American Systems Corporation - Stafford, VA
posted 3 months ago
As a Senior Database Administrator with Top Secret Clearance, you will play a crucial role in supporting a Department of Justice program that designs, builds, and implements advanced data collection systems. This position is ideal for a mid to senior level Database Administrator located near Stafford, VA, who is looking to join an established team with opportunities for growth. You will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and administering globally distributed SQL Server instances, ensuring high availability through clustering and disaster recovery strategies. Your expertise will be essential in analyzing large, complex systems to identify performance bottlenecks, application bugs, and areas for efficiency improvement. In this role, you will optimize SQL Server to handle large data volumes and high throughput processing, capturing and analyzing database activity to enhance indexing, file structure, and maintenance processes. You will conduct database architecture assessments to evaluate the Database Management System (DBMS) and its configuration and performance. Identifying areas of instability and deviations from best practices will be part of your responsibilities, as will participating in performance, load, and stress testing, and remediating any issues that arise. Additionally, you will lead the implementation of security hardening and auditing across all SQL Server instances within the enterprise. Developing scripts to automate SQL tasks will be a key part of your duties, and you will participate in all aspects of the application lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system design, implementation, testing, development, and sustainment. Preparing technical designs and documentation, such as knowledgebase articles for use by the help desk, will also be part of your role. This position offers a robust benefits package, including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).