Database Engineering, Advisor

Davita Inc.; Virginia; On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national security company seeks a Database Engineering Advisor to provide database administration support for the Department of Defense. The role involves database management system design, data analysis, and ensuring compliance with system requirements. Ideal candidates have extensive experience and relevant qualifications with a focus on security and technology integration.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA, 6 years with MS/MA, or 3 years with PhD.
• Able to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• U.S. Citizen required.

Responsibilities

• Perform database administration support including installation and configuration.
• Design and develop database management systems; write and tune SQL queries.
• Implement comprehensive backup and database replication solutions.

Skills

Database Management

SQL

Data Mapping

Data Mining

Data Transformational Analysis

Education

BS/BA

MS/MA

PhD

Tools

CouchDB

Oracle Database

Job description

Database Engineering, Advisor

Job Locations

US

Requisition ID

2025-157487

Position Category

Information Technology

Clearance

Top Secret

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking a Database Administrator for the Department of Defense (DoD) DMDC Enterprise Law Enforcement Support Services (ELEs2)program. In this role you will perform database administration support to include installation, configuration, capacity planning, monitoring, patching, upgrades, backups, restores, refreshes, performance optimization, maintenance, set up, and response to alerts from monitoring tools, and DR. You will apply patches as needed and ensures STIGs compliance and serve as a lead for DBAs.

What You'll Do:

Design, develop, build, analyze, evaluate, and install database management systems to include database modeling and design, relational database architecture, metadata and repository creation and configuration management.
• Use data mapping, data mining and data transformational analysis tools to design and develop databases.
• Determine data storage and optimum storage requirements.
• Prepare system requirements, source analysis and process analyses and design throughout the database implementation.
• Evaluate, size, and selecs technology components, such as software, hardware, and networking capabilities, for database management systems and application databases.
• Write and tune SQL queries for performance and scalability.
• Implement comprehensive backup and database replication solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with Phd
• Able to obtain TS clearance
• Must be a U.S Citizen
• IAT III Certification ( must have one of the following CISSP, CASP+CE, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP (or Associate), GCED, GCIH, CCSP
• DB platform certification (Oracle cert preferred)

Desired Qualifications:

• CouchDB and SQL experience is desired
• ITIL 4

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.