Database Administrator

Dynanet Corporation

$90K — $120K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Maryland, US
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Minimum of 7 years' database administration experience
  • Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration
  • Experience with installation, configuration, performance tuning, and data migration
  • Experience in supporting enterprise applications and development teams
  • Familiarity with database change control and technical documentation

Responsibilities

  • Administer and maintain POTS databases and repositories
  • Monitor database health, performance, and security
  • Perform backup, restoration, and scheduled maintenance
  • Troubleshoot database incidents and performance issues
  • Optimize database schemas, queries, and configurations
  • Support consolidation of IC-specific databases into a unified platform
  • Support secure migration to cloud or modern database environments

Benefits

  • Industry Competitive Compensation
  • Medical and Dental Insurance
  • Paid Time Off/Holidays
  • 401(k) Retirement Plans with Matching
  • Remote Work*
  • Paid Training
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Employee Development Program
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Position Details:

Job Title: Database Administrator

Job Type: Full-time

About the Role:

Administers, supports, secures, optimizes, and modernizes the databases and data repositories supporting POTS and its customer-wide procurement workflow, reporting, document-management, and enterprise-integration functions.

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Administer and maintain POTS databases and associated data repositories.
  • Monitor database health, availability, capacity, performance, storage, and security.
  • Perform backup, recovery, restoration, patching, upgrades, and scheduled maintenance.
  • Troubleshoot database incidents, failed jobs, integration errors, blocking, deadlocks, and performance degradation.
  • Optimize schemas, indexes, stored procedures, queries, and database configurations.
  • Support consolidation of approximately 30 IC-specific databases into a unified enterprise platform when directed.
  • Support interfaces and data exchanges involving NBS, nVision, ServiceNow, DMS, NED, and approved third-party systems. Maintain database documentation, data dictionaries, operational procedures, and recovery plans.
  • Support secure migration to cloud or modernized database environments.
  • Participate in Agile planning, release activities, testing, change management, and architecture reviews.
  • Protect procurement-sensitive, financial, personal, and proprietary data.

Required Professional Skills:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Database Administration, or a related field.
  • Minimum 7 years of database administration experience.
  • Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server administration.
  • Experience with database installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, backup, restore, recovery, performance tuning, SQL development, query optimization, security, roles, privileges, auditing, data migration, consolidation, and integration.
  • Experience supporting highly available enterprise applications and development teams.
  • Experience with database change control, release management, and technical documentation.

Preferred Professional Skills:
  • Experience consolidating multiple similar databases into a shared enterprise database.
  • Experience with SQL Server Data Tools, stored procedures, ETL, reporting, and data-quality controls.
  • Familiarity with Oracle, NoSQL, cloud databases, or Azure database services.
  • Experience integrating databases with APIs, financial systems, analytics platforms, and data warehouses.
  • Knowledge of NIST, FISMA, privacy, encryption, audit logging, and ATO requirements.
  • Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Database, or related database certification.
  • Experience supporting Federal financial and procurement systems.

Dynanet Team Requirements and Expectations:
  • Possess Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Highly organized with the ability to prioritize, balance, and effectively advance multiple competing priorities in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to interact in a professional and collaborative manner with fellow Dynanet Teammates and the clients, and business partners that we work with.
  • Ability and desire to challenge and educate yourself to support and advance IT services delivery in the Federal agencies we serve.
  • Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills.
  • Respond to team member and client requests via email, MS teams, or other communication means during core business hours.
  • Active listening skills to understand clients' needs, and collaboration skills to work with other developers and designers.

Employee Benefits Overview:
  • Industry Competitive Compensation
  • Medical and Dental Insurance
  • Paid Time Off/Holidays
  • 401(k) Retirement Plans with Matching
  • Remote Work*
  • Paid Training
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Employee Development Program

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