Database Administrator I

Job Overview

Job Title: Database Administrator I

Location: Shaw AFB, SC

This position is pending contract award.

Job Responsibilities

Trace Systems is actively recruiting for a Database Administrator I to support the AFCENT Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) contract at Shaw AFB, SCThe job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Support the day-to-day management, operation, maintenance and administration of communications and IT systems and services in production, development, exercise and training environments. Preventive, remedial, and corrective maintenance shall be performed to ensure equipment and/or systems are in full operating condition as described by the equipment manufacturer without degradation of service.

• Provide Systems Admin support for C2 communications servers, clients and applications, including but not limited to WAVE, CT-II, Mako, TransVerse/MXPP, etc.);

• Install, patch, upgrade, tune, optimize and repair hardware and software (including operating systems, applications and databases) to maintain optimal performance;

• O&M of equipment and/or systems up to and including their demarcation points, and shall coordinate with, and assist external entities (other governmental agencies or contractors) in troubleshooting beyond their demarcation point during outages and troubleshooting, as required;

• Establish a trend analysis program to ensure equipment, systems and services meet minimum operational availability, reliability and survivability requirements, (including backup and recovery of end-to-end systems.

• Identify hardware, software and/or service shortfalls and provide optimization recommendations to the government technical representative.

• Schedule, coordinate, perform and record Preventive Maintenance Inspections (PMIs) on the communication and IT systems and associated hardware IAW the original equipment manufacturer’s manuals (and/or government technical orders, as applicable) and USAFCENT Special Instructions- Communications (SPIN-C);

• Perform unscheduled maintenance when equipment repairs and/or service restoration is required;

• Monitor equipment and systems for indications of warnings, faults, alarm conditions and outages; and provide component and system fault isolation, diagnostics, troubleshooting and restoration services;

• Troubleshoot until the source of the condition, degradation or outage is identified, and implement corrective actions and repairs to restore affected equipment, systems or services to full operational capability;

• Design, write, modify and implement software programs/applications;

• Develop “glue-ware” to support operational client applications and security patches;

• Provide Tier 2 technical support;

• Install, configure, operate, manage, troubleshoot, repair, upgrade, inspect and maintain server systems (physical and virtual), including administration of core and functional services;

• Manage and administer user accounts, profiles and access;

• Monitoring user access and adherence to established policies and procedures to ensure a secure operating environment;

• Provide Tier 2 technical support for more complex end-user client/server database issues,which cannot be resolved by the Tier 1 technical support staff;

• Plan, analyze, design, develop, install, troubleshoot, manage and administer databases to ensure overall system performance, quality, integrity and security;

• Perform database and application security patching, upgrades and enhancements;

• Install and integrate new and/or and customize existing applications; and create custom views, queries, reports and templates;

• Develop and maintain database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for database/data dictionaries;

• Administer and control database access permissions and privileges;

• Develop, test, execute and manage back-up and recovery plans;

• Perform database configuration, change and capacity management activities;

• Other Duties as Required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance.

• Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, US Citizenship is required.

• Microsoft Certified Solution Expert (MCSE) Data Management and Analytics or equivalent certification (preferred); or Microsoft Certified Solution Associate (MCSA) SQL or Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) Database, or equivalent certification.

Education

• High School Diploma or GED.

Trace Systems

Trace Systems Inc. was founded to support and defend our nation's security interests at home and abroad–– whenever and wherever. We provide enterprise IT, engineering, full life-cycle communications, cybersecurity, cloud and virtualization services and solutions to the United States Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

To Apply: We invite you to put your talents to work by joining a growing team of dynamic professionals here at Trace Systems! Be part of a culture at our leading-edge company where you can achieve great things while fostering a satisfying and rewarding career progression. To learn more about our current openings, text ‘tracejobs’ to 97211 or apply directly through our website at: #jointracesystems

Trace Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.