Sr. Database Developer/Administrator

Overview

• Tier One Technologies is seeking a Sr. Database Developer/Administrator to support our US Government client.
• This is going to be a 100% remote position.
• SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT.

Responsibilities

• Business Requirements: Analyze and translate business requirements into efficient database designs that meet the data needs of the organization and align with the business goals and processes.
• Data Modeling: Create conceptual, logical, and physical database models using tools like ERD diagrams to depict a visual representation of the organization's data and how it relates to the business requirements.
• Database Design Patterns: Utilize common database design patterns to solve recurring design problems.
• Data Integration: Utilize common data integration techniques to consolidate data from multiple sources into a cohesive and consistent dataset.
• Normalization Techniques: Utilize normalization principles to reduce redundancy and improve data integrity.
• Indexing Strategies: Implement indexing techniques to optimize query performance and data retrieval.
• Database Security: Use data security best practices to enforce data privacy and protect sensitive information.
• Scalability and Performance: Design database that can scale horizontally or vertically to handle increasing workloads.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with stakeholders, developers, architects, and other team members to ensure the database design meets the project requirements.

Qualifications

• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required. If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field, then 4 additional years of related experience is required.
• 8+ years of overall IT experience.
• Proficiency in database management systems like MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, etc. Strong understanding of database concepts, normalization, indexing, and query optimization.
• Knowledge of data modeling concepts and tools to design database structures, entities, relationships, and data flow diagrams.
• Strong command of SQL (Structured Query Language) for querying, manipulating, and managing data within databases.
• Familiarity with database administration tasks such as performance tuning, backup and recovery, security management, and user access control.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, Secure Coding practices, and the Solutions Development Framework (Docker, Jenkins, GitLab)
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with team members, stakeholders, and business users, and to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms.
• Must be able to obtain a Position of Public Trust Clearance.
• All candidates must be a US Citizen or have permanent residence status (Green Card).
• Candidate must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years.
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last 5 years. Military Service excluded.