Job Description
We are seeking a Senior SQL Database Administer to
augment an existing team providing Life Cycle Sustainment
(LCS) activities for commercial and custom-developed
education, learning, and training applications. The role
requires a self-motivated individual that is comfortable
working in a team environment. This position will require
working on a fast-paced team and a willingness to take on
challenges.
- Perform database patching and vulnerability remediation
in alignment with IAVA requirements, including
compliance reporting across enterprise database systems.
- Maintain and administer Microsoft SQL Server
environments (various versions) across on-premises and
cloud-based infrastructures.
- Provide troubleshooting, maintenance, and operational
support for database systems, including performance
tuning, query optimization, and issue resolution.
- Execute database patching, upgrades, backups, restores,
and routine maintenance to ensure data integrity,
availability, and system reliability.
- Implement and manage database security, including user
access controls, roles, permissions, and encryption
standards.
- Utilize T-SQL and PowerShell scripting for automation of
database administration, monitoring, and reporting tasks.
- Leverage AWS services, including RDS, EC2, Lambda, and
CloudFormation, to deploy, manage, and optimize cloudhosted database solutions.
- Support infrastructure as code initiatives using Ansible
and Terraform for database provisioning, configuration
management, and automation.
- Develop and maintain database automation scripts and
monitoring tools to streamline operations and improve
performance and uptime.
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Required Skills
A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline and ten
(10) years of experience as a DBA. Fourteen (14)
years of experience as a DBA may be substituted in
lieu of a degree
Proficiency in managing SQL Server Databases
Must be able to work during core hours of M-F
10am-2pm. Exceptions will be considered on a caseby-case basis
DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance
Technical (IAT) Level I
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Desired Skills
Experience with PowerShell scripting language
Experience in SharePoint migrations
Ability to clearly communicate ambiguous or highly
complex concepts to all audiences
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About Castello Systems, Inc.
At Castello Systems, we are focused on delivering solutions. One way we do this is through the integration of COTS products into our customer's enterprise. We are successful because we are experts in the tools we integrate and are experts in the intricacies of our customer’s enterprise. Many of our peers fail because they are not able to bring these two components together. When Castello Systems is brought in, our folks have access to all the resources across the company and through our partnerships with COTS vendors. When you have one of us, you have all of us. Castello Systems prefers completion based contracts. This gives us the flexibility to bring to bear the right level of expertise and when needed to deliver. Castello Systems specialize in architecting, implementing, and executing Enterprise Management through the use of industry leading technologies such as OpenText Software, Splunk, and Elastic Stack.
