POSITION OVERVIEW
The Database Administrator sustains and secures the Oracle databases underpinning the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Financial Website — a Federal financial reporting and audit-readiness intranet application — in support of the DoD. This role is responsible for Oracle RDBMS administration and PL/SQL development on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows; database performance tuning, backup and recovery, patching, and major-release upgrades; data modeling (Erwin) and data-mart/dimensional design; database security and data-integrity management; and supporting migration of Oracle database application servers to Military and Government Azure environments. This is an off-site position with periodic on-site support at Fort Belvoir, VA or the Washington, DC metropolitan area. This position requires an active Secret Clearance, and an Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide support of mission-critical Oracle databases and the DLA Financial Website by developing code and Perform Oracle database analysis in RHEL and Windows development and production environments; continually perform database object creation and performance tuning.
- Develop, test, and implement the organization's physical databases across multiple platforms, technologies, and computing environments.
- Develop PL/SQL, stored procedures, and triggers, and manage SQL Loader / ETL processes for loading data into Oracle on RHEL and Windows.
- Design and document logical and physical data models for all Oracle instances using Erwin; build data marts and dimensional models, including aggregation, partitioning, and indexing strategies.
- Perform database backup and recovery (hot and cold), apply Oracle Critical Patch Updates, and execute major-release Oracle upgrades.
- Implement Oracle security management and data-integrity controls.
- Provide application database analysis support throughout the project life cycle, including code and data-related object promotions and database change management.
- Act as backup to the Senior DBA, and as backup to monitor and service the components of Oracle WebLogic, as needed.
- Manage application log communication with ArcSight and Splunk.
- Build and maintain reports using data visualization and business intelligence tools to meet DLA customer needs; assist team members with data imports and other areas as needed.
- Participate in migration of Oracle database application servers to Military and Government Azure environments.
- Produce required deliverables — scripts and source code supporting the database and financial application, and performance/tuning evaluation reports.
- Attend and participate in DLA Information Operations status meetings and meetings with DLA Financial Management Office personnel.
- Maintain currency with new Oracle technology releases annually and provide the COR verification of related annual training.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Active Secret Clearance.
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) certification.
- Minimum five (5) years relevant experience.
- At least three (3) years Financial Website experience within the Federal Government.
- At least three (3) years Federal Government Audit Readiness & Reconciliation experience.
- Relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical authority.
- DoD 8570.01-M / 8140 IAT Level I baseline certification (e.g., CompTIA A+ CE, Network+ CE, SSCP, or another DoD-approved IAT Level I baseline).
- Appropriate Computing Environment (CE) certification as outlined by the Cybersecurity Computing Environment Certification Working Group, applicable to the platform administered (Oracle database).
- Proficiency in Java, Python, WebLogic scripting, Linux shell scripting, C#, and HTML/JavaScript.
- Strong Oracle RDBMS experience — SQL and PL/SQL, stored procedures, triggers, and data-access optimization; SQL Loader and ETL into Oracle on RHEL and Windows.
- Data modeling with Erwin (logical and physical) and analytical, large-scale data model experience; data-mart population and dimensional modeling (aggregation, partitioning, indexing).
- Database performance and tuning; backup and recovery (hot and cold); Oracle Critical Patch Update maintenance; major-release upgrades; physical database design; and data warehousing features.
- Oracle security management and data-integrity implementation.
- Oracle Enterprise Manager experience.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) experience, including shell scripting (Bourne, Korn).
- Experience with ArcSight and Splunk.
- Full project life-cycle experience in code migration, database change management, and data management; ability to manage multiple projects.
- Demonstrated experience migrating Oracle database application servers to Military and Government Azure environments.
- Additional stack familiarity: Visual Basic, Java, Java scripting, current Oracle version, and RHEL.
- Strong problem-solving, documentation, and customer-communication skills.
Preferred
Experience with source control tools such as GIT.