Database Engineer / Oracle DBA

Overview

Database Engineer / Oracle DBA

woodcons.com

Location : Annapolis Junction, Maryland, and Alexandria, Virginia USA

Job Type : Full-Time

Shift : Days

Telework : None

Salary Range :

• $165,000 - $200,000
• Starting salary is based on minimum education and years of experience and increases based on education and / or experience.

Overview : Join our dynamic Agile team as a Senior Database Engineer, specializing as an Oracle Database Administrator, to support a critical cryptographic key management program that impacts national security. You’ll work in a fast-paced environment, leveraging DEVOPS best practices and cutting-edge tools.The selected candidate will support a complex system with exacting interface, performance, and security requirements, and will provide database engineering expertise in one or more of the following areas : architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow, network design / implementation, testing, and documentation. She / he will analyze user requirements and system requirements specifications and will develop system architecture and system design documentation. She / he will support the development of system configuration documentation, including designs for capacity and performance planning. The selected individual will perform database engineering activities to include risk assessments and analyses of alternatives for a variety of system related issues and concerns. She / he will provide solutions to challenging technical problems in distributed data replication, concurrent data access, and high availability.

Application Process : Interested candidates should submit their resume detailing their qualifications and experience.

Security Clearance Requirements :

This position requires all candidates to be U.S. Citizens and possess an active TS / SCI Security Clearance with a Polygraph.

Responsibilities

The selected candidate will provide guidance and support for database engineering of large‐scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of a large complex network environment with geographically distributed components. She / he will interface with technical managers, system and software integration engineers, test engineers, information assurance engineers, and other project team members in an Agile environment. The selected candidate will be responsible for implementing database engineering practices to ensure the proper degree of engineering rigor is applied to all assigned tasks. She / he will be responsible for communicating with and effectively collaborating with internal technical professionals on a day‐to‐day basis, and with POCs from customer organizations when necessary. The selected individual will actively participate in Program Increment Planning and related Agile team activities. Assigned duties may include :

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Must have experience as a Database Administrator to include proficiency in tasks such as data migration, data replication, user administration, backup and recovery, performance tuning, issue investigation, issue resolution, and general administration.

Must have a good understanding of databases, primarily Oracle and / or other relational and non‐relational / NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

Must have experience using Oracle SQL / PLSQL, and SQL in general.

Must have experience scripting with JavaScript, Bash / Linux shell scripting (in general), Perl, and / or Python.

Must have knowledge of programming languages to include Java.

Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices.

Must be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking.

Must be capable of performing high quality work both independently, and with a team, in a fast‐moving environment

Preferred Qualifications

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