Clearance: Active DoD Secret Security Clearance and ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Support an existing Oracle Database implementation in a DBA role.
  • Develop, manage and implement AWS cloud database migration strategy to move full-stack, on premise COTS and GOTS applications (SQL Server, Oracle, etc.) into the cloud.
  • Define, develop and implement automated and repeatable processes to meet data requirements, including those for availability, reliability, confidentiality, integrity, performance, scalability, auditing and security.
  • Analyze, design, implement and maintain data models for complex applications.
  • Provide routine maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting and problem resolution for production and non-production databases, including security and software updates.
  • Design and implement performance improvements based on analysis of database performance.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree and 8+ years’ experience performing DBA responsibilities and minimum two years of experience in an Oracle DBA role. Additional experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
  • Active DoD Secret Security Clearance and ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
  • Ability to obtain Security+ certification or equivalent DoD 8570 IAT II certification within 60 days of start date.
  • Experience defining and implementing database management policies, including those for data management, security, auditing, backup, recovery, high availability and upgrades.
  • Experience defining, developing and implementing automated and repeatable processes for database automation (monitoring/alerting, backup, recovery, high availability, upgrades, etc.)
  • Expert knowledge of SQL and experience designing, developing and troubleshooting database stored procedures in PL/SQL.
  • Data modeling experience, including the analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of data models for complex applications.
  • Experience defining, developing and implementing policies for schema conversions, upgrades and versioning.
  • Experience providing routine maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, backups/recovery, user administration and problem resolution for production and non-production databases, including security and software updates.
  • Experience with data migration and data replication.
  • Experience with database administration from a UNIX/Linux command line environment.
  • Experience successfully working as part of a cross-functional agile development team, interacting effectively with developers, systems engineers, data engineers, system stakeholders, and the customer.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience securing data, applications and integrations in accordance with DoD security policies, including STIGs and NIST RMF, to ensure protection of data at rest and in transit.
  • Hands-on experience successfully migrating data from on premise applications to a public cloud, preferably using AWS DMS (Database Migration Services) tools to migrate to AWS.
  • Expert knowledge of Oracle Data Guard and/or Golden Gate.
  • Experience converting Oracle PL/SQL logic to alternate platforms.
  • Knowledge of and experience implementing DevOps (including infrastructure as code) and site reliability engineering principles in an AWS environment.
  • UNIX shell scripting experience.
  • Experience versioning data models and database management/upgrade scripts with standard software CM tools, such as Git.
  • Hold an active security certification that meets DOD 8570 IAT level II or higher, such as Security+ CE or CISSP.