Senior Oracle/MySQL Database Administrator

Overview

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Professional Technical Services, LLC., a Chenega Professional Services' company, is looking for a Database Administrator III - Oracle. The Database Administrator III - Oracle will support the Department of the Interior (DOI) in a proactive manner to deliver best practiced-based services complying with DOI architecture and security standards.

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee's knowledge, critical thinking, and determination to innovate scalable solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Participates in the analysis and design of new application database systems and/or modifications or changes to existing systems.
• Performs database research and analysis and provides recommendations for the most productive use of the variety of computer resources.
• Performs capacity planning and management of database environments and recommends expansion/replacement of existing hardware and software components utilizing latest state-of-the-art hardware and software available from a range of commercial vendors.
• Designs and implements high availability, clustered database systems in conjunction with other application technical representative.
• Installs, upgrades, patches, maintains, monitors, performs tuning of all databases using database management/monitoring tools.
• Designs and implements database backup and recovery and daily operational procedures in support of hosted database systems.
• Performs database restores and recovery, participates in annual Disaster Recovery exercises and documents procedures and test results.
• Troubleshoots and resolves technical problems and provides second level on-call support. Performs research for problems, defines solutions, performs research for problems, defines solutions, and coordinates implementation of solution with staff and customers.
• Assists security staff in conducting internal system reviews and audits in accordance with defined policy/procedures to ensure system/component settings are as specified by security guidelines and STIGS.
• Documents resolution of security findings.
• Performs and documents database level auditing and tracking.
• Maintain required audit review logs.
• Ensures availability SLA is met for all databases.
• Writes and submits after-action reviews for database outages that occur outside of the defined maintenance window.
• Manages and responds to IT requests via Trouble Ticket System in accordance with customer SLA requirements.
• Manages and maintains IT system changes via Change Request System in accordance with NBC Change Management Policy and Procedures.
• Are available for participation in on-call schedule for technical out of hours support. The individual on-call is available during off-hours to resolve priority problems according to published procedures
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred and a minimum of eight years progressive database administration experience.
• Expert level experience with Oracle versions 21c with Multi-Tenant Architecture.
• Expert level experience with RMAN.
• Expert level experience with MySQL 8.0.42 and above, on Linux/Windows servers.
• For Oracle and MySQL, an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification is preferred.
• For MS SQL Server, a current Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) or Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) is preferred.
• Proficient in PL/SQL programming concepts such as cursors, triggers, stored procedures, and packages.
• Create and maintain scripts for ad-hoc reporting and gathering database information.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Must be able to pass the Public Trust Government background investigation
• Strong communication skills (both written and oral)
• Ability to work closely with a small team
• Ability to work in a high stress environment