AWS Database Administration
Skills
AdministrationBackup & Recovery SystemsData ArchitectureData IntegrityData WarehousingDatabasesDevsecops
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- 8 years with BS/BA or 6 years with MS/MA or 3 years with PhD or 12 years of experience in lieu of degree
- Active Secret security clearance
- Current CompTIA Security+ or CISSP certification
- Required experience in Agile software development environments
- Required experience with DevSecOps tools and practices including GitLab Artifactory and SonarQube
- Expert-level proficiency in SQL
- Experience administering relational and NoSQL database management systems
- Strong understanding of database design performance tuning security backup and recovery and high availability architectures
- Strong analytical problem-solving leadership communication and interpersonal skills
- Must be local to the Washington DC Metro area
Day to day
- Develop and implement AWS-based data ingestion solutions using cloud-native database technologies.
- Design, administer, and optimize relational and NoSQL database environments across Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, Redshift, Athena, and S3.
- Automate database build processes, performance tuning, backups, disaster recovery, and security controls while supporting cloud migration and modernization initiatives.
Hiring process
- Application review
- Possible on-camera interview
- Identity verification