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Senior Database Administrator

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

Provide expert level DBA services for production, stage, and development databases across all platforms.

Requirements Summary

Skills:Database Management, Microsoft SQL Server,

Technical Tools

Database AdministratorData & AI

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Requirements

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Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree
3+ years of related experience
Experience working in Linux environments
Strong command-line experience including Unix shell scripting, PowerShell, and AWS CLI for cloud storage management
Experience with Administering SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, etc.) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB) technologies
Experience configuring and managing HAProxy/Keepalived for database load balancing, connection pooling, and automated failover routing
Experience managing automated database backups, repositories (e.g., pgBackRest), and backup retention strategies utilizing AWS S3 object storage
Ability to perform complex command-line scripts and SQL queries
Ability to thrive in an environment without a managed database service
Advanced knowledge of database security, backup and recovery, and performance monitoring standards

Required Soft Skills / Organizational Skills Qualifications:

Ability to prioritize and complete a wide variety of tasking workloads with critical deadlines
Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Superior communications skills, and a demonstrated ability to maintain a patient and professional demeanor, with a can-do attitude
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and professionally to both technical and non-technical parties (who may be key stakeholders)

Ability to manage equipment and services in remote locations
Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment
Workability to perform well under pressure
Strong customer service orientation
Ability to maintain an organized workflow, with a high degree of attention to detail

Experience with MongoDB OpsManager is highly preferred
Familiarity with Oracle Database Appliances (ODA) is a plus
Familiarity or experience with Documentum or enterprise content management database backends is a plus

Beneficial:

Experience working on Federal Sector Contracts
Professional Certification(s)
Familiarity with DevOps, ITIL Agile processes

Security Clearance Level: must be able to obtain EPA Public Trust Level 4

Database Management, Microsoft SQL Server, Problem Solving

None

3 + years of related experience

Yes

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Database Administrator to join our Scientific Modeling, Application, Visualization, Computational Science, Software, and Statistical Support (SMAVCS4) team to support the Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), a scientific organization working to support Agency decisions by providing solutions-driven research to rapidly evaluate the potential human health and environmental risks due to exposures to environmental chemicals and ensure the integrity of the freshwater environment and its capacity to support human well-being.

The selected candidate will interface with the EPA Product Team and developers and will be responsible for but not limited to installation, capacity planning, configuration, database design, migration, performance monitoring, security, administration & management of user accounts, troubleshooting, disaster recovery as well as backup and data recovery to ensure the availability and consistent performance of OCSPP’s software and applications.

The selected candidate for this role must have a high degree of attention to detail as well as a collaborative and solution-oriented working style.

Install, configure, administer, manage, and document MySQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL (MongoDB) in a Cluster/Master with Replicas configuration across several nodes using HAProxy for load balancing, failover, and high availability across environments already procured by CCTE
Independently analyze, solve, and correct issues in real time—including troubleshooting PL/SQL, stored procedures, and Oracle database packages—providing end-to-end problem resolution
Advise Division management officials regarding integration of IT programs with other programs of equivalent scope and complexity. Lead engineering and architecture activities related to database performance monitoring and system health
Evaluate and establish database architecture standards, high availability, disaster recovery strategies, and work methods to continuously optimize both relational and non-relational data stores and clusters. Manage database assets including maintenance of inventory and related documentation

Responsibilities

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→Provide expert level DBA services for production, stage, and development databases across all platforms. Work with senior developers and data modelers to perform physical database design for critical business applications/databases with the largest numbers of interfaces and users
→Support both automated and ad-hoc report generation as well as existing ETL processes and data pipelines across enterprise platforms
→Use expert communication and collaboration skills to provide domain and technical expertise, and offer technical mentorship and cross-training to peers and team members
→Work involves analyzing the user experience of a variety of Agency IT programs and recommending design changes that can enhance the user experience and query performance.
→Maintain advanced knowledge of database security, backup and recovery, and performance monitoring standards

What We Offer

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The likely salary range for this position is $97,968 - $129,950. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Less than 10%

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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