Leidos - Fort Meade, MD
posted 2 months ago
Leidos is seeking a qualified Sr. SQL DBA to join our Defense Enclave Services (DES) team at Ft. Meade, MD. This position is critical to supporting data system services and operations as part of a digital modernization program that is essential for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and Fourth Estate Agencies. The DES program operates within a highly demanding mission environment, requiring expert technical and professional management support to DISA's enterprise Information Technology (IT) services. The successful candidate will be involved in a large and complex IT consolidation, migration, and modernization effort aimed at establishing a Single Service Provider model. This model is designed to provide sustainment, maintenance, and management services that ensure the secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of Department of Defense networks and services. As a Sr. SQL DBA, you will be responsible for analyzing business processes and procedures, making recommendations for system and software solutions, and providing Tier 3 Microsoft SQL Server support. You will solve complex issues and apply best practices for tuning SQL databases to enhance overall system performance. Your role will also involve supporting software development and testing throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring that software releases are fully supported and approved before implementation in the production environment. You will create and maintain all SQL databases required for development, testing, and production usage, and control migrations of programs and database changes through the development lifecycle. Additionally, you will troubleshoot all problems related to SQL databases, applications, and development tools, ensuring that all application design and code adhere to established standards for integrity, security, and performance.