniques
• Experience with Agile practices
• Development and/or scripting experience, especially Python3, PowerShell, and Bash
• Experience in air-gapped environments
• Work on the data model (flattening, removing nesting, etc.)
• Work on changes needed in search services and the data model
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Enthusiastic with the ability to work well on a team and a self-starter who can work independently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Configuration Management and IaC such as Salt and Ansible
• Elasticsearch Expertise and implementation
• Experience with Windows and Linux server administration
• Experience on a production/ enterprise system
• Experience with any of the following technologies:
• Kubernetes, Rancher, Amazon RDS
• Atlassian Jira, Jira Service Desk, and Confluence
• CI/CD Tools, Elasticsearch, Gitlab
• Storage Solutions

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Bethesda, MD 20814: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bethesda, MD 20814