[Hiring] Database Team Lead @Peraton

Role Description

Every hour of every day, soldiers, acquisition professionals, and federal partners around the world count on systems that simply cannot go down. That is where PL ALTESS comes in. As the Agile Center of Excellence for the Program Executive Office Enterprise (PEO Enterprise), the U.S. Army Product Lead Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Enterprise Systems and Services (PL ALTESS) runs enterprise-class data centers that host hundreds of programs, thousands of virtual servers, and millions of users worldwide, 24x7x365. Our team delivers the full spectrum of IT services:

• Data center and Service Operations Center operations
• Network and systems administration
• Cybersecurity
• Cloud and application modernization
• Disaster recovery
• Lifecycle testing across physical, virtual, and cloud architectures spanning multiple geographic locations

If you want your work to matter at mission scale, this is the place.

The opportunity:

Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and the cloud: you will lead the team that engineers, secures, and runs them all. Your work keeps customer databases fast, available, and locked down to Army standards.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Architect, install, and configure database software in Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and cloud database environments.
• Maintain database environments to meet availability and performance standards.
• Help schedule deployments and new database installations.
• Develop database security standards and ensure all databases meet ALTESS and Army security requirements.
• Build and maintain database monitoring and administrative dashboards for proactive management.
• Apply DISA STIGs, perform Security Readiness Reviews (SRRs), and document findings in POA&Ms.
• Lead and mentor the database team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years w/o a degree, Minimum of 10 years with AS/AA, Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA, Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA
• DoD 8140 qualified for DCWF 421 – Database Administrator at the Intermediate proficiency level
• Active DoW Secret security clearance
• US Citizenship
• Experience in database administration and architecture
• 5+ years with database architecture in a large enterprise environment
• Knowledge of Oracle, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and cloud database environments (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL)
• Knowledge of database administration responsibilities
• Thorough knowledge of DISA STIG processes, and the ability to perform an SRR and document findings in a POA&M
• Ability to work with customers in a professional manner

Requirements

• Working knowledge of DoW STIGs and IAVM
• Knowledge of Python and PowerShell
• Vendor database certification (see Additional Certifications)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life
• Health savings account
• Short/long term disability
• EAP
• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation
• Company paid holidays

Application Statements

The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.