Senior Database Administrator – Production Support

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $116.5k - $157.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

📀 Database Administrator

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General Dynamics Information Technology

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1954

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

General Dynamics Information Technology is a company at the forefront of technological innovation, offering a wide range of services including consulting, digital modernization, and application services. The company is heavily involved in implementing solutions related to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, and quantum technologies. GDIT is committed to supporting government and defense sectors, providing mission-critical services such as logistics and supply chain management, intelligence, and homeland security. The company also focuses on diverse and inclusive hiring practices and actively promotes employee well-being. Through its digital accelerator solutions and pioneering use of emerging technologies, GDIT aims to propel agencies' missions forward and address complex technological challenges.

📋 Description

• Provide production support for mission-critical database environments with shift-based coverage and on-call support • Monitor database performance, respond to incidents, troubleshoot production issues, and coordinate service restoration • Perform root-cause analysis for production defects and contribute to long-term stability improvements • Work within an Agile solution development environment with daily scrums, biweekly sprint planning, and quarterly Program Increment planning • Develop operating standards and best practices for performance, security, scalability, and maintainability • Define, control, and coordinate data elements and standards • Participate in database management policies and standards for quality control and data administration • Collaborate with Product Owners, users, agency leaders, stakeholders, consultants, and program personnel to gather business requirements and define technical requirements • Document complex workflow designs for project teams and stakeholders • Analyze complex situations and data and contribute to business strategies, ideas, and methods • Collect, analyze, and interpret large datasets to guide business decisions • Apply statistical analysis, data mining, and predictive modeling techniques • Synthesize information and identify patterns and relationships across data • Develop data visualizations for KPIs and program outcome metrics • Host peer reviews of developers’ code • Perform data validation and ensure data accuracy and integrity • Develop stored procedures, jobs, views, tables, and other database objects in SQL Server Management Studio • Design and develop scalable data models for Databricks lakehouse environments, including bronze, silver, and gold layers, dimensional models, fact and dimension tables, and curated data products • Develop and deploy ETL packages using CI/CD pipelines • Use configuration management systems for version control • Work with the Atlassian Suite • Index system and application logs in Splunk and create dashboards, alerts, and reports • Support GDIT’s Case Management Modernization Program for the Administrative Office of the US Courts

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer programming, computer engineering, or relevant computer-based major and 5+ years of experience in server database maintenance and database analysis, or similar role • 4+ years of additional experience may be considered in lieu of bachelor's degree • 7+ years of related experience listed in job qualifications • Experience supporting production database systems, including shift-based coverage and on-call responsibilities • Proficient experience with AWS database technologies such as Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and other AWS-managed data services • Experience with Databricks and exposure to AWS cloud platform • Experience completing database environment installation, configuration, and ongoing administration support • Understanding of standard data warehouse concepts • Experience with data modeling, data mapping, data flow diagrams, and data marts • Experience architecting and implementing cloud-based database solutions on various platforms • Experience migrating data from legacy on-premises databases to multi-cloud/hybrid cloud platforms • Ability to spearhead and work independently, prioritize, and complete tasks • Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills • Organization and time management skills • Ability to identify priorities and accomplish varied tasks on schedule • Communication skills and ability to work with people at every level • Comfortable writing ideas, implementation plans, and status reports • Must pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust • Must be a US Person: Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, or US Citizen • Preferred but not required: Databricks Certified Data Professional, AWS Certified Database – Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate and/or Professional

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages • 401K with company match • Competitive pay • Paid time off • Medical plan options, including plans with Health Savings Accounts • Dental plan options • Vision plan • Full flex work weeks where possible • Vacation, sick and personal time • Paid holidays • Paid parental leave • Military leave • Bereavement leave • Jury duty leave • 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for new employees • 10 paid holidays per year • Up to 160 hours of paid family leave in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees • Short- and long-term disability benefits • Life insurance • Accidental death and dismemberment insurance • Personal accident insurance • Critical illness insurance • Business travel and accident insurance • AI-powered career tool identifying career steps and learning opportunities • Internal mobility team supporting career goals

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