Database Administrator

TekSynap•Washington, DC

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Database Administrator to join our team. TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

Requirements

Experience administering enterprise databases in production environments.
Experience supporting database performance monitoring, maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, and operational sustainment.
Experience with one or more major relational database platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
Experience supporting backup/recovery activities and database security practices.
Experience maintaining documentation, status reporting, and ticket-driven operational support.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Engineering Mathematics, or a related technical field and 5-7 years of relevant database administration experience. Masters degree in a related field and 3-5 years of experience supporting enterprise database environments; or PhD in related field and 0-2 years of experience supporting enterprise database environments.
Active or must be able to obtain Public Trust

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting databases in both on-premises and cloud environments.
Experience with AWS and/or Azure hosted database services.
Experience with scripting/automation tools such as Terraform, PowerShell, or JSON-based automation.
Experience supporting federal IT environments and change-control processes.

Responsibilities

Administer, monitor, maintain, and support enterprise databases and related managed database applications across the task order environment.
Participate in planning for future database expansion, enhancements, upgrades, and selection decisions.
Ensure database performance, availability, and security through monitoring, tuning, optimization, and proactive issue resolution.
Support database design and development activities and collaborate with cloud infrastructure teams to optimize database performance in on-premises and cloud hosting environments such as AWS and Azure.
Demonstrate knowledge of automation and scripting tools, including JSON, Terraform, PowerShell, and related on-prem/cloud administration tools.
Develop and manage backup and recovery strategies and execute data restoration and recovery drills to validate recoverability.
Diagnose and resolve complex database and data-management issues and recommend upgrades, maintenance fixes, and improvements to supported database systems.
Support installation, monitoring, and maintenance of database managed applications.
Maintain accurate documentation of database configurations, standards, procedures, and policies, and participate in annual SOP reviews.
Provide weekly status reporting and ensure assigned ServiceNow tickets are updated and followed up by the required deadlines.
Provide design documents, implementation plans, test plans/cases, deployment checklists, and rollback plans for assigned initiatives and ServiceNow tickets within required timelines.
Collaborate with team members and stakeholders, host knowledge-sharing discussions, and support cross-training efforts.