As a Database Administrator, you'll provide architectural guidance, optimize database systems, and collaborate with teams to enhance data utilization for national security.
Xenith Solutions is a small family-focused business where we focus on taking care of our employees and customers equally. We are focused on serving Federal / Civilian, Defense and Intelligence organizations with superior service. If you want to be a part of a rapidly growing business with an exceptional culture, then you want to be a part of the Xenith Solutions family.
Xenith offers unmatched Benefits:
100% of Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits paid by employer
FSA or HSA available
Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) matching (100% up to the first 4%) with NO vesting period
Tuition / Certification / Training reimbursement
Accident / Disability / Universal Life Insurance
And much more…
Xenith Solutions is seeking a Database Administrator to join our team and support the Border Enforcement Applications for Government Leading-Edge Information Technology (IT) (BEAGLE) contract. You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge, skills and experience to building a truly modern application that is new development and cloud native. You will work in a SecDevOps environment that includes continuous integration/continuous deployment and test automation in a consistent agile software development framework. If you thrive in a culture of innovation and bring creative ideas to solve complex technical and procedural problems at the at the team and portfolio levels, then this opportunity is for you!
Join this passionate team of industry-leading individuals supporting best practices in agile software development for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the nation’s safety and security.
CBP agents and officers are on the front lines, every day, protecting our national security by combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity. ASF programs thrive in a culture of innovation and are constantly seeking individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural at the team and portfolio levels.
Responsibilities:
Help shape the future of how some of the nation’s most complex and challenging data are used to enhance national security and protect the lives of Agents, Officers, and those entering the country.
Provide high-level architectural guidance, technical innovation, and analytical expertise to teams across CBP.
Champion all aspects of data architecture, analytic methodology, and visualization functions including engineering standards, governance processes, and providing vision and context to explore and effectively utilize emerging technologies.
Qualifications:
Required:
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
Xenith offers unmatched Benefits:
100% of Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits paid by employer
FSA or HSA available
Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) matching (100% up to the first 4%) with NO vesting period
Tuition / Certification / Training reimbursement
Accident / Disability / Universal Life Insurance
And much more…
Xenith Solutions is seeking a Database Administrator to join our team and support the Border Enforcement Applications for Government Leading-Edge Information Technology (IT) (BEAGLE) contract. You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge, skills and experience to building a truly modern application that is new development and cloud native. You will work in a SecDevOps environment that includes continuous integration/continuous deployment and test automation in a consistent agile software development framework. If you thrive in a culture of innovation and bring creative ideas to solve complex technical and procedural problems at the at the team and portfolio levels, then this opportunity is for you!
Join this passionate team of industry-leading individuals supporting best practices in agile software development for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the nation’s safety and security.
CBP agents and officers are on the front lines, every day, protecting our national security by combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one coordinated and supportive activity. ASF programs thrive in a culture of innovation and are constantly seeking individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural at the team and portfolio levels.
Responsibilities:
Help shape the future of how some of the nation’s most complex and challenging data are used to enhance national security and protect the lives of Agents, Officers, and those entering the country.
Provide high-level architectural guidance, technical innovation, and analytical expertise to teams across CBP.
Champion all aspects of data architecture, analytic methodology, and visualization functions including engineering standards, governance processes, and providing vision and context to explore and effectively utilize emerging technologies.
- Work with database developers and administrators across multiple product teams.
- Serve as a data and technology expert across a broad and diverse set of mission critical applications
- Actively participate in Agile Scrum sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations, retrospectives and solution releases
- Analyze project-related problems and create innovative solutions involving technology, analytic methodologies, and advanced solution components.
- Deliver deployable software in short sprints.
- The ability to be adaptable and work constructively with a technically diverse and geographically separated team is crucial.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to pass CBP background investigation, criteria include but are not limited to:
- 3-year check for felony convictions
- 1 year check for illegal drug use
- 1 year check for misconduct such as theft or fraud
- College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of degree
- Professional Experience: at least seven (7) years related technical experience, with databases, including designing, implementing, and optimizing database systems.
- Must be available to work a hybrid schedule with an on-site requirement in Ashburn, VA.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
- Experience with data modeling, tuning, scaling, security, backup, recovery, and integrity of RDBMS, specifically PostgreSQL in AWS.
- Solid understanding of concepts such as data types, indexing, performance tuning, query plans.
- Ability to take high level requirements and work with Product Architects to create a data model to store transactional data.
- Understanding of Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or MySQL, as well as understanding of NoSQL databases like DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, or Couchbase.
- Strong SQL skills for querying, analyzing, and managing data, as well as creating and maintaining stored procedures, triggers, and views.
- Experience with CDC (change data capture) concepts and usage.
- Knowledge of security best practices, including encryption, authentication, and access control, to ensure that sensitive data is protected and compliant with government regulations.
- Experience with cloud-based database services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) RDS, Google Cloud SQL, or Microsoft Azure SQL Database.
- Experience with data integration tools and techniques, including ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, and queue-based messaging systems to ensure seamless data flow between systems.
- Familiarity with microservices based architecture and its impact to data storage.
- Skills in analyzing and optimizing database performance, including indexing, partitioning, and query optimization.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, data analysts, and business stakeholders, to gather requirements and communicate complex database concepts.
- Experience helping customers and mission users conceptualize and prioritize their data analysis and visualization needs.
- Experience with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB, DocumentDB, or Mongo a plus.
- Experience with geospatial data management a plus.
- Experience with Apache Kafka for messaging and data streaming a plus.
- Experience with data governance platforms such as Collibra a plus.
- Experience in Continuous integration, Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and DevOps processes and tools
- Experience implementing or migrating to Cloud environments like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure.
Top Skills
Apache Kafka
AWS
Cassandra
Couchbase
DynamoDB
ETL
Microsoft Sql Server
MongoDB
MySQL
Oracle
Postgres
SQL
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