Job description

Nakupuna Companies is looking for a Database Administrator to provide Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Business Systems Center (BSC) contractor support services for the team. This role designs, implements, secures, and sustains databases and data-management capabilities. Support services include database design and development, performance tuning, testing, backup and recovery, release support, documentation, and coordination with application-development teams. The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. • Design and implement databases to meet application requirements. • Develop and implement database objects, including stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, and schemas. • Create and maintain data models to ensure data consistency and integrity. • Implement database security measures, including authentication, authorization, and access controls, in compliance with applicable DoD and DoN policies. • Optimize database performance through indexing, caching, and query optimization. • Maintain current database design, development, and implementation documentation, including entity-relationship diagrams and data-flow diagrams. • Develop and execute database test plans, including unit, integration, and performance testing. • Collaborate with application developers to ensure database designs meet application requirements. • Develop and implement backup and recovery plans that protect data integrity and availability. • Manage database instances, including their creation, configuration, and deletion. • Use the enterprise-wide version-control system and support secure, quality-controlled CI/CD builds, testing, and deployments. • Identify, define, or modify interfaces with other systems and applications, ensuring agreements are formally documented with the interfacing system or application. • Support production outages, development of release packages, work-item updates in the designated tool, and internal review or change boards. • Conduct quality audits of NAVSUP products, perform causative research on errors, and provide corrective action. • Maintain a professional relationship with clients, team members, and internal and external agencies and organizations. Required Qualifications: S hall have two years or more of experience and knowledge in the following areas: • Two or more years of experience and knowledge performing database administration, data management, database engineering, or related software-engineering activities. • Knowledge of the design and implementation of computer and database-management systems. • Knowledge of current software and database engineering methodologies, design techniques, and applicable software and database standards. • Experience using Structured Query Language (SQL) and Microsoft SQL Server database-development capabilities. • Experience with Microsoft development tools and the analysis, development, maintenance, and testing of database-supported applications. • Excellent technical, organizational, planning, oral and written communication, problem-solving, attention-to-detail, and decision-making skills. The following are desirable qualifications or levels of experience: • Experience designing and developing relational databases with Microsoft SQL Server. • Experience with SQL programming, stored procedures, views, schemas, data modeling, and database-performance optimization. • Knowledge of secure coding and database-security practices, including access control and identity-management principles. • Experience developing test plans and conducting or coordinating unit, integration, user-acceptance, and performance testing. • Experience with Azure DevOps, Microsoft O365 and Teams, Excel, Visio, and Outlook applications. • Knowledge of DevSecOps patterns and practices, including CI/CD pipelines and version control. • Experience with service-based architectures, APIs, REST, SOAP, or event-driven architectures. • Knowledge of Amazon Web Services architecture. • IAT Level II certification. Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree with a technical major, such as engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related discipline, is required. The degree requirement may be substituted with two years of college or technical education and three to five years of related work experience. Experience with government and DoD environments is desired. Military Installation Access: Top Secret clearance required. Must be a U.S. citizen. Travel: Travel will not occur regularly and will typically be less than 5% of the time. Location: This is a remote position. Physical Requirements: The ideal candidate must at a minimum be able to meet the following physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation: • Ability to perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, and fingers. • Ability to engage in and follow audible communications in emergency situations. • Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and work on a computer. The Nakupuna Companies use a market-based compensation strategy to ensure that our employees are compensated within applicable market ranges commensurate with multiple factors, including but not limited to the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, and position location. The projected compensation range for this position is $115,000.00 to $140,000.00 (annualized USD). The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Nakupuna Companies total compensation package for employees.

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Design and implement databases to meet application requirements.
Develop and implement database objects, including stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, and schemas.
Create and maintain data models to ensure data consistency and integrity.
Implement database security measures, including authentication, authorization, and access controls, in compliance with applicable DoD and DoN policies.
Optimize database performance through indexing, caching, and query optimization.
Maintain current database design, development, and implementation documentation, including entity-relationship diagrams and data-flow diagrams.
Develop and execute database test plans, including unit, integration, and performance testing.
Collaborate with application developers to ensure database designs meet application requirements.
Develop and implement backup and recovery plans that protect data integrity and availability.
Manage database instances, including their creation, configuration, and deletion.
Use the enterprise-wide version-control system and support secure, quality-controlled CI/CD builds, testing, and deployments.
Identify, define, or modify interfaces with other systems and applications, ensuring agreements are formally documented with the interfacing system or application.
Support production outages, development of release packages, work-item updates in the designated tool, and internal review or change boards.
Conduct quality audits of NAVSUP products, perform causative research on errors, and provide corrective action.
Maintain a professional relationship with clients, team members, and internal and external agencies and organizations.
Required Qualifications: S hall have two years or more of experience and knowledge in the following areas:
Two or more years of experience and knowledge performing database administration, data management, database engineering, or related software-engineering activities.
Knowledge of the design and implementation of computer and database-management systems.
Knowledge of current software and database engineering methodologies, design techniques, and applicable software and database standards.
Experience using Structured Query Language (SQL) and Microsoft SQL Server database-development capabilities.
Experience with Microsoft development tools and the analysis, development, maintenance, and testing of database-supported applications.
Excellent technical, organizational, planning, oral and written communication, problem-solving, attention-to-detail, and decision-making skills.
The following are desirable qualifications or levels of experience:
Experience designing and developing relational databases with Microsoft SQL Server.

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Platform: icims
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