Database Administrator III

Chenega Corporation

2d•$85,000 - $95,000•Remote

About The Position

Database Administrator III Remote, NM Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level! At Cyberstar, we aim to analyze and boost human and business performance through the implementation of business process redesign and information technology (IT) modernization to include data analytics and cloud computing. We offer an alternate solution to improving the quality and effectiveness of business operations. In an ever-changing economy, Cyberstar helps companies better read and understand their market data through the synchronization of process innovation, human dynamics, analysis, and the integration of data technology capabilities, to ensure functional optimization in their business. The Database Administrator III provides enterprise database administration and operational support for the DOI/IA application, reporting, and database environments. This role supports relational database platforms in production and non-production environments and performs database administration, backup and recovery, patching, monitoring, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and user support activities. The position supports database modernization, application and reporting needs, and project-based work involving upgrades, migrations, implementation, testing, and process improvement. This role includes support for Oracle database environments in addition to other enterprise database platforms.

Requirements

Associate’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
3+ years of relational database management experience.
3+ years of related technical experience supporting database platforms in a data center or enterprise environment.
Experience with backup and recovery, patching, Tier II/III support, performance tuning, hardware upgrades, operational configurations, and resource optimization.
Background check with the ability to obtain Public Trust
Ability to design a database in the third normal form.
Ability to write disaster recovery plans.
Ability to develop project management documentation.
Ability to work with minimal guidance.
Ability to support technical projects, implementation efforts, testing, and related documentation activities.
Knowledge of relational database administration and enterprise database support practices.
Knowledge of Oracle and other enterprise database platforms, tools, and operational support requirements.
Knowledge of backup and recovery, patching, performance tuning, database monitoring, and access control.
Knowledge of logical data modeling, normalization, and database design principles.
Skill in troubleshooting database and application support issues in enterprise environments.
Skill in preparing database documentation, procedures, and project records.
Ability to support multiple operational and project-based tasks while maintaining accuracy and timeliness.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, users, and management.
Has the ability to design a database to the third norm.
Has the ability to write disaster recovery plans.
Has the ability to work with minimal guidance

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Oracle database environments, including Oracle database administration and Oracle database programming objects.
Experience with MS SQL Server, Azure SQL, MySQL, or other enterprise RDBMS platforms.
Experience supporting database design, logical data modeling, normalization, de-normalization, and physical table design.
Experience with database jobs, monitoring, patching, backup/recovery, and database performance analysis.
Experience supporting reporting, data extraction, and application-integrated databases.
Familiarity with SDLC, configuration management, change management, STIGs, A&A, and security documentation requirements.
Experience supporting project-based database modernization, migration, or implementation initiatives.
Relevant database, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or related technical certifications are preferred.
Ability to obtain and maintain required government suitability or clearance, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day administration and support for DOI/IA databases and related application environments.
Support relational database platforms, including Oracle and other enterprise database technologies, in production, test, and development environments.
Perform database installation, configuration, patching, maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
Perform and monitor database backups, restores, recovery activities, and recovery validation procedures.
Support database performance tuning, resource optimization, operational configurations, and availability monitoring.
Assist with database design for system enhancements and new development, including logical data modeling, normalization, and physical table design.
Support coding, testing, and implementation of database objects such as functions, procedures, constraints, triggers, and related programming components.
Assist with database architecture updates to support business rules, system requirements, and application functionality.
Support scheduled jobs, data extraction, ad hoc reporting, and data manipulation requests.
Support account administration, password changes, authorized access changes, and role-based access control for database users.
Maintain logs of database activities and ensure changes follow approved configuration management and change control procedures.
Support centralized monitoring for database availability, latency, queuing, and problem alerting.
Develop and maintain database documentation, database dictionaries, configuration records, procedures, and standard operating procedures.
Support project-based tasks involving database upgrades, migrations, implementation, testing, modernization, and operational improvement.
Coordinate with application, reporting, infrastructure, and disaster recovery personnel to support integrated database operations and recovery readiness.
Perform 24x7 monitoring for network resource outages and Enterprise/Data Center applications, etc. Network monitoring and application/server monitoring shall be done via government-supplied monitoring tools, such as Microsoft SCOM, WhatsUp Gold, SolarWinds, etc.
Open tickets for monitoring and outages.
Other duties as assigned.