Senior Database Administrator - FBI LIT
Overview:
JOB TITLE: Senior Database AdministratorGOVERNMENT AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory
POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time Position
LOCATION: Quantico, VA
POSITION TIMING: TBD; pending contract award
BENEFITS: Health, Dental and Vision, 401(k), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 11 Paid Federal Holidays, PTO, education reimbursement
ITC Federal is an information technology and consulting company focused on servicing the needs of the Federal Government to include the Federal law enforcement community. ITC’s mission is to apply our decades of experience and expertise in information technology and emerging technologies in partnership with our federal customers to help achieve their mission.ITC is looking for a proven Senior Database Administrator to lead a team of approx. 5 individuals, in support of a federal customer within the Department of Justice. ITC is located in Fairfax, VA and offers outstanding compensation and benefits plan and a challenging and rewarding professional work environment.
Responsibilities:
- Perform regular database backups and ensure successful completion of scheduled jobs.
- Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
- Apply patches and updates to maintain system security and performance.
- Implement and enforce database security policies to safeguard sensitive information.
- Manage user access and permissions, ensuring appropriate roles and privileges.
- Conduct regular audits and reviews of database access logs for compliance.
- Monitor database storage usage and plan for future capacity needs.
- Collaborate with the infrastructure team to scale databases as necessary to accommodate growth.
- Work closely with developers, system administrators, and other teams to design and implement database solutions.
- Provide technical support and guidance to junior DBAs and development teams.
- Assist in troubleshooting database issues across applications, environments, and platforms.
- Contribute to database architecture and design decisions to ensure efficiency, scalability, and security.
- Design and implement database schema changes as part of software development and release cycles.
- Regularly test and update disaster recovery procedures to ensure swift recovery from failures.
- Develop and maintain database disaster recovery strategies and plans.
- Maintain detailed documentation of database configurations, procedures, and best practices.
- Prepare reports on database performance, security audits, and system health metrics for senior management.
Qualifications:
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other related analytical, scientific, or technical discipline
- Experience in Microsoft SQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle preferred.
- Must have at least 10 years of experience with 6 years of related technical specialized experience.
- Active Top-Secret clearance, required.
DESIRED:
- Experience supporting federal law enforcement customers, preferably FBI.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Candidate must be able to function in general office environment.
ITC Federal is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and will not discriminate against any application for employment on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origin, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status, disability, or sex including pregnancy and childbirth or related medical condition or on any other basis prohibited by law.