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C. Mack Solutions, LLC

PostgreSQL DBA

Ashburn, VA · On-site

C. Mack Solutions is seeking a PostgreSQL DBA with strong ETL and AWS Experience to join our team and support a complex program to provide Agile development and operations and maintenance for ...

System One Holdings, LLC

PostgreSQL DBA

Alexandria, VA · On-site

$140K - $165K/yr

Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator Type: Direct Hire Contractor Work Model: Onsite Security Clearance: Top Secret w/ SCI eligibility Location: Bolling AFB, Washington, DC Clearance: Active Top ...

Leidos

PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Ashburn, VA · On-site

$107.90K - $195.05K/yr

The Homeland Sector within Leidos is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD ...

System One

PostgreSQL DBA

Alexandria, VA

Senior PostgreSQL Database Administrator Type: Direct Hire Contractor Work Model: Onsite Security Clearance: Top Secret w/ SCI eligibility Location: Bolling AFB, Washington, DC Clearance: Active Top ...

Leidos

PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Ashburn, VA · On-site

$107.90K - $195.05K/yr

The Homeland Sector within Leidos is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD ...

Leidos

Sr PostgreSQL DBA

Ashburn, VA · On-site

$131.30K - $237.35K/yr

The Homeland Sector within Leidos is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD ...

Leidos

Sr PostgreSQL DBA

Ashburn, VA · On-site

$131.30K - $237.35K/yr

The Homeland Sector within Leidos is seeking a PostgreSQL Database Administrator with strong systems, software, cloud, and Agile experience to support the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD ...

CEI

Senior SQL Server & PostgreSQL DBA

Henrico, VA

$50/hr

SQL Server & PostgreSQL DBA Job at a Glance * Title: SQL Server & PostgreSQL DBA * Location: Richmond, VA * Contract: W2 only, 12-month contract with potential for extension or conversion to ...

TriOptus LLC

Database Administrator

Mclean, VA · On-site

PostgreSQL (Primary): Advanced DBA, performance tuning, upgrades, patching * MongoDB: Platform ownership/support * AWS: Aurora Postgres, RDS, cloud DB services * Automation: Python/Bash, Ansible ...

SiloSmashers

Database Administrator

Arlington, VA · On-site

Database Administrator This position is part of a proposal submission and is contingent upon ... Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL * U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DHS ...

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PostgreSQL DBA

PostgreSQL DBA

C. Mack Solutions, LLC

Ashburn, VA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 6 days ago

Job description

Description:

C. Mack Solutions is seeking a PostgreSQL DBA with strong ETL and AWS Experience to join our team and support a complex program to provide Agile development and operations and maintenance for critical systems on a mission-critical program for the Federal Government.The ability to be adaptable and to work constructively with a technically diverse and geographically separated team is crucial. You should have worked in PostgreSQL DBA experience, ETL tool to understand concepts and supported RDS in AWS environment.


Responsibilities:

  • Build ERD, physical and logical data models
  • Follow and establish DB standards
  • Understand PostgreSQL architecture
  • Upgrade PostgreSQL Databases
  • Support the Functional Business, Application Development, and Security Technical Teams to provide O&M and Release Management support for landscape components
  • Integrate and support cloud RDS Databases providing high availability backup
  • Participate in the design activities consistent with enterprise standards and Agency priorities for continuous improvement (e.g.: Robotics Process Automation, Automated Testing, etc.) to deliver value-added solutions
  • Participate proof of concept in new technologies.
  • Design, develop and implement approaches for historical data retention and archival storage backup and recovery solutions
  • Work in a collaborative team environment with other operational (e.g. OS, DBA, network, security, etc.) team members to troubleshoot and optimize performance
  • Write triggers and functions to support ETL
  • Migrate data across heterogenous Databases.
  • Work on AWS services specifically AWS DMS, RDS, Lambda, S3
  • Work on performance insight AWS service.
  • Work with Informatica ETL tool
Requirements:

You must live within the DC, MD, VA area.

U.S. Citizenship is required. Candidate must be able to obtain CBP Public Trust clearance.

  • College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline
  • 7-10 years of technical experience
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience as Database Administrator and Developer in PostgreSQL and Oracle environment
  • A minimum of 2 years of AWS DMS service experience
  • Must be familiar with RDS upgrades
  • Must have worked on AWS performance insight
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to provide expertise to support application team
  • Strong written communication skills to document implemented solutions or workarounds
  • Good understanding of physical and logical data modelling
  • Capable of working in a team environment and collaborating with other teams like platform support, developers, production support etc.
  • Experience utilizing performance monitoring tools to work with application developers to identify and correct inefficient database operations
  • Database Migration experience strongly preferred, especially Oracle to PostgreSQL
  • AWS RDS experience especially Aurora
  • Experience working with AWS services such as S3 AND Lambda
  • Strong programming background for writing triggers, functions and procedures.
  • Must be available for Production on-call support