System and Database Administration Lead

We are seeking a skilled and experienced System and Database Administration Lead to join our team!

Successful ELYON International employees possess the following traits:

An ability to get things done: You are persistent, resourceful, results-oriented, and action-oriented. You constantly plan ahead and foresee issues before they occur.

Analytical: In order to improve your comprehension of the market and the demands and problems of your clients, you have good analytical abilities and are at ease reading quantitative data.

Creative mind-set: You are able to solve problems creatively and swiftly adjust. You possess a thorough understanding of product management principles and the ability to apply them when analysing data and making recommendations.

Emotional Intelligence: You have a strong sense of self and excellent perception of how important relationships function. You are upbeat, sympathetic, adaptable, and inquisitive. Your genuineness, warmth, and competence help you win the respect of your co-workers.

Trustworthy: You have a strong sense of morality, principles, and purpose. You are trustworthy because of how you conduct yourself. You are a living example of the company's values.

Responsibilities:

• Managing a team, or multiple teams, of highly skilled individuals responsible for providing day-to-day operational support in the area of Server Operations, Database Management, Storage and Backup
• Balancing and adjusting workloads to ensure software products are deployed and/or patched and upgraded in a successful manner, considering and addressing all FISMA, NIST and DoD security guidance, rules and regulations, standards and industry best practices
• Managing teams providing support for Windows Servers (Windows Server 2008 and 20012), Redhat Linux Servers, VMware, and other virtualization software as well as database administration (Microsoft SQL 2008 and SQL 2012)
• Working collaboratively with clients including application/business owners and their support contractors to maintain and update systems as required
• Maintaining security patches and reducing or eliminating security vulnerabilities
• Working with application/business owners and their support contractors to balance and schedule workload, identify performance bottlenecks and identify system interdependencies to prevent the formation of performance problems
• Server virtualization, networks (high speed local area as well as wide area), Microsoft Windows Server Operating systems, Microsoft SQL Databases, Redhat Linux and other variants of Unix, Oracle/Sun JAVA, storage environments, data backup and retention best practices, VMware and other virtualization products, firewalls and security products, particularly scanning and remediation software and techniques
• Understanding and meeting Service Level Agreements (established between OCIO and each Agency office) and Service Level Requirements (to meet the service level expectation of the NRC)

Qualifications:

• Responsible for all aspects of the design, development and delivery of all data and database solutions
• Support and maintain data and database systems to meet business delivery specifications and needs
• Design, implement, and maintain complex databases, access methods, access time, device allocation, validation checks, protection and security, documentation, and statistical methods
• Design, create, maintain and upgrade database architectures based on system requirements in a client/server environment
• Able to performing data cleaning and comparison analysis while maintaining detailed version histories of the data
• Complete statistical analysis of data especially distribution
• Create and execute backup integrity checks and disaster recovery plan
• Enforce change management processes in each application environment
• Mask and replicate large data sets (for privacy and testing purposes) using enterprise tools
• Provide all activities related to the administration of computerized databases
• Projects long-range requirements for database administration and design in conjunction with other managers in the information systems function
• Conduct quality control and auditing of databases in a client/server environment to ensure accurate and appropriate use of data
• Performs database programming and supports systems design
• Maintenance database dictionaries, overall monitoring of standards and procedures, file design and storage, and integration of systems through database design
• Capture functional requirements and troubleshoot issues in cooperation with the application developers
• Collaborate, guide and mentor other DB engineers and team members
• Instrumental in designing, updating and maintaining mission critical systems
• Provide guidance and support to all technical positions including system architects, developers and database administrators
• Create necessary technical documentation, configuration guides and SOPs
• Document database architectures for technical teams (detailed level), IT managers (architectural level), customers (conceptual level)
• Able to complete performance analysis and performance tuning of database code, SQL queries and stored procedures
• Experience with USAF IT environment.
• TS/SCI Security Clearance is required.

Benefits: Paid Sick Leave, Medical/Dental (optional), 401 (k) Retirement Plan (optional), Employer Paid Life Insurance, Employer Paid Short Term Disability, Optional Life Insurance.

ELYON International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.