Senior Oracle Database Administrator

Alpha Omega is an award-winning Federal IT Solutions provider. Since its inception in September 2016, we have grown from a start-up to a $100m/year business. Alpha Omega’s growth stems from our mission focus: to make the US Government the best in the world. We achieve that via advanced capabilities in the areas of Design & Product Management, DevSecOps & Cloud Engineering, Intelligent Automation, and Cybersecurity.  

Our consistent growth has fostered a series of accolades including Inc. 5000 and Washington Technology’s Fast 50 awards for five consecutive years, Virginia Business Best Places to Work ten years in a row, and Maryland Technology Council's 2022 Government Contract of the Year over $50 Million Dollars award, to name a few. 

We are seeking passionate federal IT professionals to join our team.  

Come support our nation’s government agencies and make a difference! 

Why Us?  

We have H.E.A.R.T.! Alpha Omega's Core Values – (H) harmony, (E) engagement, (A) accountability, (R) resourcefulness, and (T) tenacity- collectively are an acrostic reminder of the values that guide the work we do.  

We foster a culture that recognizes and rewards hard work. Our H.E.A.R.T. program invites colleagues and managers from across the organization to recognize each other for living out our core values. Spotlighted employees enjoy a detailed nomination about their core-values-aligned actions which are then shared with their manager.

Ready to embark on a rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling career in the Federal IT Solutions space? 

Come grow with us!  

Job title: Senior Oracle DBA

Location: NCEI operates four duty stations: Asheville, NC; Boulder, CO; Stennis, MS; and Silver Spring, MD. NCEI Asheville is the preferred location. However, this contract does support a remote workforce. If the candidate is remote, the candidate must be able to travel up to 4 weeks of the year to Asheville for training purposes. Some travel to CO may be required.

Clearance Required: US Citizen, Public Trust Level 6 (National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI))

Alpha Omega is actively seeking a Senior Oracle Database Administrator to join our current team supporting NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). To meet NOAA and NESDIS mission objectives, NCEI ingests large volumes of data and is engaged in substantial software development to produce authoritative data sets and derived products and services. NCEI ingests, archives, and stewards NOAA’s observational data, model outputs and derived information for private and public use, while also generating products and services. Our contract Team supports the NCEI mission by providing system administration support for NCEI infrastructure, data management and software development activities.

Position Description/Scope of Work:

Today, NCEI operates two data centers—one in Asheville and one in Boulder. The NCEI IT Support Service contract staff maintain the IT and network infrastructure at both data centers. This position requires an experienced Subject Matter Expert (SME) that will have sufficient hands-on experience to architect, recommend, and implement database solutions derived from requirements provided by NCEI stakeholders, which includes NCEI leadership, science teams, and data stewardship teams. The person in this position must possess the ability to communicate effectively and influence NCEI staff and leadership regarding best practices and database administration policies. Demonstrated experience with the operation, management, and sustainment of on-premises relational database server systems is critical to supporting the NCEI mission. With NCEI’s transition to the cloud, demonstrated cloud migration and cloud database service knowledge is desired. The primary relational database service supporting the NCEI mission today is based on Oracle Enterprise Edition 19c. Oracle databases have been an integral part of the NCEI mission for decades and require daily maintenance and support. The Senior Oracle Database Administrator is responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, maintaining, reporting, and upgrading the Enterprise Oracle environment at NCEI.

Responsibilities:

• Determine requirements for new relational and non-relational databases
• Develop recommendations and solutions for new database initiatives
• Controlling and monitoring user access to the databases
• Monitoring and optimizing the performance of the databases
• Determine, enforce, and document database policies, procedures. and standards
• Troubleshoot Oracle database performance incidents and problems across Dev, Test, and Produ