Database Administrator, Senior

The Opportunity:

Your combination of people skills and technical expertise makes you the team hero, solving one problem after another. As a database administrator who specializes in AWS tools orchestrated or deployed in a cloud environment, you know how to manage and secure database technology. At Booz Allen, you can use those skills to improve the database technology supporting Department of Defense (DoD) missions.

On our team, you’ll deploy and manage multiple databases across DoD environments. You’ll provide your client with peace of mind as you implement policies and procedures to ensure the security and integrity of the database. You’ll use technology and tools like Kubernetes, EKS, Diode, and Lambda to identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission-critical database.

In this role, you’ll closely impact DoD missions by providing system administration in core data-related AWS services with relational and non-relational databases. With your technical expertise, mentoring, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills, we’ll focus on growing as a team to make the best solutions for our customers. 

Work with us as we improve database technology to enhance our DoD client goals.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience as a database platform engineer in medium to large-scale solutions, including data migration, data modeling, automation, modernization, data replication, backup and recovery, and general DBA tasks
• 2+ years of experience with database administration, including AWS services and relational and non-relational databases
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Bash, for automation
• Experience deploying and managing database solutions on AWS, including EC2 instances and S3 storage
• Knowledge of database design, implementation, and maintenance principles, with a keen focus on automation and optimization
• Ability to automate, ingest, and transform data, and orchestrate data pipelines while applying programming concepts and ensuring data quality
• Ability to implement best practices for security, scalability, and disaster recovery in a cloud environment
• TS/SCI clearance  
• Bachelor’s degree in CS
• IAT Level II Certification  

Nice If You Have:  

• Experience maintaining multiple databases across environments, including data exchanges through cross domain solution pipelines such as AWS diode and software artifacts
• AWS Certifications

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $84,600.00 to $193,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.