Vacancy expired!
Description SAIC is seeking a Database Administrator to support our customer, the Federal Motor Carrier Service Administration (FMCSA) while working from home. Candidate is expected to perform troubleshooting, administration, monitoring, tuning, and operations functions on MSSQL and Oracle databases for a federal government agency's mission critical applications in an AWS cloud environment. Must be able to understand advanced database technology concepts at a detailed level, ask the right questions, and work well with vendors, SME's, engineers, management, and customers. Excellent communication skills are important including an ability to explain complex database concepts to all levels of system users and management.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities: Provide real time support to maintain the necessary functionality and respond to issues as they arise for MSSQL in addition to Oracle. Ensures availability, security, integrity, and performance of assigned databases. Recommends and implements data models and database designs that support efficient data access. Exercises critical thinking and problem-solving when resolving database performance, capacity, replication, and other data issues. Installs and configures database management software and applicable options, packs and patches while adhering to standards. Collaborates with developers and programmers to understand the potential architectural impacts of different database strategies and coding practices. Develops and implements database deliverables, such as conceptual designs, logical designs, and capacity planning, external data interface specifications, data loading plans, data maintenance plans, and security policies. Builds IT solutions to ensure they meet the business needs while maintaining a focus on enterprise goals and integration strategies. Partners with Business Teams to assess how technologies can best streamline processes and/or add business value. Keeps current with key technology, business, and industry trends. Participates in disaster recovery and business continuity planning. Develops innovative approaches to solving problems. Follows both industry best practices and standards in all database areas. Automates repetitive and/or error-prone tasks. Schedules and manages jobs for data transfers and sundry procedures and monitors performance and impact on operations. Analyzes long-term database performance trends to optimize database and application performance. Configures, supports, and optimizes replication. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Able to work successfully in a fast-paced operations and development environment. Qualifications Required Education and Experience: Bachelors in Computer Science or a related discipline and three (3) years or more experience with Database Administration; Masters and three (1) year or more experience; PhD and zero year's related experience. Four (4) years of additional related experience will be considered in lieu of a Bachelor's degree. Experience with Database backup and restoration techniques and risks. Desired Qualifications: Experience with Oracle Databases over multiple versions Experience with AWS RDS Experience with MSSQL Experience with MySQL Experience with PostgreSQL Experience with NoSQLMy SAIC Benefits.Vacancy expired!