Job ID: TAP00099
Position: Senior Database Administrator
Location: US - MD, Fort Meade
Category: Software/IT
Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI w/ full scope polygraph
Education Requirement: BS in Information Technology (or related technical field)
Experience Requirement: 10 Years
TAP is seeking to hire a Senior Database Administrator to join our team! If you are a highly motivated person who enjoys a challenging and dynamic environment where your contributions are both critical and valued, this company will provide you with the tools and opportunity to thrive.
The Senior Database Administrator will help maintain the integrity, security, and availability of multiple databases in support of a larger team that provides engineering and IT support to secure customer infrastructure. The Senior Database Administrator will perform disaster recovery, maintenance analysis and turning, index maintenance, and monitoring of data. The ideal candidate will be able to develop, administer, maintain, and implement policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of databases.
Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI w/ full scope polygraph
• BS in Information Technology (or any related technical field)
• 10+ years of experience directing the monitoring, administrating, and implementing performance on database systems as well as database performance optimization, including developing/changing database indices, redesigning database structure, and reloading data into a database. 14 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to organize and format data for efficient query and storage process.
• Provide server administration with a variety of database products that include Oracle, SQL Server, and SYBASE.
• Perform database and software life-cycle activities to ensure the highest level of system performance and availability.
• Ability to evaluate requirements and make recommendations on available DMBS products.
• Ability to direct the administration and use of current and emerging database tools, strategies, and technologies.
• Support data modeling activities by way of prototype database implementations.
• Experience working in an iterative and agile development environment.
• Technical writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• MS in Information Technology (or related technical field)
• Windows Operating System experience
• Familiarity with Agile methodology
• Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite (e.g., JIRA, Confluence)
• Experience with basic network administration

**This position is contingent upon the successful completion of security processing and favorable acceptance onto the program by the Customer.**
Clearance Requirement: This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance, based on current background investigation (SBI), as well as the favorable completion of full scope polygraph. Clearance and polygraph processing will be completed by the U.S. Government. Factors considered for a U.S. Government Security Clearance include, but are not limited to:

• U.S. Citizenship
• Favorable Criminal History Check
• Education Verification
• Abuse/Illegal Drug Use
• Credit Check
• Subject Interview

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