Database Administrator II

Ishpi Information Technologies - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Arlington, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Database Administrator II at Ishpi Information Technologies, Inc. is responsible for deploying and maintaining database management systems to meet the organization's business needs. This role involves ensuring the integrity, security, and availability of databases while collaborating with architecture and engineering teams to define functional requirements and evaluate software products. The position also includes creating documentation for operational upkeep and performing system-level maintenance upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and sustain database management systems to accommodate the organization's business requirements.
• Administer day-to-day sustainment, integrity, security, and availability of database management systems and hosted databases.
• Assist architecture and engineering with defining functional needs and elements, data relationships and attributes, proposed manipulation, data flow and storage requirements, data output and reporting capabilities.
• Assist architecture and engineering with evaluation, making recommendations, and testing of software products.
• Create standard operating procedures, maintenance guides, and knowledge base articles for operational documentation.
• Perform system level database management platform maintenance upgrades to ensure security and operational posture.

Requirements

• Accredited Bachelor's degree with four (4) years of progressive experience demonstrating the required proficiency.
• Certification: IAT Level II and CE - CompTIA Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, CND or SSCP. Associate or Professional (preferred) levels.
• Additional Certifications Considered: MCSE (or most recent) Data Management and Analytics or equivalent. Oracle - Oracle Database 12c (or most recent) Administrator Certified Professional or equivalent.
• Clearance Requirement: Selected candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and have an active security clearance.