AWS Database Administrator

5 days ago

Washington, Washington, D.C., United States SAIC Full time
Job Title: AWS Database Administrator

SAIC is seeking a highly skilled and experienced AWS Database Administrator (DBA) to support our team's mission-critical database operations. 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.

Key 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:
  • 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:
  • Education: 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.

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