SQL database administrator

Beacon Systems, Inc, delivers Program Management, Science, Engineering, and Technology Solutions to Federal, Commercial, State, and Local Agencies. We are a subsidiary of Radiant Digital Solutions. Our Technology support to many DoD Agencies, NASA, Voice of America, FDA, and State Agencies such as State of FL, RI, MS, ND, VA, and WV extends our delivery of solutions worldwide.

Position: SQL Database Administrator

Location: Remote - Jackson, MS

Duration: 2 Years 

Job Description:

SQL database administration. In this role, the DBA will be the respondent to database problems that arise and carry out periodic maintenance and troubleshooting. Help write and optimize in-application SQL statements Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases Prepare documentations and specifications Handle common database procedures such as upgrade, backup, recovery, migration, etc. Profile server resource usage and optimize and tweak as necessary Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders. Good verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• Responding in a timely manner to user-reported errors. Protecting the database against threats or unauthorized access.
• Ensuring that the database is adequately backed up and able to be recovered in the event of memory loss. 
  Reporting on metrics regarding usage and performance.
• Suggesting changes and improvements for database maintenance or protection.
• Regularly liaising with IT project managers and database programmers.
• Designing databases with both front-end and back-end users in mind.
• Experience with some of the modern relational databases.
  Skilled at optimizing large complicated SQL statements Knowledge of best practices when dealing with relational databases.
• Capable of configuring popular database engines and orchestrating clusters as necessary Ability to plan resource requirements from high level specifications
• Capable of troubleshooting common database issues Familiar with tools that can aid with profiling server resource usage and optimizing
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as GitLab Familiar with SISS packages.