Senior Database Administrator

Job Title: Senior Database Administrator

Location: San Antonio, TX

Status: Onsite/Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-Time

Clearance Level: TS/SCI

Education: Bachelors or higher

Salary: 130,000-170,000

Benefits: Competitive salary and bonus structure, Comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) with company match, Generous PTO and remote work options.

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• Must provide system administration in core data-related AWS services and relational and non-relational databases. Maintaining multiple databases across unclassified and classified environments is required. This also includes data exchanges through cross domain solution pipelines such as AWS diode and software artifacts.
• Must have the ability to automate and ingest and transform data, orchestrate data pipelines while applying programming concepts, design data models, manage data life cycles, and ensure data quality

• Deploy and manage database solutions on AWS, including EC2 instances and S3 storage.
• Implement best practices for security, scalability, and disaster recovery in a cloud environment.
• Monitor database performance and proactively identify and resolve issues to minimize downtime.
• Implement backup and recovery strategies to safeguard data integrity and availability.
• Perform regular database maintenance tasks such as backups, restores, and integrity checks.
• Monitor database performance and identify areas for optimization.
• Preferred candidate will have proficiency in AWS tools such as: Kubernetes, EKS, Diode, Lambda etc. (not all inclusive) orchestrated/deployed in a cloud environment
• Qualifications:
• Must have the equivalent of three years in database administration with knowledge of AWS infrastructures.
• A minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with AWS services and relational and non-relational databases.
• BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5+ years' experience as a database platform engineers in a medium to large scale solutions to include experience with tasks such as data migration, data modeling, automation, modernization, data replication, backup and recovery, and general DBA tasks
• Strong understanding of database design, implementation, and maintenance principles, with a keen focus on automation and optimization.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for automation.