JOB PURPOSE

The Senior Programmer/System Administrator is responsible for integrating COTS software solutions and developing custom software when needed to meet the Government’s requirements.  This resource will also have the ability to perform system administration activities in a Windows environment.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Programmer/System Administrator performs the following:

·        Perform design, development, implementation/integration activities to incorporate COTS software products into the customer application environment

·         Design, develop, test and implement custom code as needed

·         Perform system administration, management, maintenance and support

·         Perform problem determination and resolution

·        Provide technical leadership to appropriate personnel on complex system administration activities;

·         Advise and support applications development staff during the design and implementation of software and on performing application problem troubleshooting and resolution;

·         Ensure newly installed applications are functioning correctly;

·         Evaluate products and upgrades for appropriateness;

·         Coordinate with business development personnel on proposals and work estimates involving highly complex system administration projects and solutions;

Other Duties

·         Consult with vendors and other sources on industry and product direction, functionality and capabilities;

·         Collaborate effectively and work closely within a coordinated team environment;

·         Mentor and provide guidance to less experienced personnel;

·         Provide back up support to other members of the team;

·         Other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

·         Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in management information systems, computer science, business administration, engineering or a closely related field;

·         10 years of progressively responsible experience in the design, integration and implementation of COTS and custom software solutions

·         Experience performing system administration of complex operating system environments (or an equivalent combination of training and experience);

·         Significant experience with and strong understanding of Windows (relevant certifications a plus);

·         Excellent technical and analytical problem solving skills;

·         Strong interpersonal and communications skills;

·         Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to maintain clearance;

·         Ability to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel;

·         Ability to collaborate effectively and work closely within a coordinated team environment;

·         Experience with:

o    Java

o    C++

o    Perl

o    WMI

o    Windows system administration

o    Familiarity with Apache/Tomcat/WebSphere Application Server

o    Familiarity with RDBMS

   Junior Database Administrator

JOB PURPOSE

Responsible for all aspects of a complex, mission-critical database environment including design, development, implementation, administration, security, monitoring, tuning, backup, migration, and support.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The DBA performs the following high-level activities within the context of the assigned database environment:

·         Design, development, implementation, advice/consulting

·         Administration, support, management, maintenance

·         Problem determination and resolution

Design/Develop/Implement/Advise:

·         Work with the Senior DBA to ensure sound, logical data structure design, integration, administration and management;

·         Review new design specifications to identify impacts on existing database structures;

·         Plan and deploy schema changes;

·         Design and develop triggers and referential integrity constraints to ensure data validity;

·         Develop packages and procedures over tables for validation purposes;

·         Implement security permissions, privileges, standards and guidelines;

·         Install and configure application software over databases;

·         Create test environments and scenarios for unit, systems and interface testing;

·         Plan and execute system conversion, installation and data migration processes;

·         Ensure newly installed applications are functioning correctly;

·         Ensure all quality assurance reviews are completed successfully.

Administer/Support/Manage/Maintain:

·         Manage and optimize database performance, reliability and security;

·         Plan and execute installation of patches, new releases and upgrades of database software;

·         Install, integrate, configure and upgrade developer tools and software;

·         Manage and reorganize database objects across servers to meet requirements and make optimal use of available resources including memory and disk utilization;

·         Verify  that data validation processes are working properly and replicated data sets are current;

·         Administer database security processes and procedures;

·         Perform sql administration and sql tuning;

·         Perform regularly scheduled backup activities and restore database(s) when required;

·         Develop and maintain high-quality documentation on the system design and configuration of the assigned environments.

Problem Determination and Resolution:

·         Troubleshoot and identify root causes and resolve database management hardware/software, data communication and interoperating problems;

·         Apply physical and logical theory of database structures and application design to resolve problems in data integrity and concurrence;

·         Coordinate resolution of synchronization issues related to data sharing, data availability, database maintenance and backup and recovery processes.

Other Duties

·         Provide back up support to other members of the team;

·         Other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

·         Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in management information systems, computer science, business administration, engineering or a closely related field;

·         5 years of progressively responsible experience in the design, development and administration of complex relational databases and the management of RDBMS systems (or an equivalent combination of training and experience);

·         Strong experience with and understanding of both ORACLE and MS SQL server (relevant certifications a plus);

·         Experience performing administration on Unix platform;

·         Knowledge of Windows platform;

·         Basic understanding of subsystems;

·         Understanding of data modeling theory and practices;

·         Active TS/SCI clearance with ability to maintain clearance.

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