Database Administrator Senior Database Administrator

Our client is looking for a Database Administrator in Chantilly/ Alexandria VA.

Only for USC

Job title: Database Administrator

Job type: Fulltime onsite W2

Job location: Chantilly/Alexandria Virginia

Experience: 7 to 10 years experience

• Clearance: TS/SCI w CI Poly or Top Secret and willing to sit for CI Poly

Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities include monitoring the database system and performing routine health checks; deploying security patches and bug fixes to test and operational environments; updating databases with new data; updating operational and security documentation including troubleshooting guides and SOPs.

Required Qualifications:

• Must have DoD 8570 compliance certifications (i.e. CompTIA Security CompTIA Cloud etc.).

• Bachelors degree and 48 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 26 years of prior relevant experience.

• Minimum 410 years of information technology experience minimum of 46 years of practical Database Administration experience.

• Design implement and maintain a multiple security enclave data environment in the AWS cloud.

• Managing database cloud environment with minimal downtime while ensuring data integrity.

• Deploying and managing databases on cloud platforms like Amazon RDS or Aurora.

• Developing and optimizing SQL queries stored procedures and scripts.

• Designing and implementing scalable database structures.

• Creating and maintaining data models to ensure database integrity and performance.

• Optimizing database performance through index creation and query tuning.

• Aligning database operations with CI/CD pipelines through collaboration with software maintenance teams.

• Proficiency in database management systems such as Oracle or PostgreSQL.

• Planning and executing database upgrades migrations and patches for new features and security.

• Analyzing and forecasting database capacity for scalability and optimal performance.

• Leveraging cloud backup solutions for data resilience and easy restoration in failures.

• Using infrastructure as code tools (e.g. AWS Cloud Formation) for consistent and automated database management.

• Creating and maintaining documentation for database design configurations and processes.

• Effective communication skills for collaborating with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

For more details feel free to reach Seema at

COMPTIA SECURITY , COMPTIA CLOUD+ , DOCKER , POSTGRESQL , CI/CD