Location: McLean

Other locations: Anywhere in Country

Date: Jan 28, 2025

Requisition ID: 1576831

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

The opportunity

Ernst & Young (EY) US Government and Public Sector (GPS) practice is a robust and emerging practice with tremendous potential for growth. Our US GPS practice combines an understanding of the public sector’s diverse needs, focused on delivering improved public services, with private sector leading practices. We are seeing tremendous growth within the GPS team, and there is a great need for rising leaders. Are you ready to join our team and help build a better working world?

Your key responsibilities

• Client Interaction: Engage directly with customers, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to coordinate, validate, and socialize technology transformation initiatives.
• Project Management: Manage, assess, and implement changes to deliverables related to technology transformation projects.
• Technology-Enabled Transformation: Assist clients in achieving their business objectives through technology-enabled transformation.
• Learning and Development: Gain exposure to leading practices in technology transformation and delivery.
• Role Model: Uphold EY’s core values and maintain and expand client relationships through high-quality work.
• Database Analyst Role: Support EY’s technology transformation as a Database Analyst, providing dedicated support to government projects.

Your specific role activities

• Collaborative Environment: Work with various project teams to support the VIEW team at DHS.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Coordinate with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Client Presentation: Prepare and participate in client presentations.
• Advisory Services: Provide advice, assistance, and written recommendations to clients.
• Project Support: Support projects following the System Engineering Life Cycle (SELC).
• Business Process and Requirements Development: Assist in developing business process diagrams, use cases, functional requirements, and system requirements.
• Acquisition Activities: Support acquisition activities, including rough order of magnitude, costing, and other funding requirements.
• Team Collaboration: Work collaboratively in a team environment.

Skills and attributes for Success

• High Demand Environment: Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.
• Analytical Skills: Excellent analytical skills.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Database Management: Maintain, monitor, and optimize the performance of database servers.
• Health Monitoring: Monitor the health of the database.
• Data Change Requests: Receive and process data change requests.
• Database Access Management: Manage database access.
• Database Structure Modifications: Modify the database structure to meet application requests.
• Performance Tuning: Perform performance tuning of database systems.
• Application Management: Install, upgrade, and manage database applications.
• Troubleshoot: Diagnose and troubleshoot database errors.
• Vendor Coordination: Coordinate with COTS vendors for database structure updates.
• On-Call Support: Be available for on-call support as needed.
• Team Orientation: Work effectively with various groups and departments.
• Professionalism: Present a polished, professional, and diplomatic image to clients.
• Commitment: Willingness to work until the job is done.
• Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Meeting Participation: Attend assigned meetings, including daily stand-ups (DSU) and backlog grooming sessions (BLG).
• Assistance to DBAs: Assist other DBAs as needed.
• Task Management: Perform tasks assigned by the team SCRUM master and government representatives.
• Query Writing and Reporting: Assist in writing complex queries and creating reports.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Database Administrator or a similar role.
• Clearance: Ability to receive a Top Secret clearance.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $101,500 to $186,000. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

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