Database Administrator (Mid-level)

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Responsibilities

Provide operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex database management systems architected using a microservices framework.

Maintain and scale enterprise level databases as a part of technical solution to meet customer objectives and project requirements.

Monitor and configure database systems and databases to achieve optimum performance levels; Perform indexing, data partitioning and performance tuning as required.

Support complex database software installations, patching and upgrades to operating systems and related database software packages

Document backup and recovery procedures, perform backups, automate and monitor logging.

Support database data integrity by implementing and managing appropriate solutions of varying complexities.

Support external audits and conduct audits of databases to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.

Leverage open-source platforms, tools, databases, front-end frameworks, and middleware.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience designing, developing and managing enterprise-level Oracle database versions 12c and 19c.

2+ years of experience with reference data management, schema segregation/consolidation, database consolidation/segregation, container and pluggable database creation and porting to cloud-based environments, preferably AWS RDS.

Ability to work with functional application DBAs and address the data and processing quality issues and develop solutions.

Ability to find database structure and configuration level issues at domain and integrity-level constraints, check constraints, and list, range, hybrid and partitioning.

Ability to demonstrate the proper techniques used for database backup and restoration, managing database performance and performing typical security lockdown procedures.

Extensive experience in ETL, process mapping, and data transformation

Experience with improving performance on enterprise applications with large data.

Be up to date on the current technology landscape, be technology agnostic, and have a passion for staying current and experimenting with new approaches and tools.

Able to communicate effectively with high-level U.S. Government, senior management, internal customers, and external partners.

Solid understanding of CI/CD pipeline

Education: Bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science, or other related field.

Clearance: FDA Public Trust clearance must be obtainable

Location: Hybrid - locals to DMV area highly preferred.

EEO Statement: REI Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minority/Female/Disability/Vet)

Covid Policy Disclosure: Should the essential functions of this position require that the employee performing this role work on-site at REI’s Sterling location the following requirements will apply: the individual holding this position must be fully vaccinated, as defined in CDC guidance, as a condition of continued employment. REI will consider requests to be excused from this policy whenever necessary to comply with legal requirements and will consider any requests for reasonable accommodations due to a disability, religion, or other exemptions on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements. Employees and applicants requesting accommodations should request the accommodation in writing and should explain in detail the reasons why they are seeking an accommodation. REI will request additional information or documentation it deems necessary to inform its decision on an employee’s or applicant’s accommodation request.

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