Database Reliability Engineer

We have an opening for a Database Reliability Engineer. You will support the database administration activities required to manage the database infrastructure and to keep systems available fast resilient and secure. This position is in the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) Division within the Computing Directorate in support of the Strategic Deterrence Applications Program and Nuclear Security Enterprise-wide (NSE) PRIDE Program. 

Business Needs dictate that this position requires an on-site presence multiple days a week. Therefore telecommuting options will be limited.

This position will be filled at either the SES.2 or SES.3 level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the responsibilities outlined below.

You will

• Build and operate reliable database platforms using practices such as monitoring alerting and continuous improvement.
• Automate repetitive work including provisioning patching upgrades backups and compliance to improve system consistency and reduce outages.
• Provide database administration support for Oracle MySQL MS SQL Server MongoDB Cassandra PostgreSQL and DynamoDB databases.
• Support database management system design architecture and migration activities involving cloud-based services containerization and cross-platform database transitions.
• Create and maintain non-production database environments for development and quality assurance activities.
• Tune queries review database data models and help improve application performance and database cybersecurity posture.
• Build dashboards alerts and runbooks from logs and metrics and participate in incident response and post-incident reviews.
• Support enterprise COTS application implementation configuration triage and customization efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities at the SES.3 level 

• Lead complex database reliability automation and modernization efforts.
• Provide technical direction for database architecture observability resilience and recovery practices.
• Serve as a technical resource for advanced troubleshooting performance tuning and incident resolution.
• Influence standards and long-term improvements for database operations and cybersecurity posture.

Qualifications :

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Management Information Systems or a related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Broad experience leveraging automation and orchestration to build provision patch and/or secure database services within a production environment.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and follow Database Reliability Engineering practices to ensure database availability performance scalability resilience monitoring backup and recovery and operational excellence.
• Broad experience administering application servers such as WebLogic and Tomcat including installation configuration patching deployment performance tuning and troubleshooting.
• Broad experience administering Oracle MS SQL Server PostgreSQL and/or MySQL databases in a production environment and experience with one or more development tools and languages such as SQL Oracle Forms/Reports PL/SQL Java or Python.
• Broad experience in Windows and/or Linux operating system administration security performance tuning enterprise-class storage array usage and integration within a database environment and database backup and recovery procedures software strategies and verification methodologies.
• Broad experience utilizing observability and infrastructure monitoring tools such as Oracle Enterprise Manager Datadog Grafana SQL Server Management Studio and/or Icinga for proactive system monitoring alert management and database administration.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment and present and explain technical information.
• Ability to work outside normal business hours to provide support for production infrastructure patching upgrades testing and the ability to work on-premises to support job duties.

Additional qualifications at the SES.3 level 

• Advanced experience administering complex database environments in production with responsibility for technical leadership and operational decision-making.
• Advanced experience leading automation reliability observability and modernization efforts across multiple database platforms.
• Advanced troubleshooting and performance tuning experience across database application server OS and storage layers.

Qualifications We Desire

• Experience developing and using Ansible SCCM Python and Unix/PowerShell shell scripting to automate and orchestrate database and application infrastructures.
• Experience leveraging containerization to deliver database and mid-tier services to meet customer needs and managing database and application infrastructures within a highly secure and compliance-driven environment.

Pay Range

$146340 - $185544 Annually for the SES.2 level 

$175530 - $222564 Annually for the SES.3 level 

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employees position within the salary range will be based on several factors including but not limited to specific competencies relevant education qualifications certifications experience skills seniority geographic location performance and business or organizational needs.

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This is a Flexible Term appointment which is for a definite period not to exceed six years.  If final candidate is a Career Indefinite employee Career Indefinite status may be maintained (should funding allow).

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  Remote Work :

  No

  
  

  Employment Type :

  Full-time