Title: Database Administrator (DBA) Skill Level 2
Location: Laurel, MD
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation’s toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don’t look any further than Cornerstone Defense.

Join a team introducing emerging technologies for enterprise-wide impact on daily operations.

Shape and lead new development efforts, starting from the ground up.

Engage with key stakeholders, including in a project with high visibility across the enterprise.

Opportunities expand as the technology you implement is adopted across different directorates.

Work on a team developing a series of applications that are certified, trusted sources of mission-critical data for decision-making across the enterprise.

Design, build, and maintain databases based on simple requirements.

Support UX, middleware and backend database development efforts by collaborating with developers to define and implement technical designs that meet project requirements.

Have frequent interactions with customers to gather input and feedback.

Maintain and optimize Oracle databases to ensure their reliability, security, and performance.

Monitor database health and performance, addressing any issues promptly.

Work in an agile, fast-paced team, creatively solving customer requirement challenges.

Operate with a high degree of independence and initiative, even with limited technical direction.
Oracle
Kubernetes?
JavaScript
Docker?
Node.js?
Express?
Angular JS?
Linux?
Selenium?
JIRA?
Confluence?
Familiarity with AWS RDS
Familiarity with database administrative tasks such as backups, database migrations and cloning and restoring (preferably using AWS RDS)
Knowledge of PL/SQL
Familiarity with SQL Developer session/sql monitoring tools
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite
Experience working with Git for configuration management
Experience working with the JSON format
A bachelor’s degree and five (5) years' experience as a Database Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required. Ten (10) years of experience required In lieu of bachelor’s degree.
Experience designing, building, and maintaining a database from simple requirements
Oracle SQL experience and knowledge in areas such as creating tables, SQL queries using unions, joins (inner/outer), complex queries and views
Familiarity with Oracle Row Level Security
Experience with data ETL