Senior Database Administrator
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ImagineeerDatabase administration
United StatesFull-TimeSenior
Salary125,000 - 135,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience as a Database Administrator
- Required Skills
- PostgreSQLMicrosoft SQL Server
Requirements
- Have 8+ years of experience as a Database Administrator.
- Bring deep expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
- Have experience performing database upgrades, patching, and version migrations across SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL.
- Have experience with database deployment processes and release management.
- Understand backup and recovery strategies and disaster recovery planning.
- Understand database security best practices and compliance requirements.
- Have strong troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills.
- Be able to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance.
- Experience with SQL Server high availability configurations, such as Always On or clustering, and PostgreSQL replication or high-availability setups is desired.
- Familiarity with PowerShell, T-SQL, or PL/pgSQL for database maintenance automation is desired.
- Relevant Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Database Administrator, or PostgreSQL certification is desired.
- Prior experience supporting federal government contracts is desired.
Responsibilities
- Perform database upgrades, version migrations, and patch management for SQL Server and PostgreSQL across development, test, and production environments.
- Plan and execute database deployments, including schema changes, releases, and configuration updates.
- Monitor database performance and tune queries, indexes, and configurations.
- Manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
- Implement and maintain database security controls, access management, and audit logging in line with NIST and FISMA requirements.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database incidents with infrastructure and application teams.
- Support vulnerability remediation and compliance scanning for database environments.
- Maintain database configuration, procedure, and change-record documentation.
- Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams on CI/CD integration for database changes.
- Partner with Program Management on contract deliverables and reporting.
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