Database Specialist - 3711829

TCG; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 95,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning IT solutions provider is seeking a Database Specialist to enhance their team. This role involves the administration and maintenance of transactional databases, ensuring optimal performance and security. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in database development, particularly with AWS Cloud and on-premises solutions. You will be responsible for creating insightful reports and visualizations, supporting data migration initiatives, and adhering to cybersecurity standards. Join a company recognized for its commitment to employee satisfaction and a positive work-life balance, where your contributions will make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

Health Care

401K

Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Financial Planning Services

Student Loan Repayment Assistance

Training Budget

Qualifications

• 7+ years of database development experience required.
• Experience with AWS Cloud and on-premises databases essential.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain transactional databases for optimal performance.
• Develop BI reports, ETL scripts, and SQL queries for data extraction.

Skills

Database Development

AWS Cloud Databases

MySQL Workbench

Tableau

NIST Risk Management Framework

Communication Skills

Agile-Scrum

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Relevant Discipline

Tools

MySQL Workbench

Tableau

Job description

You've stumbled upon the rare B Corp government contractor! At TCG, we aim to prove that businesses can be good to their employees and responsible to their community while being profitable. We're an award-winning IT solutions provider to the Federal government seeking a Database Specialist to join our team.

The Database Specialist performs activities related to the day-to-day administration and maintenance of transactional databases, ensuring that the databases are available, performing properly, and safe. Performs installations, upgrades and patching, backup and recovery, performance tuning, security, monitoring, and configuration.

US Citizenship is required for this role. In addition, the selected applicant must submit to a government background investigation and be favorably adjudicated before their first day.

TCG is pleased to offer remote employment in the following states: AL, AZ, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NC, OH, OR, PA (excluding the City of Philadelphia), SC, TN, UT, VA, WV, and WI.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze, organize, and transform data into comprehensible reports and visualizations


• Develop Business Intelligence reports, database objects, ETL scripts, APIs, and SQL queries to extract information from data sets


• Support data migration and data collection projects and initiatives


• Organize and format data to ensure efficiency and quality in data storage and retrieval


• Prepare and present quantitative data for an executive audience


• Directs the monitoring, administering, and implementing performance on database systems as well as database performance optimization, developing/changing database indices, redesigning database structure and reloading data into a database


• Assists in the planning and development of databases, as well as troubleshooting issues on behalf of both internal users and external clients


• Performs database and software life-cycle activities to ensure the highest level of system performance and compliance with business requirements


• Organizes and formats data for efficient query and storage processes


• Adhere to the NIST's Cybersecurity Framework standards to emphasize security in the database design and creation process

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• A minimum of 7 years of database development experience


• Experience and expertise working with on-premises and AWS Cloud-based relational and non-relational databases


• Familiar with NIST's Risk Management Framework


• 3 years experience with MySQL Workbench and Tableau


• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral


• Ability to contribute quickly to the project


• Ability to prioritize and organize efforts in a fast-paced environment


• Independent problem-solving skills, strong analytical abilities, creativity, and a customer service-orientated personality


• Familiar with Agile-Scrum and capable of working as part of a scrum team

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline; four (4) years of experience may be substituted instead of a degree

TCG does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, caste, or veteran status.

Our B Corp mission is reflected in our benefits, including offerings like health care, 401K, parental leave, adoption assistance, financial planning services, student loan repayment assistance, and training budget. There's more, see for yourself.

TCG is recognized for treating employees well, in fact, in 2024 The Washington Post named TCG as a "Top Workplace" for the tenth straight year based on how our employees feel about the company, the benefits TCG offers, and the work/life balance that our staff achieves. Our CEO was ranked best, by TCG employees' votes, among all midsize companies in the Washington Post Top Workplace survey.

Try us ... we'll make you happy.

Internal title/grade: Database Administrator, E2
Salary Range: $95,000 -$112,100

All individuals being hired to work for TCG must submit to, and successfully pass, a pre-employment background investigation prior to reporting for their first day of work. The pre-employment background investigation will include verification of employment and education, as well as, a criminal and DMV check.

Additional documentation and background checks will also be required for positions that require clearance from the Federal government.