Senior Database Administrator

Description

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Leidos is a FORTUNE 500 company bringing a mix of innovative technology and sector expertise to customers in the national security, engineering, and the health industries. Leidos is seeking a Senior Database Administrator for a position as part of a team supporting the National Nuclear Security Administration in Washington, DC area. This is an onsite position, no full-time telework allowed. This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to influence the technical direction of the platform for a

large DoE customer. In this role, you will be required to utilize your breadth and depth of knowledge to design, implement, maintain, and monitor NNSA database systems. You succeed through effective cross functional collaboration in areas such as, but not limited to, development, product, and QA in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

Your greatest work is ahead!

The Mission
Leidos Civil Group helps modernize infrastructure, systems, and security. We are a trusted partner to both government and highly-regulated commercial customers looking for transformative solutions in mission IT, security, software, engineering, and operations. We work with our customers including the FAA, DOE, NASA, National Science Foundation, Transportation Security Administration, Custom and Border Protection, airports, and electric utilities to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient. Our customers take on the toughest challenges out there, and at times need a helping hand from specialists in their fields. We combine our scale as a Fortune 500 company with the deep technical knowledge of our core capabilities and the expertise of our talented and diverse workforce to deliver mission-centric innovations. For each of these core capabilities, we have developed proven, repeatable processes that help us deliver agile, cost-effective solutions to foster a better world.

Are you ready to join a team dedicated to a mission? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career, share your resume with us today!

The Challenge:

• As a senior member of the team, you bring deep expertise in Database Administration and will work closely with other infrastructure and network engineers, and system engineers on key tasks
• Perform Database builds, installs, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of database systems on Windows Server and Linux (MSSQL, MariaDB/MySQL, Postgres)
• Ensure data integrity by performing database hardening and patching
• Maintain database documentation, data dictionaries, and system diagrams
• Collaborate with system engineers to ensure that databases are highly available and meet business requirements.
• Develop scripts to support patching, configuration, and other database administrator tasks
• Implement, test, and maintain data backup and recovery procedures

What Sets You Apart:

• BS degree and 8 to 12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 to 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.
• An active DOEQ or DoD Top Secret Clearance is required for consideration.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
• Must possess an Active Top Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI with CI Poly
• 6+ years of experience as a Database Administrator
• Experience with database design, implementation, maintenance, monitoring, performance tuning, and optimization.
• Experience with database hardening methods and procedures, replication, high availability, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Experience with Agile practices * Development and/or scripting experience, especially Python3, PowerShell, and Bash
• Experience in air-gapped environments
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Enthusiastic with the ability to work well on a team and a self-starter who can work independently and with a team

You Might Also Have:

• Experience with Configuration Management and IaC such as Salt and Ansible
• Experience with Windows and Linux server administration
• Experience on a production/ enterprise system
• Experience with any of the following technologies:
• Kubernetes, Rancher, Nexus, Cloudera
• Atlassian Jira, Jira Service Desk, and Confluence
• CI/CD Tools, Elasticsearch, Gitlab

Location:

• Washington, DC

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Pay Range:
Pay Range $97,500.00 - $176,250.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company's 46,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.

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Commitment to Diversity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.