Senior Database Administrator (On-Site)

Spatial Front, Inc; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI) is seeking a Senior Database Administrator to join our team in Arlington, VA, on-site. The role provides expert database administration, hands-on support, and architecture guidance for Federal Government IT programs.

The Senior Database Administrator will oversee enterprise database management, performance optimization, and high-availability architectures, both on-prem and in the cloud, contributing to mission-critical capabilities for federal customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7 years of database administration experience, including 3 years in the design and optimization of enterprise databases.
• Expertise in: Oracle DBs; database architecture and high availability; performance tuning, automation, security compliance, backup/recovery, and cloud database management.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess an active Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise database environments, especially involving Oracle RDBMS 19c.
• Lead database performance tuning, capacity planning, and high-availability configuration activities.
• Develop and govern database schemas, database standards, policies, and best practices.
• Mentor and guide junior DBAs on database administration techniques and best practices.
• Lead database migration, upgrade, and consolidation projects.
• Work on actively improving database quality.
• Create various scripts focused on various database fixes and maintenance operations
• Implement and maintain advanced database security controls, including encryption, auditing, and access management.
• Provide expert database guidance to development and architecture teams.
• Execute various environment (data) replications, including validations.
• Conduct archiving and restoring to hot and cold storage.
• Perform data exchange, ETL, and data integration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Oracle

Security clearance

US Citizenship

DoD experience

Education

Bachelor's in CS/IS/related

Tools

Oracle Data Guard

AB Initio

Apache Kafka

Oracle GoldenGate

Kibana

Job description

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Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI), a two-time USA Today Top Workplaces awardee and Washington Top Workplaces honoree, is seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Administrator to join our team. The ideal candidate will be a Senior Database Administrator to provide expert database administration, hands-on support, and architecture guidance for Federal Government IT programs.

The Senior Database Administrator will have extensive experience in enterprise database management, performance optimization, and high-availability architectures, both on-prem and in the cloud. As a valued member of the SFI team, you will play a critical role in delivering mission-critical capabilities to our Federal Government customers.

Work Location: On-Site, Arlington, VA

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise database environments, especially involving Oracle RDBMS 19c
• Lead database performance tuning, capacity planning, and high-availability configuration activities.
• Develop and govern database schemas, database standards, policies, and best practices.
• Mentor and guide junior DBAs on database administration techniques and best practices.
• Lead database migration, upgrade, and consolidation projects.
• Work on actively improving database quality.
• Create various scripts focused on various database fixes and maintenance operations
• Implement and maintain advanced database security controls, including encryption, auditing, and access management.
• Provide expert database guidance to development and architecture teams.
• Execute various environment (data) replications, including validations.
• Conduct archiving and restoring to hot and cold storage.
• Perform data exchange, ETL, and data integration.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor\'s in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7 years of database administration experience, including 3 years in the design and optimization of enterprise databases.
• Demonstrated expertise in: Expertise in Oracle DBs; database architecture and high availability; performance tuning, automation, security compliance, backup/recovery, and cloud database management.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess an active Secret security clearance or be able to obtain one.

Desired Skills:

• Oracle Certified Master (OCM).
• Experience with Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Identity Management, and Oracle Unified Directory
• Experience with AB Initio or similar ETL tools, Apache Kafka, Go Anywhere MFT Software Maintenance, Oracle Data Guard, Oracle Enterprise Services Bus (ESB), and Oracle GoldenGate.
• Knowledge of reporting and analytics is a plus, including tools such as OAP, OAS, Elasticsearch, and Kibana.
• Experience as a senior DBA on DoD or federal agency programs.
• Familiarity with cloud database services and cloud migration for databases.

Additional Information:

• Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• This is a full-time, W2 position.
• No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
• Spatial Front Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer — all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status.