Database Engineer

Responsibilities

• Installation, configuration, maintenance, and optimization of Oracle database systems to ensure high performance, security, and availability.
• Designing and implementing database schemas, monitors database health, and performs routine backups and recovery operations to safeguard mission-critical data.
• Troubleshooting database-related issues, managing user access and permissions, and optimizing queries to enhance system performance.
• Ensuring compliance with organizational policies and industry standards while staying current on updates, patches, and advancements in Oracle technologies.
• Provide full lifecycle systems and software engineering support, including technical reviews, design, development, integration, certification, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Conduct technical, architectural, and process assessments, analyzing user requirements, interface needs, and evaluating impacts on systems and the enterprise.
• Ensure compliance with, and contribute to the development/improvement of, engineering standards, policies, and configuration management procedures.
• Develop and review program documentation (e.g., requirements, plans, RFPs) and provide input for technical and program management reviews.
• Provide direct engineering and acquisition support to program leadership (Chief Engineer, PM, FM), leveraging knowledge of acquisition reforms.
• Cook up and review program documentation (e.g., requirements, plans, RFPs) and provide input for technical and program management reviews.
• Cook up and review program documentation (e.g., requirements, plans, RFPs) and provide input for technical and program management reviews.
• Coordinate and assist with test events, including developing test plans and reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in support of the DoD.
• Experience working with Ansible playbooks and automation.
• Completing Oracle updates and patches, and supporting Oracle Database changes to include data, schema, triggers, and tables.
• Experience in supporting Oracle Database changes to include data, schema, triggers, and tables.
• Automation coding using Python.
• Experience supporting Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Strong knowledge and experience of DoD and AF acquisition processes, policies, procedures, and statutory/regulatory requirements.
• Strong knowledge and experience implementing the DoD Systems Engineering "V" Model.
• Certifications: Security+ or Security+ CEU.
• Citizenship and an active TS/SCI security clearance.