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Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai . Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active-duty and veteran employees. We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The Senior SQL Database Administrator provides comprehensive database management support related to the global customer IT environment. Responsibilities: • This position provides senior Tier II support for all databases and Tier III for all SQL databases, including the Customer Consolidated Database (CCD) and related databases, as well as databases supporting both legacy and modernized client/server and web-based applications. • You will support modernized databases and assist with modernization initiatives. • The Senior SQL Database Administrator will conduct proactive and reactive monitoring, responding to incidents and alerts generated by database monitoring software integrated within the Enterprise Event Management and Monitoring capability. • You will also conduct manual maintenance, deployment, diagnostic health checks, validation, and reporting processes shall be automated, whenever feasible. • The Senior SQL Database Administrator will perform routine database tuning, generate performance/usage reports, and apply DoS-authorized patches. • You will execute and validate scheduled onsite/offsite backups and restores. • Additionally, you will support integration of database service with partner agencies and internal applications, including managing middleware and messaging queues (e.g., Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) infrastructure). • You must be able to deploy approved Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Manipulation Language (DML) scripts and coordinate customer application releases across all domestic and overseas locations. • You will also provide operational support for Oracle engineered systems (Exadata), including standby builds, Secure Shell (SSH) key management, and cloud migration activities. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE The following are the education and experience required for this position: • 8+ years • Bachelor's in IT or related field • Secret Security Clearance PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: • Comp TIA Sec+, ITIL 4 Foundation Certification(s) PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions: • Sitting for long periods • Standing for long periods • Ambulate throughout an office • Ambulate between several buildings • Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required • Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds • Travel by land or air transportation 10 % . All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. If hired for this position, the base salary range would be within the range provided. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to work location, skills, experience, gov con contractual requirements, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Empower AI's total compensation package for employees. USD $87,320.00/Yr. USD $135,160.00/Yr. We can recommend jobs specifically for you! Click here to get started.

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We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The Senior SQL Database Administrator provides comprehensive database management support related to the global customer IT environment.
You will support modernized databases and assist with modernization initiatives.
You will also conduct manual maintenance, deployment, diagnostic health checks, validation, and reporting processes shall be automated, whenever feasible.
The Senior SQL Database Administrator will perform routine database tuning, generate performance/usage reports, and apply DoS-authorized patches.
You will execute and validate scheduled onsite/offsite backups and restores.
You must be able to deploy approved Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Manipulation Language (DML) scripts and coordinate customer application releases across all domestic and overseas locations.
You will also provide operational support for Oracle engineered systems (Exadata), including standby builds, Secure Shell (SSH) key management, and cloud migration activities.
The following are the education and experience required for this position:
Bachelor's in IT or related field
Secret Security Clearance
This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:
Sitting for long periods
Standing for long periods
Ambulate throughout an office
Ambulate between several buildings
Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds
Travel by land or air transportation 10 % .
USD $87,320.00/Yr.
USD $135,160.00/Yr.
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Comp TIA Sec+, ITIL 4 Foundation Certification(s)

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