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Database Administrator

Job ID 2024-5423
Job Locations US-Remote-United States

Overview

Are you a Database Administrator who would like to have a positive impact for millions of people? If so, we may have an opportunity for you!

 

TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

 

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Responsibilities

  • Demonstrates ability to troubleshoot complex database issues and collaborate with development staff to aid in application-level troubleshooting
  • Experience and understanding of AWS and database management
  • Proficient with SQL, PostgreSQL, DB2 and Oracle in a 24x7 production environment
  • Experience with AWS services like RDS, Aurora, and others to optimize databases within the cloud
  • Expert knowledge of DBMS and admin tools, performance, and monitoring tools
  • Partner with multiple internal and external teams to design, develop, and deliver scalable solutions
  • Hands on experience with Big Data activities of acquisition, ingestion, transformation, and data quality
  • Experience with PL-SQL package implementation and troubleshooting
  • Proven track record of administering Oracle, DB2 in Unix/Linux/Solaris environments
  • Experience with Unix Shell scripting, Perl, Python, or other scripting languages
  • Maintain current patching levels for DBMS systems
  • Experience building and supporting a production database infrastructure, including backups, monitoring/alerting, performance metric monitoring
  • Establishes corporate standards for disaster recovery, data retention and database security and monitors industry standards
  • Provides implementation and ongoing support
  • Translates detailed design into physical database structures and performs database testing
  • Builds and supports required database test environments
  • Provides technical expertise and DBMS configuration
  • Provides 24x7 production and non-production DBA on-call support
  • Demonstrates a mastery of cutting-edge technologies to leverage when making strategic decisions
  • Determines database requirements for projects and ensures that new systems comply with database strategies

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of database administration experience
  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Experience with distributive design and implementation of highly scalable streaming data processing platforms
  • Experience in performance analysis and optimization
  • In depth knowledge of AWS database services
  • Experience in SQL and other database technologies
  • Expert business, technical design and database administration knowledge required
  • Strategic thinking and ability to prioritize tasks to meet the business needs required
  • Excellent written, oral and communication skills required
  • Knowledge of industry standard DBA tools and database access methods
  • Proficiency implementing new DBMS features and functionality preferred

Clearance:

  • Must be eligible to hold a Public Trust government issued security clearance

Education:

  • BS degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering preferred

Location:

  • Remote, USA

 

Salary Inforamtion: 

  • The pay for this position ranges from $79,000 to $89,000.
  • The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
  • Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.
  • TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/

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TISTA Science and Technology Corporation, a CMMI Maturity Level 3 company, focuses on delivering information technology and professional services to Federal and State agencies. TISTA is recognized in 2019 by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US. TISTA is also a recipient of 2019 Top Veteran-Owned Companies by the Washington Business Journal. TISTA also received a 2018 Moxie Award in the GovCon category.

Here at TISTA Science and Technology, we value Veterans and encourage all to apply!
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Employment Transparency:
TISTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of TISTA to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. TISTA will refrain from discharging, or otherwise discriminating against, employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants.

The EEO is the Law poster is available here, and the poster supplement is available here.
The Pay Transparency Policy is available here.

Tista is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to recruiting@tistatech.com or call (301) 968-3420 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

TISTA is a federal contractor and is subject to the federal contractor COVID requirements under the new FAR/DFARS clauses and must comply with the incorporated Guidance.

If the candidate is hired to perform work on or in connection with one of TISTA’s federal contracts, TISTA is contractually obligated to ask the candidate to verify and show proof of vaccination status and the candidate will be required to comply with mask and social distancing requirements imposed by the FAR/DFARS as well as any additional requirements imposed by TISTA’s customers for any required onsite work.