Oracle/Postgres Database Administrator (HYBRID)

American Systems•McLean, VA

5d•$110,800 - $185,100•Hybrid

About The Position

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training. Must be able to work in Mechanicsburg, PA 1 time per week. As an Oracle/Postgres Database Administrator with AMERICAN SYSTEMS you will have the opportunity to provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support for Oracle and PostgreSQL in a traditional on-premise VMware environment and an AWS Cloud environment. You will provide Oracle/PostgreSQL database management and life cycle support for a collaborative engineering tools environment. Implement the conversion of existing databases to meet new release requirements. Evaluate the effectiveness of database management technology and investigates problems and inefficiencies in a well-established data base environment. Determine the impact of new or revised software on system operations and applications. Investigate factors such as amount of storage space consumed, access times, frequencies of reads and writes, and problems encountered by other application and systems programmers using the DBMS software. Evaluate and determine alternatives, and initiate corrective action to recover/restore data and return system back to normal operations. Administer day-to-day database operation and maintenance in an environment in which the system software is typically available from vendors and widely used. Ensure the database efficiently collects, stores, and processes data. Run utility routines/programs and investigate when reports indicate a decline in computer performance. Develop and maintain security procedures to guard against unauthorized intrusion into databases. Develop procedures and recommend methods to insure rapid access to all data. Analyze use of archived data and develop ways to insure optimum use of existing systems. Provide assistance to programmers/analysts in program development, testing, and implementation of modified programs.

Requirements

Must have or be able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Must be able to work in Mechanicsburg, PA 1 time per week.
COMPTIA Security + required
4+ years of overall professional experience.

Responsibilities

Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support for Oracle and PostgreSQL in a traditional on-premise VMware environment and an AWS Cloud environment.
Provide Oracle/PostgreSQL database management and life cycle support for a collaborative engineering tools environment.
Implement the conversion of existing databases to meet new release requirements.
Evaluate the effectiveness of database management technology and investigates problems and inefficiencies in a well-established data base environment.
Determine the impact of new or revised software on system operations and applications.
Investigate factors such as amount of storage space consumed, access times, frequencies of reads and writes, and problems encountered by other application and systems programmers using the DBMS software.
Evaluate and determine alternatives, and initiate corrective action to recover/restore data and return system back to normal operations.
Administer day-to-day database operation and maintenance in an environment in which the system software is typically available from vendors and widely used.
Ensure the database efficiently collects, stores, and processes data.
Run utility routines/programs and investigate when reports indicate a decline in computer performance.
Develop and maintain security procedures to guard against unauthorized intrusion into databases.
Develop procedures and recommend methods to insure rapid access to all data.
Analyze use of archived data and develop ways to insure optimum use of existing systems.
Provide assistance to programmers/analysts in program development, testing, and implementation of modified programs.