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**BT-350 – Database Administrator** Skill Level: Expert Herndon, VA (fully on-site, no remote option) **\*\*Please do NOT apply if you do not have an active Poly clearance. Those without a Poly will not be considered.\*\*** **Required Skills:** - Demonstrated experience administering databases like MySQL - Demonstrated experience administering no-SQL databases like MongoDB - Demonstrated experience providing database support to include database patches, installations, data and database migrations, and backup and recovery database maintenance - Demonstrated experience providing security Oracle Wallet and IIS server Certificate upgrades for database servers - Demonstrated experience automating and scripting using Bash and Terraform **Work Requirements:** - Provide database support for the development, integration, configuration, deployment, optimization and O&M to the client's projects and services - Provide development, test and production database server support to the client's projects and services - Provide O&M database support to include database patches, installations, data and database migrations, and backup/recovery database maintenance - Work with architects on capacity planning for application and database servers - Perform all Operations and Maintenance support to the client portfolio. These O&M activities may include maintaining system descriptions and specifications, technical SLA compliance, system administration, compliance management routine operations, database administration, knowledge management, configuration management, systems engineering and architecture, deployment support, monitoring and metrics, bug fixes, change request and auditing
Salary estimate
$60,000 – $81,000/yr
Provided by the employer.
Skills for this role
SQLMysqlMongodbTerraformSecurity
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