Database Administrator (REMOTE)

Koniag Government Services; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, seeks a Database Administrator to support a federal civilian customer. This remote role requires ability to obtain a Public Trust and will involve administering Microsoft SQL Server and/or Oracle databases in a production environment.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of database administration experience, strong SQL skills, and familiarity with data migration tasks as the program migrates to AWS. On-call rotation may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 4 years of experience administering Microsoft SQL Server and/or Oracle databases.
• Proficiency writing SQL queries and troubleshooting routine database issues.
• Knowledge of backup, recovery, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day administration of Microsoft SQL Server and/or Oracle databases, including installation, configuration, and patching.
• Monitor database health, performance, and job scheduling, escalating issues to senior DBAs as needed.
• Execute routine backup and recovery procedures and support periodic disaster recovery testing.
• Support database user access requests, role management, and security auditing per agency policy.
• Assist with data migration tasks related to cloud modernization and data center consolidation.
• Write and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and scripts for operational needs.
• Maintain documentation of database configurations, schedules, and SOPs.
• Respond to database incidents in ServiceNow and participate in root cause analysis.
• Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours database support.

Skills

Database security

ITSM processes

Collaboration

Communication

Public trust clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

Job description

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Database Administrator to support KITS and our government customer in Washington, DC. The position is remote. This position requires the candidate to be able to obtain a Public Trust.

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

Koniag IT Systems (KITS) is seeking a Database Administrator with a minimum of 4 years of experience to support administration, maintenance, and optimization of Microsoft SQL Server and/or Oracle database environments for a federal civilian customer. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable working in a production enterprise environment, and interested in growing cloud database experience as the program continues its AWS migration.

The Database Administrator will be responsible for performing day-to-day administration of Microsoft SQL Server and/or Oracle databases, supporting data migration tasks associated with the customer's ongoing cloud modernization and data center consolidation efforts, and responding to database-related incidents in ServiceNow.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Perform day-to-day administration of Microsoft SQL Server and/or Oracle databases, including installation, configuration, and patching.
• Monitor database health, performance, and job scheduling, escalating issues to senior DBAs as needed.
• Execute routine backup and recovery procedures and support periodic disaster recovery testing.
• Support database user access requests, role management, and security auditing in accordance with agency policy.
• Assist with data migration tasks associated with the customer's ongoing cloud modernization and data center consolidation efforts.
• Write and optimize basic to intermediate SQL queries, stored procedures, and scripts in support of operational needs.
• Maintain accurate documentation of database configurations, schedules, and standard operating procedures.
• Respond to database-related incident tickets in ServiceNow and participate in root cause analysis.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for after-hours database support as needed.

Education and Experience: Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum of 4 years of experience administering Microsoft SQL Server and/or Oracle databases
• Working knowledge of database backup, recovery, and basic performance tuning concepts
• Proficiency writing SQL queries and troubleshooting routine database issues

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Familiarity with database security and access control practices
• Understanding of ITSM ticketing and change management processes
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to obtain public trust clearance

Desired Skills and Competencies:

• Experience working in a federal government IT environment
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, or NIST
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, Oracle Database certification, or AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• Exposure to AWS RDS or cloud-hosted database environments
• Familiarity with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristicprotected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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