Application DBA/Developer

Peraton is looking for a strong Application DBA/ Developer with expertise in data modeling and maintaining production, testing and development databases. This role is part of a collaborative and agile team that supports and builds modern, standards-based responsive web applications for mission-critical health IT solutions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Responsible for the maintenance of production, testing and development databases.
• Brings solid understanding of database administration.
• Supports development team from a database design and development perspective.
• Responsible for database administration or engineering activities, ensure optimal performance on PostgreSQL environments.
• Responsible for the installation, maintenance, configuration, and integrity of PostgreSQL architecture.
• Performance tuning of the queries.
• Provide support to the application developers, including, but not limited to data refresh, SQL, MySQL and PL/pgSQL performance tuning and best practice recommendations.
• Conduct code reviews with application developers.
• Ensure the long-term requirements of systems operations and administration are included in the organization's overall database systems planning.
• Perform many related database functions across one or more teams, including designing, implementing, and maintaining new databases, backup/recovery, and configuration management.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 12 years of experience or High School with 16 years of experience in lieu of degree
• Strong MySQL, PL/PGSQL or PL/SQL experience is a plus.
• Performance turning of the queries.
• Experience in AWS RDS Aurora PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of Snowflake
• Experience in Complex and high-volume data warehouse projects.
• Hands-on experience with Postgres database administration, performance tuning and production support in a high volume, customer-facing apps/environment.
• Data Modeling Experience in ErWin
• Experience working in Agile/ Scrum large scale programs
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Manages time extremely well, can quickly sense when an issue needs to be discussed or triaged
• Strong attention to detail and focus on task completion is critical
• US citizenship or Green Card holder with ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• AWS certification

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.