TechTrend is seeking a talented Senior Database Specialist to join our team of talented staff. Using a modern technology stack and agile approach, in this role you will have the opportunity to be a part of a workforce that is transforming IT through technology modernization efforts.
Be a member of an environment that thrives on innovation and ideas of all members of the team. Our environment is highly collaborative and allows you the opportunity to continue building your skills through training and multiple diverse projects.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs high-level, day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex database management systems workstations and servers on multiple operating systems.
- Implements and maintains smooth operation and physical design of databases.
- Coordinates, directs and performs complex database software installations and upgrades to operating systems and related database software packages.
- Schedules installations and upgrades and maintains them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures.
- Continually monitors and tunes multiple database systems and databases to achieve optimum performance levels.
- Ensures database data integrity by evaluating, implementing, and managing appropriate solutions of varying complexities.
- Ensures database recoverability by developing and implementing a schedule of database backups and archive operations.
- Plans and implements the modernization of database implementations.
- Develops implements and promotes standard operating procedures and schedules.
- Conducts audits of databases to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
- Develops and implements new standards, policies and procedures.
- Incumbent in this job works closely with Systems Admins, database engineers, and software developers to help determine and develop the database software and databases that will be implemented;
Other Qualifications
Bachelors and five (5) years or more of related experience; Masters and three (3) years or more related experience; PhD and 0 years experience.
Work Location: Remote (Must live in the Washington Metropolitan Area)
Travel Requirements: No travel
Job Type: Part time
Benefits:
· Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
· Life, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
· PTO & All federal holidays off
· 401(k) Plan (matching component included)
- · Free Gym Access at Headquarters