Senior Database Administrator
Company: VAE, Inc.
Location: Montgomery
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
OVERVIEW: VAE, Inc. is a full service IT Infrastructure
Solutions Company focused on building, securing and supporting our
clients' mission critical enterprises. We provide a distinctive
array of design, integration and implementation services as well as
fully managed service offerings. VAE is at the forefront of
leveraging multi-tenant capable technologies and shared IT services
to create secure, reliable and cost-effective end-to-end services
and solutions. We deliver exceptional infrastructure solutions with
extremely talented employees using a client-focused partnering
approach.JOB TYPE: Full-timeLOCATION: Montgomery, AL 36043 US
(Primary)JOB DESCRIPTION: VAE is looking for a Senior Database
Administrator to support 26NOS in Montgomery, Alabama.
- Work within data center operations supporting Windows servers,
desktops, Linux systems and various application patching, software
version updates, network and security configurations
- Administer SQL (Structured Query Language) database instances
or PostgreSQL to manage and interact with hosted software
applications such as SharePoint sites, NetQoS, Cacti, SolarWinds,
etc.
- Provide database administration including design, install,
configuration, upgrades, consolidation, monitoring, tuning, and
maintenance; Manage database backup and recovery processes
- Strong skills designing, developing and maintaining stored
procedures, views, tables, T-SQL scripts, creating associated
documentation; Perform data conversion and server migrations
- Maintain detailed SQL server environment technical
documentation and system security plans
- Interact with Microsoft SQL database stored procedures, and
desktop applications
- Aide in effective provisioning, installation, configuration,
operation, certificate management and maintenance of high
availability production and disaster recovery (DR) sites
- Responsible for database implementation, security, privileges
and regular maintenance tasks
- Build scripts automating daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly
operations of database management
- Detect, craft and sustain server Windows automation processes
with PowerShell to improve or enhance day-to-day operations to
create team efficiencies & reduce manual processes
- Provide a periodic report of system status to include uptime,
incidents, problems or open issues
- Respond to system faults, analyzing and correcting applications
or errors to reestablish service
- Aid to identify technical environment issues and recommend
solutions to mitigate problems
- Perform analytical, technical and admin work using and
installing new and existing physical or web-based database
application systems in a smart card Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
environment
- Proactively monitor and evaluate performance issues and
requests for local and remote data centers
- Mentor junior system administrators to impart knowledge, share
methods and teach processes
- Preferred exposure to virtualized server offerings, especially
those based on VMware or Nutanix
- Provide in depth systems analysis, system administration,
security, compliance and maintenance
- Able to audit, remediate, and maintain DISA Security Technical
Implementation Guide (STIG) checklist documentation on supported
systems utilizing technical procedures, best practices, hardening
guidance, vendor manuals, user guides and runbooks;
- Experience in evaluating audit scan report data from ACAS
Tenable.SC or Tenable Nessus Scanners; participate in the review
and response phases of the Vulnerability Management (VM) life
cycle
- Aptitude to support provisional installation, configuration,
operation and maintenance of server systems hardware (Dell
PowerEdge, HPe ProLiant, etc.), and utilize related infrastructure
devices such as KVMs, out-of-band management (OOBM) tools like
integrated lights-out (ILO), iLO Amplifier, integrated Dell Remote
Access Controller (iDRAC) or Open Managed Enterprise (OME)
appliances
- Develop and/or implement technical solutions based on defined
mission scope and using approved software tools such as PuTTY,
SecureCRT, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), NotePad++, etc.
- Aptitude to test/interact with new software technologies in
environment with 3 rd party monitoring tools to track overall
health and availability of apps: Splunk Enterprise, SolarWinds
Orion platform, McAfee Endpoint Security Systems (ESS), Microsoft
Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM), WSUS, ForeScout, NAGIOS,
Veritas NetBackup, etc.
- Ensures networks receive periodic updates from AFCYBER-released
software, patches, firmware, and upgrades via Time Compliance
Technical Orders (TCTO), Time Compliance Network Orders (TCNO),
Maintenance Tasking Order (MTO) and Notices to Airman (NOTAMs)
- Assist AF Cyber personnel with Information Assurance
Vulnerability Management (IAVM) programs, cybersecurity toolsets,
and Operation Order (OPORD)/Fragmentary Order (FRAGO) support
- Candidate will report to the 26 th NOS Systems Administration
(SA) team leadership QUALIFICATIONS: Experience within DoD
environment or enterprise data center desired
- Experience with supporting database servers preferably VMware
infrastructure, and/or backups
- Must have a minimum of 5+ years of experience with database
technologies
- Prefer a minimum of 3+ years of experience with Windows server
environment
- Knowledge of network protocols and technologies: DHCP, ICMP,
LDAPS, NetFlow, Polling, SCP, SMTP, SNMP, Syslog, TCP/IP, VLANs,
WMI
- Exposure to cluster management, high availability
methodologies, load balancing traffic management technologies;
virtualized environments such as VMware vSphere's vCenter Server
Appliance (vCSA), ESXi hosts, virtual machines (VMs), VMTools,
Horizon View, and/or VM/Host distributed resource schedules (DRS)
groups/rules
- Support day-to-day technical communication systems, alerts and
incident tickets queue in support of operations; Open/track change
requests and interact with external customers or vendors
- Experience with networking, desktops / laptops, middleware,
client/server software, Office products, server operating systems,
virtualization, managing data, applications, websites, or database
supporting a multi-site, multi-domain Windows forest
- Responsible for shared 24x7 coverage of the Windows physical
and/or virtual support CERTIFICATIONS: CompTIA Security+ ce - or -
(ISC) - CISSP We are equal opportunity/affirmative action
employers, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,
national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any
other protected characteristic under state or local
law.PI201438357
Keywords: VAE, Inc., Montgomery , Senior Database Administrator, Other , Montgomery, Alabama
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