Cognizance Technologies ยท 1 week ago
Database Administrator-Senior role
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$100K/yr - $130K/yr
8+ years expCognizance Technologies is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to provide comprehensive database administration for various environments. The role involves ensuring database performance, security, and compliance while collaborating with development teams and supporting modern application architectures.
DevOpsFraud DetectionHealth CareInformation TechnologyIT Infrastructure
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide end-to-end database administration for development, test, staging, and production environments
Install, configure, upgrade, and patch database management systems in accordance with FDA change and release management processes
Monitor database performance, availability, and capacity; proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies, including routine testing and validation
Support modernized, containerized applications deployed on enterprise platforms (e.g., OpenShift/Kubernetes) through reliable database connectivity and performance tuning
Manage database security, including:
Role-based access control (RBAC)
User provisioning and de-provisioning
Encryption at rest and in transit
Vulnerability remediation and audit support
Collaborate with application developers, DevOps engineers, and system architects to support database design, schema changes, and data migrations
Support data integration and API-based application architectures, ensuring data integrity and transactional consistency
Develop and maintain database documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and runbooks
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous service improvement activities
Support FISMA, FedRAMP, and FDA security and compliance requirements, including evidence generation for audits and assessments
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior DBA staff as required
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated senior-level experience administering enterprise relational database platforms, such as: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL
Strong expertise in: Database performance tuning and optimization, High availability and replication technologies, Backup and recovery strategies, Capacity planning
Experience supporting databases for web-based and service-oriented applications
Familiarity with containerized and hybrid environments, including supporting databases used by applications deployed on OpenShift or Kubernetes platforms
Experience working within IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks (e.g., incident, problem, and change management)
Knowledge of federal IT security requirements and best practices
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills
Ability to work independently and lead database administration activities across multiple systems
Senior-level experience (typically 8+ years) in database administration supporting enterprise systems
Ability to obtain and maintain any required federal background investigation or clearance
Cloud/Hybrid Database environment: 5 years
Preferred
Previous FDA Experience
Experience supporting federal or regulated environments
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Database administration: 6 years
PostgreSQL: 3 years
Company
Cognizance Technologies
Cognizance Technologies is a health IT company that focuses on infrastructure, DevOps, fraud prevention, system engineering & PMO services.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Mehul Shah
CEO
Konstantin Trapaidze
CTO/CIO
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