Database Administrator

Dynanet Corporation•Bethesda, MD

1d•Remote

About The Position

Dynanet Corporation is seeking a Database Administrator to administer, support, secure, optimize, and modernize the databases and data repositories supporting POTS and its customer-wide procurement workflow, reporting, document-management, and enterprise-integration functions. This role is crucial for maintaining and enhancing the data infrastructure that underpins critical organizational processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Database Administration, or a related field.
Minimum 7 years of database administration experience.
Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration.
Experience with database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, backup, restore, recovery, performance tuning, SQL development, query optimization, security, roles, privileges, auditing, data migration, consolidation, and integration.
Experience supporting highly available enterprise applications and development teams.
Experience with database change control, release management, and technical documentation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Highly organized with the ability to prioritize, balance, and effectively advance multiple competing priorities in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
Ability to interact in a professional and collaborative manner with fellow Dynanet Teammates and the clients, and business partners that we work with.
Ability and desire to challenge and educate yourself to support and advance IT services delivery in the Federal agencies we serve.
Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills.
Respond to team member and client requests via email, MS teams, or other communication means during core business hours.
Active listening skills to understand clients' needs, and collaboration skills to work with other developers and designers.

Nice To Haves

Experience consolidating multiple similar databases into a shared enterprise database.
Experience with SQL Server Data Tools, stored procedures, ETL, reporting, and data-quality controls.
Familiarity with Oracle, NoSQL, cloud databases, or Azure database services.
Experience integrating databases with APIs, financial systems, analytics platforms, and data warehouses.
Knowledge of NIST, FISMA, privacy, encryption, audit logging, and ATO requirements.
Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Database, or related database certification.
Experience supporting Federal financial and procurement systems.

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain POTS databases and associated data repositories.
Monitor database health, availability, capacity, performance, storage, and security.
Perform backup, recovery, restoration, patching, upgrades, and scheduled maintenance.
Troubleshoot database incidents, failed jobs, integration errors, blocking, deadlocks, and performance degradation.
Optimize schemas, indexes, stored procedures, queries, and database configurations.
Support consolidation of approximately 30 IC-specific databases into a unified enterprise platform when directed.
Support interfaces and data exchanges involving NBS, nVision, ServiceNow, DMS, NED, and approved third-party systems.
Maintain database documentation, data dictionaries, operational procedures, and recovery plans.
Support secure migration to cloud or modernized database environments.
Participate in Agile planning, release activities, testing, change management, and architecture reviews.
Protect procurement-sensitive, financial, personal, and proprietary data.