DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR 2

Vsolvit - Naval Air Station Point Mugu, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Naval Air Station Point Mugu, CA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

VSolvit is seeking a Database Administrator Journeyman Level to join the Electronic Warfare (EW) team at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California. This role involves supporting the Electronic Warfare Data Systems (EWDS) for various US Navy air platforms, including EA-18G, MH-60R, and E-2C/D. The position requires collaboration with multiple teams to enhance and maintain legacy systems while migrating capabilities to modernized database architectures. The Database Administrator will also work closely with software development teams to deploy mission planning and related support software.

Responsibilities

• Meet weekly with developmental teams in support of Fleet Software and Hardware improvement and sustainment efforts
• Gain an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of different Databases and interrelated software programs of various Naval Air platform systems
• Develop and implement strategies for migrating existing MS SQL Databases to PostgreSQL environments for cloud-based applications
• Collaborate with development and maintenance teams in designing requirements within an AGILE environment
• Work with Fleet Help Desk support team to integrate emergent Fleet needs with scheduled lab tasking
• Support design and testing of database partitioning and Schema options to improve data handling efficiencies
• Troubleshoot and resolve database integrity, performance, blocking/deadlocking, connectivity, and security issues
• Develop and maintain database documentation, including System Security Plan, Data Dictionary, Backup Procedures, and Job Queue Monitoring
• Perform all tasks within existing and developing DEVSECOPS pipelines

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of direct industry experience in database administration or data engineering
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or relevant certifications and experience
• Expertise with SQL and direct PostgreSQL
• TS/SCI eligible

Nice-to-haves

• SAFe-AGILE experience
• Previous work with US Navy or Marine Corps Intelligence organizations, specifically in ELINT support roles
• Baseline knowledge in PostgreSQL, especially for asynchronous updating of large datasets
• Experience optimizing large and complex datasets for analysis
• Integration of AI/ML programs with large datasets to develop and apply data models

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible benefit account
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k)
• Retirement plan