Job Description ECS is seeking a
Database Administrator to work
remotely .
ECS is seeking a passionate PostgreSQL Server Database Administrator to support a rapidly growing Data Analytics and Business Intelligence platform focused on providing data solutions that empower our Federal customers. Your main priority will be supporting migration/modernization efforts focused on managing on-premise database environments proactively and ensuring database performance, availability, and security. As we continue our growth, you will also play a key role in ensuring scalability of our data systems in cloud/serverless database environments.
Responsibilities include:
- Ensuring the availability and performance of the databases that support our systems, ensuring that they have sufficient resources allocated to support high resilience and speed.
- Performing and assisting developers in ongoing performance tuning and migrating databases to modern solutions within Azure cloud and serverless.
- Supporting the development team with in-depth analysis of database sources, ETL processes, and downstream reporting product utilization and complexity evaluations.
- Proactively monitoring the database systems to ensure secure services with minimum downtime and improve maintenance of the databases to include rollouts, patching, and upgrades.
- Creating and maintaining technical documentation using defined technical documentation templates, as well as gaining an in-depth knowledge of the business data so you can propose and implement effective solutions.
- Working within a structured and agile development approach.
Salary Range: $120,000 - $150,000
General Description of Benefits
Required Skills - Must be able to obtain Public Trust Clearance
- Bachelor's degree in IT discipline
- 7+ years of experience with administrating PostgreSQL Databases in Linux environments
- Experience with setting up, monitoring, and maintaining PostgreSQL instances
- Experience with implementing and maintaining PostgreSQL backup and disaster recovery processes
- Experience implementing and maintaining data warehouses
Desired Skills - Experience with AWS RDS for PostgreSQL
- Experience with working in cloud environments such as Azure and/or AWS
- Prior federal consulting experience
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ECS is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.
ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government. We are focused on people, values and purpose. Every day, our 3300+ employees focus on providing their technical talent to support the Federal Agencies and Departments of the US Government to serve, protect and defend the American People.