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Remote PostgreSQL/Oracle Database Administrator in DMV area with Secret Clearance

Location: Remote

Type: Full Time

Min. Experience: Entry Level

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Watershed Security is a Veteran Owned Small Business and a leader in providing quality Cyber Security Services to the Federal Government. Watershed is a great place to work, offering a challenging and respectful work environment. We are growing fast and strive to deliver our vision every day: “To inspire trust and respect with our customers and employees. Integrity in all we do.” 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Watershed Security is seeking a qualified PostgreSQL/Oracle Database Administrator that is ready to contribute to the Financial Solutions team in the development, test and production environments.  The DBA will be responsible for working with a dynamic team managing the data warehouse and providing secure solutions and design, develop and implement data strategies in a secure AWS environment. .
 QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED SKILLS
  • Minimum 2-5 experience in Database Administration
  • Experience with various DBMS platforms (preferably Oracle and Postgresql)
  • Experience with cloud-based databases (preferably AWS RDS)
  • Experience with database automation and scripting
  • Experience in database design and modelling (E-R diagrams, Data normalization)
  • Experience in SQL and query optimization (Query tuning, Indexing etc)
  • Experience in Database security (authentication/authorization, encryption, access control etc)
  • Experience in Backup/Recovery, Performance monitoring
  • Experience in Data migration and integration (ETL, Data Warehousing)
  • DoD Secret Clearance Required
  • Remote in DMV area, must occasionally report onsite

Preferred/Desired
  • Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline
  • 2+ years of prior professional services or federal consulting experience, preferably in an Agile environment
  • 2+ years of experience with DevOps environments.
  • Creativity and innovation – desire to learn and apply new technologies, products, and libraries
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills

Responsibilities of this position also include, but are not limited to:
  • Install, monitor, and maintain PostgreSQL database.
  • Implement monitoring and alerting, implement backup and recovery processes, provide system and SQL performance tuning and assist in business process integration with various data sources.
  • Fulfill user requests ranging from access control, backup, restore, refresh to non-production to performance tuning.
  • Provides online & on call coverage for production support and administration of PostgreSQL, Hadoop and AWS RDS DB instances.
  • Hands-on experience loading and performance tuning of data processes in PostgreSQL, Hadoop and AWS RDS instances.


BENEFITS AND PERKS
Watershed Security offers outstanding compensation and benefits including company paid medical and dental, educational reimbursement, 401K plan with a generous match, 15 days of PTO to start and 11 paid holidays per year.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet
 


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