Job Description

DBHDS - DBA
ON SITE: 2-3 days a week ON SITE and then as requested by Mgr.
Parking NOT provided for contractors
MAX VENDOR RATE: $94.17

Pls note: Mgr will conduct initial Web based IVs but reserves the right to bring in selected candidates for a follow up IN PERSON interview if they deem necessary.

DBHDS - Database Administrator

Complete Description

A database administrator (DBA) is an IT professional responsible for managing, maintaining, and securing an organization's databases, ensuring data is stored, organized, and accessible for analysis and business operations; oversee db administration tasks like installation, configuration, backup, security, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting database issues.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Main Responsibilities of a Database administrator

The following list describes the typical responsibilitiesand deliverables of a Database administrator:

Core Responsibilities

• Perform SQL Server Monitoring
• Perform SQL Server Daily Check
• Provide database support for scheduled deployments
• Provide database support for troubleshooting issues
• Automation of tasks to reduce required level of manual intervention
• Track database connections and log the information
• Enforced ISO security requirements and policies
• Conduct an audit of databases access
• Automate alerts for expired/expiring passwords for users in database administrator group
• Check for unauthorized membership to databaseadministrator group
• Report user access anomalies to ISO (Information Security Officer)
• Upgrade older SQL versions to a supported SQL version to take advantage of new security features
• Management of OLTP and OLAP SQL Server environments
• Power BI administration and support
• Snowflake administration and support

After Hour Support

To Note: We expect the consultant to be available as on-demand tosupport the existing Windows SQL server databases hosted in VITA. The current DBA s will work to support the VITA in the eventof any windows server, SQL server databases patches and upgrades occurs atleast once or twice per month.

• Perform database validations after VITA patching
• Troubleshoot non-standard job issues including extended delays and failures due to network latency issues, blocking and old code sets not being updated or optimized
• After-hour DBA support requested in advance for enhancements and break fixes
• Perform unplanned database restore by working with VITA

Additional responsibilities include:

• Perform data engineering activities on the cloud to support data integration, data storage, data consumption, and data governance initiatives.
• Experience with AWS services including S3, Aurora, DynamoDB
• Configure DataManagement practices on AWS using native services such as AWS Glue, AWS Data Zone, AWS Glue Data Catalog, API Gateway, and AWS Lambda.
• Leverage/Manage Datastores like Snowflake, SQL servers, RDS
• Implement a modern cloud datastore (Snowflake) to handle both structured and unstructured data.
• Enable automation using scripting languages like Python or Node.js.
• Provide support and training to end-users to enhance data literacy and tool usage within the cloud data ecosystem.
• Analyze the data lifecycle of business processes to identify opportunities for automation, simplification, and implementing appropriate solutions.
• Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting for cloud infrastructure to ensure system stability and performance.
• Optimize deployment pipelines for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
• Manage version control using tools like Github, Jenkins and AWS Code Pipeline.
• Collaborate with senior team members and business stakeholders to deliver robust, cloud-based data solutions that improve customer experience.
• Support data governance activities to ensure data reliability, quality, and compliance with standards.
• Assist in designing scalable and resilient cloud engineering solutions aligned with evolving business needs.
• Develop both front-end and back-end components for cloud-based data applications as needed.
  

Required/Desired Skills

Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience
Proficiency in database configuration and management tools	Required	8	Years
Knowledge of, and experience with performance tuning, scripting and automation, troubleshooting and resolving application issues	Required	7	Years
Proficient with database monitoring, database security, database tuning	Required	7	Years
Proficiency with database administration tools for database monitoring, performing routine tasks and troubleshooting issues	Required	7	Years
Experience with data migration in large-scale enterprise environments and data synchronization and replication techniques	Required	7	Years
Hands on experience with data engineering activities on the AWS cloud to support data integration, data storage	Required	7	Years
Hands on experience in using AWS db services including S3, Aurora, postgres, DynamoDB, Iceberg, and Snowflake.	Required	5	Years
Core experience of configure data management practices on AWS using native services such as AWS Glue, AWS Data Zone, AWS Glue Data Catalog,API Gateway	Required	5	Years
Familiarity with version control using tools like Github, Jenkins and AWS Code Pipeline	Required	5	Years
Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively	Required	7	Years

Questions

No. Question
Question1	Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?
Question2	Please list candidate's email address.
Question3	In what city and state does your candidate currently reside? If you indicate Richmond, then please upload a recent utility bill OR driver's license to confirm the candidates local address. Upload at time of submittal under the Reference tab
Question4	Pls note: Mgr will conduct initial Web based IVs but reserves the right to bring in selected candidates for a follow up IN PERSON interview if they deem necessary. Does your candidate agree to this arrangement?
Question5	If selected, role requires 2-3 days ON SITE each week. Add'l days maybe requested as needed. Does your candidate agree to this arrangement?

Job Tags

For contractors, Local area, Offshore, 2 days per week, 3 days per week,

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