AWS Database Administrator
Company: SAIC
Location: Ashburn
Posted on: April 20, 2024
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Job Description:
Description
SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and experienced AWS Database
Administrator (DBA) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have
a strong background in managing and optimizing Oracle and Postgres
databases, as well as extensive experience with AWS managed
databases including RDS, Aurora and Redshift. This role requires a
deep understanding of database failover and recovery, backups,
migration of on-premises databases to AWS, and proficiency with AWS
CloudWatch. The successful candidate will be passionate about
ensuring database performance, availability, and security, and
experienced in handling data warehouses.
Job Responsibilities:
- Database Management: Administer, maintain, and implement policies
and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of
databases.
- Performance Tuning: Monitor database performance, implement
changes and apply new patches and versions when required to ensure
optimal performance.
- Failover and Recovery: Design and execute database backup and
recovery strategies, including failover planning and testing.
- Migration and Upgrade: Lead migration projects from on-premises
databases to AWS, including planning, execution, and validation of
database migrations and upgrades.
- Security and Compliance: Ensure database security measures are in
place, including access controls and audit logging. Comply with all
applicable data privacy laws and regulations.
- Data Warehousing: Manage and optimize AWS Redshift instances and
other data warehousing solutions for scalable and efficient data
storage and analysis.
- Monitoring: Utilize AWS CloudWatch and other monitoring tools to
ensure database health, performance, and to automate scaling and
notifications.
- Troubleshooting and Support: Provide high-level support for
complex database issues, including troubleshooting and resolving
database integrity issues, performance issues, blocking and
deadlocking issues, replication issues, log shipping issues,
etc.
Qualifications
GOVERNMENT CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS:
- Citizenship - Must be a US Citizen.
- Clearance - Ability to obtain and hold a public trust position
and favorable suitability based on a CBP Background
Investigation.
- Location - This role will be Remote/Telework with on-site visits
(Kingstowne, VA and/or Ashburn, VA) if /when needed. This team
utilizes an on-call schedule which may require travel to the
datacenter site(s).
Required Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or
related field and 9 years' experience; Master's degree and 7 years'
experience.
- Database Expertise: Proven experience as a DBA with expertise in
Oracle and Postgres databases.
- AWS Managed Databases: Extensive experience with AWS database
services, including Aurora, RDS, and Redshift
- Failover and Recovery: Solid experience in database failover,
recovery procedures, and disaster recovery planning
- Migration Experience: Demonstrated experience with migrating
on-premises databases to AWS.
- Technical Skills: Proficient in SQL, database design, and data
modeling. Familiarity with AWS CLI, SDKs, and CloudWatch.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication
skills.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Certifications: AWS or relevant database certifications (e.g.,
Oracle Certified Professional, PostgreSQL Professional).
- Scripting Skills: Experience with scripting languages (e.g.,
Python, Bash) for automation of database tasks.
- Monitoring Tools: Deep familiarity with database monitoring
tools, especially AWS CloudWatch, for performance monitoring and
alerting.
- Data Warehousing: Experience with data warehouse design,
implementation, and optimization, for example, AWS Redshift.
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no
deadline.
Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or
boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed
when work is performed at a customer site. REQNUMBER:
2403489-ASHBURN-VA
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most
complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the
defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our
robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in
systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud
services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and
training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united
purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston,
Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion.
For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the
benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA
M/F/Vet/Disability
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