Lead Database Administrator, #822
Clearance: U.S. Citizenship is required. Must be able to receive and maintain a DHS public trust. Current DHS public trust preferred or DOD top secret with a current BI within the last 3 years.
We are seeking a seasoned professional to join our team as a Database Engineer. The ideal candidate will bring 10+ years of related work expertise and will have hands-on database administration experience. The candidate will represent the database team when working with the customer’s technical staff, business owners, core users, and other IT support groups (security, development, testing, UNIX, Windows, and helpdesk). The candidate should have experience and interest in software development and be able to contribute to developing strategies to migrate current systems to the AWS cloud.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Ensuring the health and availability of our production database, an Oracle 19c instance running on Solaris servers administered with TOAD and SQL*Plus
- Supporting basic operations tasks, including patching, account maintenance, refreshing databases, troubleshooting user-reported issues, ad-hoc information requests, maintaining ‘common’ code i.e. code used by multiple applications, batch reporting, batch processes
- Participating in a three-person on-call rotation that includes a daily, manual status evaluation of the database environment (backups, batch reports, batch data ingestion, significant application processes)
- Supporting the implementation and testing of basic security controls, general ATO requirements, and the DISA STIGS
- Contributing to the migration of the Oracle 19c instances to Oracle 23ai
- Work on transformation initiatives, with a focus on performance optimization and system reliability within an agile and modernization framework
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute cloud migration strategies, including risk assessment, project roadmap maintenance, and data ingestion design
- Stay current with industry trends and best practices, continuously enhancing technical skills and certifications
Required Education, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in database administration
- Extensive experience as a Database Administrator, with a focus on mission-critical systems
- Experience and familiarity with SQL and PL/SQL including the ability to examine complex code to determine its function
- Experience with shell scripting (Windows and UNIX) including the ability to examine complex scripts to determine their function and the ability to generate scripted solutions to data-related tasks and issues
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with clients, stakeholders, and team members
Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:
- Experience in a government contracting environment
- Security Clearance: DHS Public Trust or DOD Secret
- Relevant certifications in cloud technologies, Agile methodologies and database administration (e.g. Oracle, AWS, SAFe)
Our estimated salary range for this position is $116,000-$180,000. This presented salary range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Offered salary is based on education, experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements as appropriate to the role. *Salary could fall outside of this range.
Who We Are
Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client’s missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.
As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past ELEVEN years in a row, the Top Workplaces USA for the past three years, and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past four years, Dev Technology employees enjoy:
- Generous and flexible time-off policy
- Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
- Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
- Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
- 401K matching with immediate vesting and end of year profit sharing
- Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
- A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts
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Dev Technology Group operates in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV.
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Dev Technology is an information technology services company delivering mission-critical applications and systems that protect and serve American citizens. We are an experienced small business that specializes in application and system development efforts, database consulting, and infrastructure management implementations. Our customers include the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Treasury. Dev Technology’s core competencies include web-based application development and system modernization using XML, Java/JEE, SharePoint, .Net, ColdFusion, and Web Services for mission and business support focused projects, business process management, and workflow implementations. We also specialize in Oracle and SQL Server database administration, database management support, and account administration.
