Job description
Kadiak LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an experienced
Senior Database Administrator with a
Top-Secret Clearance to support
Kadiak and our government customer in Vienna, Virginia.
We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.
Position Overview:
The Database Administrator role will be responsible for the performance, integrity, and security of databases. The DBA will provide technical expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of these databases and additionally would monitor and resolve all database issues and problems.
Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:
We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.
Position Overview:
The Database Administrator role will be responsible for the performance, integrity, and security of databases. The DBA will provide technical expertise in the design, implementation, and maintenance of these databases and additionally would monitor and resolve all database issues and problems.
Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Serve as Lead or Subject Matter Expert for the Database Engineering area that utilize NoSQL technology; Coordinate and delegate tasking as necessary; provide recommendations to the government related to production implementation strategies, advanced troubleshooting techniques and root cause analysis.
- Plan, create, test, tune, configure and maintain MarkLogic, NoSQL databases, specifically managing access methods, access time, and device allocation.
- Manage database dictionaries, overall monitoring of standards and procedures, and integration of systems through database design.
- Plan and coordinate the development of data structures and access strategies in alignment with business and mission requirements.
- Plan and manage the migration of databases to new technologies.
- Plan and install or reinstall processes and coordinate with specialists in other functional areas to resolve connectivity, compatibility, reliability, security, and related issues.
- Assist the government when meeting with internal Operational groups and IC partners to discuss highly technical database infrastructure and solutions.
- Recommend new technologies and efficiencies that can potentially be incorporated in the organization’s long-term IT strategy.
- Collaborate with management and IT counterparts to define, refine, and maintain IT Database strategies, ensuring current strategies are aligned to the goals of the Agile-Scrum development environment.
- Design, develop, and maintain the database infrastructure as the organization’s transitions from Oracle based to NoSQL based infrastructure.
- Coordinate with other teams to test new versions of the organization’s custom applications and setup the operational databases.
- Coordinate team resources to diagnose and resolve operational issues that involve hardware, software, storage, and networking troubleshooting.
- Design, test and implement secure database configurations as needed.
- Manage, maintain and enhance the database security and access.
- Participate in COOP exercises.
- Plan, create, test, tune, configure and maintain MarkLogic, NoSQL databases and coordinate with DEV to test new versions of the organization’s custom applications and setup the operational databases.
- Coordinate team resources to diagnose and resolve operational issues that involve hardware, software, storage and networking troubleshooting.
- Coordinate the evaluation and selection of data management tools.
- Design, test and implement secure database configurations as needed.
- Manage, maintain and enhance the database security and access.
- Manage the development of database projects, to include but not limited to, plan and budget staff and database resources.
- Prepare and deliver presentations on DBMS concepts.
- Establish system information requirements using analysis of the information engineer(s) in the development of enterprise-wide or large-scale information systems.
- Analyze and define database requirements and specifications.
- Design, normalize, develop, install, and implement databases and database patches.
- Maintain, monitor, performance tune, backup, and recover databases across multiple sites for high availability architectures.
- Install, configure, and maintain database management systems software.
- Administer data standards, policies, and procedures.
- Implement data mining and data warehousing programs.
- Document procedures for installing/upgrading software and create corresponding job aids.
- Script cron jobs for database maintenance and audit management, start and stop scripts, etc.
Work Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Must be able to demonstrate expertise in relational and NoSQL database management concepts and techniques.
- Must be able to demonstrate expertise with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
- Must have working knowledge with storage technologies and commands.
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
Working Environment & Conditions
This job operates in a professional office environment and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. This position is primarily indoors, consistent with a standard office position and has a noise level of mostly low to moderate. The incumbent is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The workload may require the incumbent to sit for extended periods of time. The incumbent must be able to read, do simple math calculations and withstand moderate amounts of stress. The incumbent must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
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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, sex, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other factor protected by 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.
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, sex, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other factor protected by 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.
The company is dedicated to seeking all qualified applicants. If you require an accommodation to navigate or to apply to a position on our website, please contact Heaven Wood via e-mail at accommodations@koniag-gs.com or by calling 703-488-9377 to request accommodations.
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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