Description & Requirements
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ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Database Administrator to join our team in the Reston, VA location. This is an onsite position.
The successful candidate will work to determine, implement, and maintain the most efficient ways to organize and store data for the program, with potential travel worldwide to deploy, configure, upgrade, troubleshoot, and maintain systems.
Duties, Tasks & Responsibilities

• Participating in the design, maintenance, enhancement, coding, and administration of relational databases
• Managing, monitoring, and administering database system performance and schedules
• Monitoring the performance of system files and managing system data to maintain performance efficiency
• Conducting performance tuning, baselining and forecasting system performance, and managing configurations
• Providing technical support in the evaluation of prime object names, data elements, and other objects
• Recommending and implementing appropriate procedure, query, or package changes and optimizations to ensure and improve system performance and reliability
• Installing and configuring database environments
• Participating in server and storage capacity management and planning for the most complex and critical systems
• Communicating with in-country personnel remotely to troubleshoot and resolve Tier 2-4 issues and documenting issues and resolutions appropriately
• Supporting and improving the processes and procedures needed to provide real-time technical support for deployed systems and teams
• Working with engineering teammates to resolve reported problems
• Interfacing with third party vendors for monitoring, troubleshooting, tracking, and resolving issues
• Working with quality assurance/testing personnel to define acceptance criteria for each release cycle and testing systems as needed
• Preparing and presenting briefings to the Sponsor as required

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of relevant relational database administration, database development, and database management experience
• Significant experience with PostgreSQL architecture, database design, administration, and related technologies
• Significant experience working in a Linux environment and strong scripting experience (Bash, SQL, etc.)
• Strong experience managing and troubleshooting databases remotely and resolving data issues remotely
• Strong Oracle database administration experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability and willingness to travel overseas 5% - 25%+ of the time
• Experience with MongoDB and experience working in Cloud environments
• Prior experience working, installing, and maintaining complex systems deployed worldwide

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active/current Top Secret security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time
• Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer
• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. 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.
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