Database Administrator - TS/SCI with Polygraph

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Data Modeling, Extensible Markup Language (XML), MySQL
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Database Administrator (DBA) supporting customer activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a DBA, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a DBA joining our highly skilled team to be a premier provider of cyber security services to the customer. We provide consummate cyber security risk management "as a service" platform across multiple fabrics and centers. We have responsibility to ensure operational IT capabilities provide the client with necessary timeliness, accuracy and security of information demanded from all our highly professional roles. Be the change, lead our change - join us!

HOW A DBA WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Partner with another senior DBA to create, modify, and manage database structures to meet customer requirements.
• Support a high-visibility, large scale application with users in 50+ organizations across the customer's space.
• Collaborate with software developers to design, develop, test and deploy the system using iterative Scrum practices.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy data models and databases across development, test, training and production environments on multiple classification levels.
• Implement and maintain security features including access control, role separation, audit and logging, and system monitoring.
• Participate in agile development activities and meet all reporting requirements
• Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements, develop user stories, and translate needs into data models and database solutions.
• Coordinate with other enterprise data service programs to integrate capabilities.
• Prepare technical documentation and briefings for program reviews.
• Deliver demos and walk-throughs of data models and repositories to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support rapid prototyping to refine requirements and system design.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education : Bachelors Degree (Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a closely related discipline) or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
• Required Experience : 10+ yrs
• Required technical skills:
• Significant experience working with a relational database such as MySQL or Postgres.
• AWS experience
• User level experience with Linux and a strong grasp of SQL.
• Experience supporting development and administration of databases.
• Design and implemention of security measures, access controls, role separation, audit and logging in database solutions.
• Experience with standard data exchange formats including Extensible Markup Language (XML).
• Security Clearance Level : TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Desired skills:
• Experience with a scripting language such as Python.
• Location : Bethesda, MD - On Customer Site

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match.
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career.
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications.
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from.
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays.

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The likely salary range for this position is $164,382 - $218,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:
USA MD Bethesda

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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