Database Administrator – Senior Level

Description

Job Description:

As the largest provider of IT services, Leidos develops and sustains large data and technology infrastructures and integrates complex law enforcement IT system for a number of US federal agencies.  At Leidos we offer engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals and growth.  This particular role would be serving a federal law enforcement agency in Clarksburg, WV.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provides all activities related to the administration of computerized databases. 
• Projects long-range requirements for database administration and design in conjunction with other managers in the information systems function.
• Designs, creates, and maintains databases in a client/server environment.
• Conducts quality control and auditing of databases in a client/server environment to ensure accurate and appropriate use of data.
• Advises users on access to various client/server databases. 
• Designs, implements, and maintains complex databases with respect to JCL, access methods, access time, device allocation, validation checks, organization, protection and security, documentation, and statistical methods. 
• Applies knowledge and experience with database technologies, development methodologies, and front-end (e.g., COGNOS)/back-end programming languages (e.g., SQL).  Performs database programming and supports systems design.
• Includes maintenance of database dictionaries, overall monitoring of standards and procedures, file design and storage, and integration of systems through database design. 
• Database performance tuning, database upgrades, and database patching to all COTS database products. 
• Database script writing, database storage management, database interfaces, external application database interfaces, and other systems database interfacing.
• Provides general operating system and application administration.
• Provides support from the hardware level through to the applications running to support a service.  
• Performance tuning, hardware replacement, firmware upgrades, and patching to all COTS software products, including operating systems.  
• Script writing, data storage management, network interfaces, external peripheral interfaces, and others systems interfacing
• Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge across key tasks and high impact assignments.
• Plans and leads major technology assignments.
• Evaluates performance results and recommends major changes affecting short-term project growth and success.
• Functions as a technical expert across multiple project assignments.
• May supervise others. 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems Management, other related discipline, or equivalent experience; additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently to develop creative solutions
• Ability to work well within a small team environment
• Strong communication skills
• US Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• Operating Systems: Linux
• Software development tools: JIRA, Confluence
• Databases: Oracle, Postgres
• Languages/frameworks: JIRA
• Source control tools: GIT
• DOD Secret Clearance is required.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $78,000.00 - $120,000.00 - $162,000.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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