Position Summary Designs, develops, monitors and maintains complex database
management systems and related components underlying business applications.
Responsible for end-to-end support, administration and configuration
management of databases and the servers they run on. Duties and
Responsibilities Works with customers to design data management, information
life-cycle management, infrastructure design and security and data integrity
controls. Develops database documentation, procedures and policies. Works with
the system administrator to manage user and application security levels for
the database. Supports applications development teams to ensure data designs
will operate efficiently once implemented, including overall database design,
helping developers tune queries, assigning proper indexes, and the creation of
triggers and stored procedures. Responsible for the overall configuration
management of the database technologies, including initial database
installations, upgrades to new product releases and the installation of
service packs. Monitors and analyzes database performance, producing reports
and recommendations for improvements as needed. Investigates database faults,
diagnoses bugs, researches complex problems with vendors and works to restore
database function during outages. Manages backup and recovery of the database,
including establishing standards and schedules for database backups,
developing recovery procedures for each database and ensuring that the backup
schedules meet recovery requirements. May also develop and manage data
replication procedures and tools. Responsible for storage management
monitoring, planning for space requirements and adding new storage space as
needed. Conducts technical reviews of systems and databases to provide state-
of-the-art support to customers. Provides guidance to less experienced
Database Administrators. JITC & ATEC experience preferred. Applicants must
hold at least a secret clearance and eligible to obtain a TS clearance  after
employment. Education and Experience Bachelor¿s degree in related discipline
plus at least 5 years of directly related experience working with databases or
a Master¿s degree and 3 years of experience. In some cases, educational
requirements may be adjusted or waived for more than 10 years applicable work
experience. Work experience may be adjusted for highly specialized knowledge
or uniquely applicable experience for positions involving new technology or
labor market shortages as reflected by market survey data. Knowledge, Skills,
Abilities Ability to tailor a system to meet specific organizational needs.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Maintains a deep
understanding of relational principles, general DBA techniques and practices,
as well as the ability to understand complicated relationships dictated by the
data schema. Experience or knowledge is required in the following
technologies: SQL Server - Transact SQL (authoring procs, type of parameters,
use of functions, error handling, transaction statement, table variables and
SQL - DB Design, identity columns, relationships, indexes, triggers and
constraints.

Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged
to apply.

 U.S. Citizenship Required.