Affinity

4442 Database Administrator

Affinity • $100K — $130K *
Fort George G Meade, MD 20755In-Person
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience (8+ years).
  • Minimum 5 years as a Database Administrator.
  • 5+ years of experience specifically with Oracle Database Administration.
  • Strong understanding of database security controls and performance tuning.
  • Proficient in troubleshooting and resolving complex database issues.
  • Experience in installing, configuring, and upgrading RDBMS software.
  • Familiarity with PL/SQL and procedural languages.

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily database administration and troubleshoot issues.
  • Monitor database performance and resource utilization.
  • Implement system updates and compliance patching.
  • Resolve complex database performance issues.
  • Conduct backup and recovery, including disaster recovery.
  • Develop and modify scripts to improve database operations.
  • Translate technical requirements into database schemas.

Benefits

  • Participation in a mission-critical environment.
  • Opportunities for skills enhancement in database technologies.
  • Collaboration with a specialized team in a secured setting.
  • Access to cutting-edge database tools and technologies.
Full Job Description
4442 Database Administrator
4442 | TS/SCI

Job Description:

OVERVIEW:

We are seeking a Database Administrator (DBA) to join our team. They will be responsible for maintaining the integrity, security, availability, and performance of multiple enterprise databases in a mission-critical environment. The selected individual will support full database lifecycle activities, including administration, monitoring, performance tuning, security implementation, disaster recovery, and legacy data ingestion. This role requires deep expertise with Oracle database technologies, strong troubleshooting skills, and hands-on experience supporting highly available and secure systems in classified environments.

GENERAL DUTIES:

  • Perform daily database administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting, including system database and replication issues.
  • Monitor database performance, memory utilization, and capacity using standard database administration tools.
  • Conduct system updates and perform Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA) patching.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex database problems and performance issues.
  • Perform database backup and recovery actions, including disaster recovery support.
  • Modify existing database scripts and develop new scripts to address recurring database issues and enhance system support.
  • Develop and execute SQL queries for routine and ad hoc data requests.
  • Transition and ingest legacy data into new or existing database environments.
  • Translate functional and technical requirements into usable database schemas by creating, recreating, or updating ad hoc queries, scripts, and macros.
  • Manipulate data into master files to support reporting, analytics, and operational requirements.
  • Recommend database design and implementation practices that optimize the performance of GOTS and COTS databases and applications.
  • Assist in the development of database structures that integrate with the overall system architecture.
  • Support the development of databases, database parser software, and database loading software.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and at least eight (8) years of relevant experience. (Additional relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.)
  • Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience as a Database Administrator.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of Oracle Database Administration experience.
  • In-depth experience implementing and maintaining database security controls.
  • In-depth experience conducting database performance tuning and monitoring.
  • In-depth experience troubleshooting and resolving database problems.
  • Experience installing, configuring, and upgrading RDBMS software.
  • Experience with procedural languages, including PL/SQL.


DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience with real-time, highly available data replication technologies, including Oracle Data
  • Guard, Oracle Streams, Oracle GoldenGate, and/or Sybase Replication Server.
  • Experience working in Agile or Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environments.
  • Extensive experience with database design and development.
  • In-depth understanding of relational and non-relational databases, including Oracle,
  • PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other NoSQL technologies.
  • Strong experience with Oracle SQL/PLSQL and SQL development.
  • Experience with MongoDB and/or Cassandra.
  • DoD 8570 / DoD 8140 compliant Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level III certification


CLEARANCE:

  • Active TS/SCI clearance minimum clearance


Job Details

City : Fort Meade

State : MD

About Affinity

Affinity’s patented technology structures and analyzes millions of data points across emails, calendars, and third-party sources to offer users the tools they need to automatically manage their most valuable relationships, prioritize important connections, and discover untapped opportunities. Affinity uses artificial intelligence to analyze relationship strength and illuminate the best paths to warm introductions. The platform also offers a holistic view of users’ networks in a centralized, automatically updated database without any manual upkeep. Founded in 2014, Affinity is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Affinity has raised $120M to date and is backed by leading investors including Menlo Ventures, Advance Venture Partners, 8VC and MassMutual Ventures. It has over 2,700 customers in 70 countries, including venture capital firms such as Bain Capital Ventures and Kleiner Perkins, private equity firms such as SoftBank Group, investment bankers such as Woodside Capital Partners, financial services firms such as Fidelity Investments, real estate companies such as Tishman Speyer, insurers such as American Family Insurance and enterprises such as Nike, Qualcomm and Twilio. Affinity has been named in Fortune Magazine's Best Workplaces, Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces and editor's number one pick, the Data Breakthrough Award, BIG Innovation Award and others.
Learn more about Affinity
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Founded
2014
* Ladders Estimates

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