Job ID | 2021-3798 |
# of Openings | 1 |
Job Location | US-MD-Suitland |
Category | Other |
ZENETEX is a rapidly growing, energetic, and win-focused enterprise supporting Federal government, military, and civilian agencies. We are an organization committed to growth and shared success for all stakeholders; we are customer-driven, mission-focused, and operate with integrity and trust in all relationships.
A new, five-year contract award has created the opportunity for a Senior Database Administrator to support our government customer based in Suitland, MD. This is an excellent career opportunity with unlimited growth potential.
The Senior Database Administrator (DBA) shall support the Information Technology (IT) team to provide high-performance, highly available, and secure Microsoft SQL Server database (DB) services in direct support of the activity's business and mission needs. Specifically, the DBA shall oversee the implementation, configuration, hardening, availability, resiliency, protection, automation, administration, and monitoring of multiple Microsoft SQL Server DB environments.
The Senior DBA shall serve as the Microsoft SQL Server Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the organization and directly participate in the design, engineering, implementation, and modifications to the production database environments backed by Microsoft SQL Server. Post-implementation, the DBA shall also proactively monitor and assess the deployed platforms, ensuring the production platforms are operating efficiently, optimally, and properly configured, as well as ensuring they are secured within all vendor guidance, best practice, and required information assurance (IA) and security (INFOSEC) compliance and government requirements.
The Senior DBA shall provide technical guidance, mentorship, and training to less experienced DBAs.
The Senior DBA shall work with the activity's IT Architecture and Engineering (A&E) team to explore, investigate, research, analyze, assess, implement, and transition new technologies to an operational state to modernize and improve upon existing Microsoft SQL Server solutions.
Desired Qualifications:
Requests for reasonable accommodations will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the principal (essential) functions of this job.
ZENETEX is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.