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Leidos · 3 months ago

Expert Database Administrator

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$126K/yr - $228K/yr

12+ years exp

Leidos is seeking a Database Administrator to support the Sponsor's Authentication Programs as well as Authorization and Digital Policy Management. The role focuses on implementing an active-active Oracle database solution across AWS regions to enhance availability and resiliency.

ComputerGovernmentInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyNational SecuritySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Install and maintain database software hosted on AWS Relational Database Service (RDS) or directly on EC2 instances

Providing team with database schema designs adhering to relational database and cloud best practices for active-active deployments in the cloud

Providing 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

Qualification

OracleAWSPostgreSQLMySQLDatabase security hardeningDatabase monitoringAWS certificationsOracle certificationsCollaboration with DevOpsTechnical supportDatabase backups

Required

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Required BS degree and 12+ years of prior relevant experience. Additional experience in lieu of degree

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