Senior Database Administrator

VT Group • Chantilly, VA

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About The Position

VTG is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Database Administrator to join our dynamic and innovative team in Chantilly, VA. The role involves performing all necessary procedures for several databases across environments, including development, test, and production responsibilities.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Required BS degree and 13+ years of prior relevant experience or MS degree with 10-13 years of prior experience
• Knowledgeable in delivering enterprise database solutions in the AWS cloud
• Prior experience reading and developing solutions to customer requirements
• Experience with database technologies, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and/or Aurora
• Knowledgeable of and ability to work with developers to support the eventual consistency model
• Ability to identify vulnerabilities from scans and propose and implement solution to resolve vulnerabilities
• Experience in implementing and managing backups
• Knowledge of consistency, availability, and partition tolerance for making informed decisions about the database architecture and its behavior during a network partition

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain database software hosted on AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) or directly on EC2 instances
• Provide team with database schema designs adhering to relational database and cloud best practices for active-active deployments in the cloud
• Provide corporate applications with DBA consultation and technical support
• Evaluate and update dataset designs for improved performance
• Maintain database documents, SOP, patch release history, confluence pages and other records as needed
• Support database security hardening
• Address and troubleshoot technical problems
• Perform routine database patching and upgrades

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees