Database Administrator - Manager at Pendulum LLC Tysons, VA

Pendulum LLC; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11% 401(k) Matching Contribution

5 weeks of Paid Leave

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, & Vision

Generous Training Budget

Employee Referral Bonus

Business Development / Growth Incentives

Job summary

Pendulum LLC is seeking a Manager level candidate for a position in Tysons, Virginia involving database management and administration. The role requires a Top Secret/SCI clearance and involves working closely with the Sponsor and contractors to ensure data security, provide documentation, and support multi-cloud environments such as AWS and Azure.

The successful applicant will collaborate with development teams and project managers, providing reporting and ensuring compliance with technical documentation standards. Benefits include comprehensive health insurance and generous leave policies.

Qualifications

• Top Secret/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph required.
• Experience in a secure multi-cloud environment.
• Strong understanding of database management and security.

Responsibilities

• Develop and administer databases in multi-cloud environments.
• Ensure data safety and conduct database administration.
• Provide weekly and ad hoc reports covering work activities.

Skills

Databases in multi-cloud environments

SQL Server, Oracle, ELK and MySQL

CentOS, RHEL, and ESX

Windows, Linux, and OSX

JavaScript, Springs, or Hibernate (HQL)

DevOps tools including Jenkins and GitHub

Database integrity verification

Optimizing and upgrading databases

Education

SQL Certification

AWS Certified Database Specialist

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub

ServiceNow

JIRA

Selenium

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Skill Level(s): Manager

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Sponsor and Contractors in the development and administration of databases.
• Ensure that the Sponsor’s data is safe from unauthorized personnel.
• Perform database administration on multi-level systems and networks.
• Perform database administration with multi-cloud environments including but not limited to Amazon Web Service (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google.
• Work in tandem with development team peers, project managers, and the Scrum Master in planning, organizing, and decision making to fulfill work requirements.
• Work with PMs and the Scrum Master to coordinate, facilitate, and schedule meetings to include technical exchange meetings (TEMs).
• Provide support as required to answer corporate actions that affect and address their tools and applications and meet established deadlines.
• Provide weekly and ad hoc reports covering work activities on a weekly basis to the Sponsor.
• Collaborate with the respective peer team to develop detailed designs, translating and decomposing requirements both independently and in an agile team environment.
• Process requirements utilizing Sponsor enterprise tools by conducting research to support the determinations of requirement solutions at an enterprise-level.
• Develop, edit technical documentation, and present for review.
• Properly store technical documents for the group, proactively retrieving from regulations to collect relevant information with tools such as Confluence, GitHub, Jenkins, and SharePoint.
• Ensure all technical documents are professional, free of errors, security compliant, and comply with the appropriate templates.

Required Skills

Clearance Level: Top Secret/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Skill Level(s): Manager

• Databases in multi-cloud environments, scripting processes, tools, and solutions in a rapid prototyping, DevOps style environment.
• Performing database activities in a secure environment.
• SQL Server, Oracle, ELK and MySQL.
• Supporting multi-level systems and networks.
• CentOS, RHEL, and ESX.
• Operating Systems such as Windows, Linux, and OSX.
• Developing using JavaScript, Springs, or Hibernate (HQL).
• Collaborating and communicating with organizational leadership and stakeholders at various levels such as peers, technical partners, management, and executive level customers.
• DevOps tools including but not limited to Jenkins and GitHub.
• DevOps build processes and automated testing tools, such as Selenium.
• Backing up database systems.
• Verifying the integrity of databases such as ensuring that all data is retrievable and organized for restoration.
• Modifying and merging one or more database.
• Optimizing, improving and upgrading databases.

Highly Desired Skills

• Python and AWS Lambda.
• Service management tools, such as ServiceNow and JIRA.
• Translating technical information into clear, readable documents and presentations to be used by technical and non-technical personnel.
• Analyzing workflows, establishing priorities, setting deadlines, and offering technical input.
• Agile development and Project Management Framework (PMF).
• The Sponsor and Sponsor partner security policies and procedures.
• Security tools, such as XACTA, Rapid 7, Web Inspect.
• Data analysis and visualization tools.
• Working in fast-paced team environment that delivers highly visible products.
• IT service delivery processes and full cycle IT project management.
• Certifications:
  • SQL Certification
  • AWS Certified Database Specialist

Employment Type

• Full Time
• On-Site

Benefits

• 11% 401(k) Matching Contribution
• 5 weeks of Paid Leave
• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Generous Training Budget
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Business Development / Growth Incentives
• Opportunities for Paid Training/Certifications and Education Travel: Local

Please be aware that all of our current positions require an Active U.S Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with an Active Full Scope Polygraph which requires U.S citizenship.

Pendulum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Pendulum is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that Pendulum may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide in your application, with its affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

Pendulum maintains a drug-free workplace and may perform pre-employment substance abuse testing, where required by contract and permitted by law.