Database Administrator

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations Job Qualifications: Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloud Computing, Data Migrations Certifications: None Experience: 7 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: No Job Description: Database Analyst /Administrator GDIT has an opportunity for a dynamic and talented candidate to join our team supporting the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AOUSC). The Database Analyst/ Administrator will execute the following responsibilities: ·         Provides production support for mission‑critical database environments, including shift‑based coverage and on‑call support to ensure high availability and timely issue resolution. ·         Monitors database performance, responds to incidents, troubleshoots production issues, and coordinates with development and operations teams to restore service quickly. ·         Performs root‑cause analysis for production defects and contributes to long‑term stability improvements. ·         Works within an Agile solution development environment with daily scrums, biweekly sprint planning and quarterly Program Increment planning. ·         Develops operating standards and best practices, including performance, security, scalability, and maintainability. ·         Ensures the proper definition, control, and coordination of data elements and standards, and the facilitation of efficient data relationships, systems integration, and physical structure. ·         Participates in the development and implementation of database management policies and standards for efficient quality control and data administration. ·         Collaborates with Product Owners and users to gather business requirements and define and maps them to technical requirements. Meets with agency leaders and stakeholders, collaborating with other consultants and program/agency personnel regarding the development of innovative data analysis techniques. ·         Demonstrates ability to document complex workflow designs to present to project team and stakeholders. ·         Demonstrates ability to work on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors and frequently contributes to the development of new business strategy, ideas, and methods adhering to best practices within the Agile framework. ·         Collects, analyzes, and interprets large amounts of data to help guide business decisions. Experience with using advanced statistical analysis, data mining, and predictive modeling techniques.  ·         Synthesizes disparate information and recognizes patterns and relationships across data; synthesizes large sets of data from multiple sources, develops data visualizations for the purpose of tracking key performance indicators and other critical metrics tied to program outcomes. ·         Hosts and conducts peer reviews of the code of other developers on the team. Performs data validation and ensures data accuracy and integrity. ·         Develops stored procedures, jobs, views, tables, and other database objects in SQL Server Management Studio. ·         Designs and develops dimensional data models including start and snowflake schemas, fact and dimension tables, and enterprise data marts to support analytics, reporting and business intelligence solutions. ·         Develops and deploys ETL packages using CI/CD pipeline. Exposure to core configuration management systems for version control.   ·         Works with Atlassian Suite of software development management tools. ·         Indexes system and application logs in to the Splunk system monitoring application, then creates dashboards, alerts, and reports from those logs. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS ·         At least seven (7+) years of Server database maintenance and database analysis or similar role. ·         Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering or relevant computer-based major. Experience may be considered in lieu of degree. ·         Experience supporting production database systems, including shift-based coverage and on‑call responsibilities. ·         Database or cloud certification preferred such as AWS Certified Database – Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, or equivalent industry‑recognized cloud/database certification. ·         Proficient experience with AWS database technologies such as Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and other AWS-managed data services. ·         Experience with Snowflake and exposure to cloud platforms, Azure cloud platform. ·         Experienced with completing database environment installation, configuration, on-going administration support. ·         Demonstrated understanding of standard Data warehouse concepts. ·         Adept with data modeling, data mapping, data flow diagrams and data marts. ·         Previous experience architecting and implementing cloud-based database solutions on various platforms. ·         Experience with Data migration from legacy on-premises database to multi-cloud/hybrid cloud platforms.   ·         Proven ability to spearhead and work independently, prioritize, and get things done. ·         Strong analytical, technical, problem-solving skills. ·         Excellent organization and time management skills and ability to identify priorities to accomplish a variety of tasks on schedule. ·         Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to work with people at every level. Comfortable writing down ideas, implementation plans and status reports. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS ·         Experience creating and managing database reports, visualizations, and dashboards. ·         Knowledge of court operations and law enforcement business data. The likely salary range for this pos