Senior Database Administrator

Job Title: Senior Database Administrator

Job Location: San Antonio, TX

Eligibility/Clearance: TS/SCI



Job Description: The Senior Database Administrator will oversee and

manage all activities related to data planning, development, and policy

implementation. This includes establishing and enforcing policies and

procedures for data management, security, maintenance, and utilization.

The role involves system administration for core AWS data-related

services as well as both relational and non-relational databases.



Key responsibilities include maintaining multiple databases across

unclassified and classified environments and facilitating secure data

exchanges through cross-domain solution pipelines, such as AWS diode and

software artifacts. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in

automating data ingestion and transformation, orchestrating data

pipelines, applying programming concepts, designing data models,

managing data lifecycles, and ensuring data quality.



Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Sets and monitors standards.

- Advises management on database concepts and functional capabilities.

- Performs backup and recovery on Database Management Systems,

configures database parameters, and prototypes designs against logical

data models.

- Defines data repository requirements, data dictionaries, and

warehousing requirements.

- Develops and designs database strategies and system monitoring.

- Improves database performance and capacity, and plans for future

expansion requirements.

- Installs and upgrades the database server and application tools.

- Modifies the database structure, as necessary, from information given

by application developers.

- Controls and monitors user access to the database.

- May also plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard

the database.



Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:



- Active TS/SCI clearance required. 



- 5+ years' experience as a database platform engineers in a medium to

large scale solutions to include experience with tasks such as data

migration, data modeling, automation, modernization, data replication,

backup and recovery, and general DBA tasks



- 3+ years of experience in database administration with knowledge of

AWS infrastructures



- 2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS services and both relational

and non-relational databases.

- BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience required.



- IAT Level II certification required. 

- Strong understanding of database design, implementation, and

maintenance principles, with a focus on automation and optimization.

- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash for

automation tasks.  



Desired Qualifications



- AWS Certifications



Arena Technical Resources, LLC, (ATR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

(EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and

applicants for employment without regard to  race, ethnicity, religion,

color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry,

sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,

family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability.