Title: Database Admin Architect
Location: Woodlawn, MD
Duration: Long Term
Client: SSA
Experience: 16+ Years
MOI: 1st round video call & 2nd round Face to Face
Key Required Skills
Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL, Database management, Data Modelling, Data Analysis, Splunk and Server Patching
Total 16+ and 10+ years as a Database Admin/Architect
**Selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance**
Accepting Locals only .**Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week**
**Master's and 5+ years of experience, Bachelor's and 7+ years of experience or 13+ years in lieu of a degree**
Position Description:
- Managing, maintaining, securing, monitoring and optimizing PostgreSQL databases to ensure high availability and performance.
- Database monitoring and health check
- Backup and recovery management
- Database installation, updates and configuration
- Write complex SQL queries for data analysis, transformation, and reporting.
- Optimize queries, manage caching, clustering, and leveraging auto-scaling to handle workloads.
- Architect scalable, high-performance, and secure database solutions.
- Integrate databases with other AWS services such as Lambda, S3, EC2, and Glue.
- Utilize AWS security best practices (IAM, encryption, VPC, security groups) and compliance requirements for data storage.
- Design backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and failover solutions (Multi-AZ, read replicas).
- Ensure compliance with SSA security, privacy, and data management policies.
- Provide guidance/support to other junior/mid-level developers.
- All other duties as assigned or directed.
Required Skills
- Skilled in PostgreSQL database management, data modeling, normalization, and schema design.
- Advanced skills in writing complex SQL queries for data analysis, transformation, and reporting.
- Skilled in designing backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and failover solutions (Multi-AZ, read replicas).
- Strong experience with database architecture, configuration, installation, backup and recovery.
- Experience with AWS RDS PostgreSQL or other cloud PostgreSQL platforms
- Strong experience with Logical and Physical data modelling
- Experience with Server patching
- Experience with Splunk
AWS Experience
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- Proven ability to architect scalable, high-performance, and secure database solutions, with proficiency in query optimization, indexing, caching, and performance tuning using AWS tools.
- Experienced in integrating databases with other AWS services such as Lambda, S3, EC2, and Glue.
- Adept at securing AWS clusters, managing IAM roles, implementing encryption, and monitoring jobs using AWS tools (CloudWatch, CloudTrail).
- Experience identifying requirements, researching options, designing, and implementing solutions at a leadership level on project work.
- Experience scripting in a Linux environment to automate ETL solutions and data migration jobs.
- Understand and apply quality techniques and practices (automated unit testing, Test Driven Design/Development, performance analysis, continuous integration)
- Ability to assist with architectural tactical thinking, information solutions and road maps to drive architectural recommendations.
- Detail oriented and committed to consistently completing repetitive production-like tasks on-time and error-free.
- Prior experience working in a federal agency or public sector environment.
- Effective communication skills for working with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders.
Ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms for business stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and deliver within deadlines.
