Senior Database Administrator

Senior Database Administrator

Location: Offutt AFB, NE Salary: $115k-$125k/yr

Job Description

As the Senior Database Administrator, this individual will build, support, administer, and sustain a clustered-server database platform hosted in an enterprise IT environment. In this role, the Database Administrator will provide technical support for incident response, service degradations, outages, and other service interruptions.

Responsibilities:

• Investigate hardware and software problems related to the database-hosting infrastructure and perform corrective actions
• Architects, designs, engineers, and documents database servers and associated infrastructure in clustered, stand-alone, and/or appliance-hosted configurations, which fulfill mission requirements, service specifications, and cyber security mandates
• Implements robust backup, restoration, and disaster recovery strategies
• Monitors, fine-tune, and optimize database performance for minimal downtime and maximum efficiency
• Establishes and enforces stringent database security protocols and access controls
• Collaborates closely with application development teams to design and optimize Oracle databases
• Offers expertise in writing, tuning, and troubleshooting complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and ETL processes
• Develops, executes and oversees data migration initiatives when required
• Develops and maintains advanced automation scripts for streamlined database provisioning and management
• Enhances monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve database issues
• Spearheads scalability and high availability efforts for Azure SQL, Synapse Analytics, and other cloud-based databases while managing cloud resources and optimizing cost-effectiveness
• Maintains comprehensive documentation detailing database configurations, procedures, and best practices
• Regularly generate performance and usage reports to support informed decision-making
• Drives problem resolution and root cause analysis across the technology stack
• Participates in the resolution of database availability, capacity, and performance issues
• Participates in infrastructure and organizational initiatives across multiple IT disciplines
• Sustains fleet of physical and virtual database-hosting servers running a mix of operating systems (Open Systems and Windows Systems) in multiple network environments
• Performs daily operations, onsite support, and on-call support for all aspects of database architecture, database platforms, and database management software
• Works with original equipment manufacturers and/or third-party vendors to resolve performance degradations and outages
• Supports and participates in projects relating to the move of systems and services to modernized hosting environments and Cloud capabilities
• Provides expert advice on configuring database systems to meet the environment and boundary requirements
• Customizes services to meet new performance goals
• Installs, configures, maintains, and optimizes Oracle database systems to ensure high performance, security, and availability
• Designs and implements database schemas, monitors database health, and performs routine backups and recovery operations to safeguard mission-critical data
• Troubleshoots database-related issues, manages user access and permissions, and optimizes queries to enhance system performance
• Ensures compliance with organizational policies and industry standards while staying current on updates, patches, and advancements in Oracle technologies

Required Qualifications/Education and Experience:

• Must have an active Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Possesses a B.S. in a related field and 10+ years of database administration experience including experience with Oracle databases
• Must be DoD 8140 certified at the IAT-I A+ or CND or Network+ Certification
• Proficiency in managing a diverse range of databases, including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Azure Data Factory
• Ability to translate customer requirements into database structure
• Strong grasp of advanced database security practices
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience building and maintaining Content Management Platforms
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MySQL, Synapse Analytics, Azure Cache for Redis, Azure Table Storage, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery
• Mastery of scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for automation
• Experience with creating and formulating workflows

Preferred Qualifications/Education and Experience:

• ITIL v4 Certification

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