Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. BMA is an employee-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, AL that provides customer service and technology support to government and other partners. BMA is seeking a remote Database Administrator to administer, design, secure, monitor, and optimize complex databases, while supporting database programming, systems design, data auditing, backup and recovery, and database integration.
Responsibilities
- Provides all activities related to the administration of computerized databases
- Projects long-range requirements for database administration and design in conjunction with other managers in the information systems function
- Designs, creates, and maintains databases in a client/server environment
- Conducts quality control and auditing of databases in a client/server environment to ensure accurate and appropriate use of data
- Advises users on access to various client/server databases
- Designs, implements, and maintains complex databases with respect to JCL, access methods, access time, device allocation, validation checks, organization, protection and security, documentation, and statistical methods
- Applies knowledge and experience with database technologies, development methodologies, and front-end /back-end programming languages (e.g., SQL)
- Performs database programming and supports systems design
- Includes maintenance of database dictionaries, overall monitoring of standards and procedures, file design and storage, and integration of systems through database design
Skills
- DoD 8570/8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II (i.e., CompTIA Security+ ce, CCNA Security, CND, SSCP, etc.)
- 5+ years of progressive experience of database query languages such as Oracle, PL SQL, SQL Server, MS Access, etc
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with a Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS)
- Computing Environment certifications, one or more of the following: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (e.g., OCI Architect Associate/Professional), Oracle Database 19c Administrator Certified Professional, IBM Certified Database Administrator (Db2 11.5 or Cloud Pak for Data), SQL Server 2019/2022 certifications under Azure role-based paths, Azure Database Administrator Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Data Engineer Associate
- Experience working on various operating systems such as Windows (10/11), Windows Server (2019/2022), Unix (AIX, Solaris, HP-UX), Linux, Amazon Linux, Flatcar Linux, Kubernetes, etc
- Experience with one or more programming languages, including SQL, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, Golang, Rust, etc
- Experience supporting two or more projects in a large organization responsible for administering, operating, maintaining, and securing a large-scale computer database
- Experience with database performance tuning and optimization, including indexing, query optimization, analyzing execution plans, partitioning, memory management, etc
- Experience with one or more of the following Oracle AWR, SQL Profiler, PostgreSQL, EXPLAIN, Performance Monitor, or similar tools
- Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning, includes but not limited to RMAN (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server Always On, point-in-time recovery
- Experience with securing sensitive data, includes encryption at rest and in transit, role-based access control (RBAC), auditing, data masking, etc
- Familiarity with cloud database platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
- Bachelor of Arts or Science (BA / BS) Degree in relevant field
Benefits
- Remote position
- Multiple healthcare coverage options, including low deductible, high deductible, and Health Savings Account (HSA)-eligible plans
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Accident and illness coverage
- Short-term disability coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- 401(k) plan with an industry-leading 6% match
- Profit sharing based on company performance may be included in the 401(k) plan
- 100% Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), providing eligible employees the opportunity to earn stock in BMA, subject to plan eligibility and vesting requirements
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