Database Administrator, Senior

Required Clearance Level TS/SCI with Polygraph Would you like to perform rewarding work while contributing to the success of an established, growing company? Navstar is an award-winning organization that has a proven track record of successfully providing IT services and solutions both as a prime and sub-contractor on mission-focused IT programs. Our employees are integral players in support of mission-critical programs focused on our National Security. Role Description: Primary Responsibilities: A Database Administrator is needed to support a large, complex, fast-paced, operational program. The selected individual will maintain the integrity, security, and availability of multiple databases. Duties include disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data, as well as administering, maintaining, developing, and implementing policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database. The selected individual will evaluate and recommend available database management system products; perform database and software lifecycle activities to ensure the highest level of system performance, availability, and compliance with business requirements; and will organize and format data for efficient query and storage processes. Primary Responsibilities: Perform daily database administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of system database and replication issues. Monitor database performance and memory allocations using standard tools. Perform system updates and Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) patching. Troubleshoot and resolve database problems. Perform database recovery actions. Modify existing database scripts to enhance systems support and create new database scripts for recurring database issues. Develop and execute SQL queries for routine and ad hoc requests. Translate requirements and data into usable database schemas by creating or recreating ad hoc queries, scripts and macros, making updates to existing queries, and creating new queries to manipulate data into a master file. Recommend design and implementation practices that optimize the performance of GOTS/COTS databases and applications. Assist in the development of database structures that fit into the overall architecture of the system under development. Assist in developing databases, database parser software, and database loading software. Required Skills and Qualifications: To be eligible for this position you must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph. Must have at least five (5) years of hands‑on, dedicated experience as a database administrator. Must have at least five (5) years of hands‑on, dedicated experience as an Oracle Database Administrator. Must have in-depth experience implementing and maintaining database security. Must have in-depth experience conducting database performance tuning and monitoring. Must have in-depth experience troubleshooting and resolving database problems/issues. Must have experience installing, configuring, and upgrading RDBMS software. Must have experience with procedural languages such as PL/SQL. Desired Skills and Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. Experience with real time highly available data replication technologies such as Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Streams, Oracle Golden Gate, Sybase Replication Server. Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology and/or as a member of an Agile team. Extensive, in‑depth experience with database design and development. Extensive, in‑depth understanding of databases, primarily Oracle and/or other relational and non‑relational/NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB. Experience using Oracle SQL/PLSQL, and SQL in general. Experience with Mongo and/or Cassandra. Pay Rate: In compliance with Maryland’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law, the annual base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $225,000. This range represents the base pay for this role and is provided in accordance with Maryland’s requirements to disclose compensation in job postings. Please note that actual compensation may vary based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, education, skills, internal equity, and market conditions. In addition to base salary, candidates hired into this position may be eligible for a hiring bonus of $10,000.00, subject to applicable contingencies and Navstar policy. About Navstar For 20 years Navstar has provided high-quality Innovative Technology Services and Solutions throughout the Intelligence Community. We would not have achieved the success we have without the best AllStar team; this is not just a place to work, Navstar is a community. At Navstar everything we do revolves around listening to both our customers and employees, delivering the results they expect, and being a trusted partner as both a prime and subcontractor. We have a proven track record of successfully providing innovative technology services and solutions on highly mission-focused programs; all while enjoying what we do at the same time. Security is our priority; together, we will make the nation a safer place. Benefits at Navstar Highly Competitive Health Care Premiums, including 100% employer paid for employee Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Dependent Care Generous PTO and Federal Holiday Paid Leave Employer Paid STD/LTD Employer Paid Life Insurance 401K plan and Employer Match Referral and Opportunity Referral Programs Professional Development Assistance EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled Navstar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religious beliefs, national origin, disability, U.S. veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics under federal, state or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr