Database Administrator

About the position

Amentum is currently seeking a Database Administrator to support an IT Managed Services program in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The overall program includes a 500+ work force performing Enterprise IT support, Service Desk, and Telecommunications support across multiple facilities and locations, for classified and unclassified telecommunications and information technology (IT) systems. Candidate must reside in Albuquerque as the work is completed on site.

Responsibilities

• Provide database administration activities supporting a mix of Relational Database Management Systems for very large datasets and real time data processing.
• Analyze database requirements of assigned projects.
• Analyze and determine information needs and elements, database relationships and attributes, proposed manipulation, data flow and storage requirements, and data output and reporting capabilities.
• Apply knowledge of database management systems to coordinate maintenance and changes to databases.
• Test and implement changes or new database designs.
• Write logical and physical database descriptions, including location, space, access method, and security requirements.
• Provide direction to programmers and analysts as required to affect changes to database management systems.
• Provide answers to database questions.
• Monitor databases and analyze and organize data and apply new technology designs and programs.
• Manage and maintain databases of medium to high complexity.
• Optimize database configuration and access.
• Resolve database performance and capacity issues.
• Perform database recovery and back-up.

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and four (4) years of related experience OR an Associate's degree and seven (7) years of experience OR a High School degree/GED and ten (10) years of experience OR equivalent.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET (TS)SCI or DOE Q SCI Government Clearance.
• Four (4) or more years of Database Administration experience in one or more DBMS platforms, such as Oracle V19-V23.
• Working knowledge of Linux.
• Experience with Data Guard.
• Experience with data management and analysis approaches for large data sets with an emphasis on real-time data processing.
• Ability to collaborate daily with the various IT technical partners.

Nice-to-haves

• Active US DOE Q Security Clearance or DoD Top Security with reciprocity and be able to obtain a SCI clearance.
• Experience with MS SQL Server & MySQL.
• Experience with Control-M.
• Experience with Containerization.
• BASH & Linux scripting.
• Relevant application and mission domains (ground systems/data centers/operations centers, remote sensing, sensor technologies, proliferation detection, monitoring and surveillance).