Lead Database Engineer

Summary

Join Dev Technology as a Lead Database Administrator! This seasoned professional role requires 10+ years of database administration experience, focusing on mission-critical systems and Oracle databases. You will ensure database health and availability, support operations tasks, participate in on-call rotation, contribute to security and cloud migration initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. A Bachelor's degree is preferred, along with experience with SQL, PL/SQL, and shell scripting. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and a strong interest in software development. Dev Technology offers a competitive salary, generous time off, flexible work schedules, and excellent benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in database administration
• Extensive experience as a Database Administrator, with a focus on mission-critical systems
• Experience and familiarity with SQL and PL/SQL including the ability to examine complex code to determine its function
• Experience with shell scripting (Windows and UNIX) including the ability to examine complex scripts to determine their function and the ability to generate scripted solutions to data-related tasks and issues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with clients, stakeholders, and team members
• U.S. Citizenship is required. Must be able to receive and maintain a DHS public trust

Responsibilities

• Ensure the health and availability of our production database, an Oracle 19c instance running on Solaris servers administered with TOAD and SQL*Plus
• Support basic operations tasks, including patching, account maintenance, refreshing databases, troubleshooting user-reported issues, ad-hoc information requests, maintaining ‘common’ code i.e. code used by multiple applications, batch reporting, batch processes
• Participate in a three-person on-call rotation that includes a daily, manual status evaluation of the database environment (backups, batch reports, batch data ingestion, significant application processes)
• Support the implementation and testing of basic security controls, general ATO requirements, and the DISA STIGS
• Contribute to the migration of the Oracle 19c instances to Oracle 23ai
• Work on transformation initiatives, with a focus on performance optimization and system reliability within an agile and modernization framework
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and execute cloud migration strategies, including risk assessment, project roadmap maintenance, and data ingestion design
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices, continuously enhancing technical skills and certifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a government contracting environment
• Security Clearance: DHS Public Trust or DOD Secret
• Relevant certifications in cloud technologies, Agile methodologies and database administration (e.g. Oracle, AWS, SAFe)

Benefits

• Generous and flexible time-off policy
• Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
• Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
• Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
• 401K matching with immediate vesting and end of year profit sharing
• Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
• A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts