• Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland
  • Type: Contract
  • Job #2960

Title: Database Administrator 2
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Polygraph
Compensation Range: $155k – $175k

Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government.  Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission.  Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems.  If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Description:
Maintains the integrity, security and availability of multiple database(s). Duties include disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data. Administers, maintains, develops and implements policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database. Evaluates and recommends available database management system (DBMS) products. Performs database and software lifecycle activities to ensure highest level of system performance and availability and compliance with business requirements. Performs Oracle, SQL Server and SYBASE Database and Application server administration. Organizes and formats data for efficient query and storage processes.

The Level 2 Database Administrator (DBA) shall possess the following capabilities:

  • Maintain the integrity, security, and availability of database(s)
  • Establish and maintain database user accounts
  • Administer, maintain, and Implement policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database(s)
  • Organize and format data for efficient query and storage processes
  • Evaluate requirements and recommends available DBMS products
  • Provide server administration with a variety of database products that include Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE
  • Perform disaster recovery, performance analysis and tuning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data
  • Develop policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the database(s)
  • Perform database and software life-cycle activities to ensure highest level of system performance and availability
  • Support data modeling activities by way of prototype database implementations
  • Coordinate database architecture changes with Database Engineer (DBE)s
  • Direct the monitoring, administrating, and implementing performance on database systems as well as database performance optimization, developing/changing database indices, redesigning database structure and reloading data into a database
  • Direct the installation of database management systems, databases, tables and views
  • Directs the administration and use of current and emerging database tools, strategies and technologies

 
Qualifications:

  • Ten (10) years experience as a DBA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Four (4) years of additional DBA experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Company Benefits:
Cornerstone Defense offers a comprehensive list of benefits, designed to give employees and their families several options to choose from when selecting benefits that best fit their needs.  These offerings include not only a full suite of the traditional Medical/Dental/Vision insurances, but also a number of other benefits and perks to include, but not limited to:  A 401(K) plan with a company match, tuition and training assistances, paid vacation/leave, a fitness reimbursement program, college savings plan, commuter benefits, financial advisory services, flex spending accounts, health savings accounts, STD/LTD coverage, life and AD&D insurance, employee assistance programs, life financial planning assistance, and legal resources.

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