Responsible for managing cloud database administration for RDS, collaborating with teams, ensuring system integration, and enhancing database performance and security.
NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a Senior Database Administrator (DBA) to ensure that all work performed by the team complies with technical, security, and IT policy guidelines for databases within complex, enterprise-level systems in support of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Key Responsibilities
- Leads and performs cloud platform database administration for a large-scale, complex, high-performance enterprise Relational Data Service (RDS)
- Works closely with developers, ISSO, and engineers to develop, design, manage and maintain RDS, ensuring effective integration among information systems and that the IT infrastructure is continuously improved, supported, and aligned with industry standards as well as emerging business and security requirements.
- Understands the interactions between databases, systems, applications, infrastructure, DevOps tools, technologies, and services within the environment, and evaluates the impact of changes or additions.
- Analyzes system and performs testing to ensure performance and reliability, enhance scalability, and meet security requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (equivalent additional years of related experience may be substituted for degree).
- Ten (10) or more years of experience in the IT-DBA experience
- Three (3) or more years in architecture, design, management and maintenance of relational enterprise database services (RDS), such as Oracle or PostGreSQL, preferably in AWS.
- Has a strong understanding and work experience in DevOps tools and technologies such as GitHub, Jenkins CICD, Dockers, Secrets Management, Encryption at Rest, and Microservices for enterprise applications in cloud platforms, preferably in AWS.
- Has expertise in Cloud platform Database Administration for a large-scale, complex, high-performance enterprise RDS.
- Has experience working closely with developers, ISSO, and engineers to develop, design, manage, and maintain RDS, ensuring effective integration among information systems and the IT infrastructure is continuously improved, supported, and aligned with industry standards as well as emerging business and security requirements.
About NextGen:
NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our client’s organizational performance. We have established and foster a corporate culture where we:
•Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure.
•Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees’ contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good.
•Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability.
•Strive to achieve results as an organization.
•Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors.
•Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success.
•Create an environment where people can engage at all levels.
•Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
RefID: D01x
Top Skills
AWS
DevOps
Docker
Git
Jenkins
Microservices
Oracle
Postgres
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