Database Administrator, Senior

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

SSBI (T5)

Job Family:

IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Database Architecture, Database Management, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Database Structures

Certifications:

None

Experience:

3 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as an Database Administrator DBA (Senior) with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As an Database Administrator DBA (Senior) you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. The scope of work includes a full range of information technology (IT) services which include necessary hardware, software, and ancillary, components to support enterprise-level programs and environments. Support service areas include program management support, policy, procedures, and operations support, IT core services support, security compliance, customer and client services support, transformational IT support, and application migration support.

HOW A DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Provides Database Management and Administration Support.

• Responsible for administering enterprise database solutions, including SQL and No-SQL databases, for mission-critical databases.

• Manages high availability and replication, storage cells, and database compute nodes as an integrated system.

• Collaborates with the Availability and Capacity Manage to perform capacity planning and monitors databases for performance issues, responding to alerts from monitoring tools.

• Collaborates with our Cybersecurity team on RMF activities, applying patches, upgrades, security updates, and incident response, adhering to the customers Incident Response Plan (IRP).

• Collaborates with our DR/COOP and Contingency Planning team on creating, testing, and implementing DR plans.

• Performs data modeling to design and maintain the database structure, develops and maintains technical specifications, and designs databases within the multi-tier application architecture.

• Collaborates with application developers to address anomalies, maintain data quality, and ensure applications, interfaces, extensions, forms, and reports integrated seamlessly within the database architecture.

• Creates and maintains detailed documentation, including implementation plans, SOPs, TTPs, and KBAs and stores them in our Definitive Media Library hosted in SharePoint.

• Provides data engineering services, collaborating with our Transformational IT team and including mapping, standardization, migration, and transformation, including the evaluation and adoption of approved database management tools.

• Collaborates with our Application Migration teams on database migrations, ensuring alignment with the customers application migration and strategic plan.

• As part of our Continuous Improvement program, analyzes database applications for improvements, tuning, and optimization.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: BA/BS in Information Technology related field or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience.

• Required Experience: 3+ years of related database administration experience

• Certification Requirements: DoD 8570 related certs like CompTIA Security + CE

• Security Clearance Level: Must have fully adjudicated Top Secret-SCI security clearance; CI/Polygraph may be required after hire.

• Location: On Customer Site in Tampa, FL

• US Citizenship Required due to clearance requirement.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match

• Comprehensive health and wellness packages

• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career

• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications

• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from and apply to solve real world problems

• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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