Empower, Innovate, Impact! At Team A-TEK, we EMPOWER people to drive INNOVATION that IMPACTS mission!
A-TEK operates at the intersection of mission and innovation by applying our deep domain expertise across the federal markets. Embracing our digital-first strategy, A-TEK provides enhanced capabilities in application development, digital transformation, enterprise IT, and scientific services. Our solutions are designed to modernize, automate, secure, protect, and enhance the operations of our federal clients, ensuring they stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Our work is fueled by a passion to serve our clients’ needs and to protect the safety and welfare of Americans. That passion shapes how we nurture our most valuable asset – Our Employees. A-TEK actively cultivates the talent that drives our success and fosters a creative, challenging, and mission-driven work environment for current and future employees.
We are seeking a highly experienced Database Administrator to manage Delta Lake tables, optimize query performance, and oversee backup and recovery strategies within a cloud-native healthcare data environment. This role will support large-scale analytics workloads, ensuring performance, security, and compliance with federal regulations. The DBA will collaborate with Databricks engineers, ML/AI teams, and cloud architects to ensure database structures are aligned with mission objectives. This role is remote with occasional travel to McLean, VA. The ability to obtain and retain a Public Trust Level 4 clearance is required.
Key Responsibilities- Manage and maintain Delta Lake structures, indexes, and partitioning schemes.
- Optimize queries and database performance for large-scale analytical workloads.
- Implement and test disaster recovery and backup plans.
- Oversee data storage lifecycle management and tiered storage policies.
- Ensure database security and compliance with HIPAA, FedRAMP High, and FISMA.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to support new feature development and analytics.
Required Qualifications- Minimum Education: Bachelor's in IT or related field
- Minimum Experience: 5 years
- Required Certifications: Databricks SQL Analyst or AWS Database Specialty (preferred)
Preferred Qualifications- Databricks SQL Analyst or AWS Database Specialty certification.
- Experience with multi-cloud database management.
- Background in supporting public health or regulatory programs.
CompensationSalary Range: $130,000 – $140,000 annually (commensurate with experience)
BenefitsHealth, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with employer match; paid time off; professional development opportunities.
A-TEK, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected Veteran status. Verification of education may be requested before or during the hiring process.
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A-TEK, and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Mackson Consulting | an A-TEK Company, are woman-owned small businesses with more than a 23-year history providing science and technology innovation. As a trusted services and solutions provider, we are a proud partner to U.S. Federal Civilian, Federal Health, and Homeland Security customers.
A-TEK, and its subsidiary, Mackson Consulting, provides high-end IT services and solutions, coupled with a scientific staffing capability that supports health and national security missions. Our customers include U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Health and Human Services (National Institutes of Health (NIH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)), Department of Commerce (DoC), Department of Justice(DoJ), Veteran Affairs (VA), and the Library of Congress (Library).
A-TEK maintains its competitiveness by applying domain expertise across the federal markets. We provide enhanced capabilities in application development, enterprise IT, and scientific services that optimize, modernize, secure, protect, improve, and comply with customers’ needs.
A-TEK's program engagement model employs methodologies and strategies based on PMBOK and our ISO 9001:2015 certified quality assurance processes to successfully meet schedule, budget and performance objectives.
A-TEK, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected Veteran status.
Contract Vehicles:
NIH CIO-SP3 IT Services - HHSN316201200006W
GSA Schedule 70 - Information Technology Products and Services: GS-35F-0680K
GSA Schedule 6211 - VA Affairs-Professional & Allied Healthcare Staffing: V77P-7135
GSA Schedule 874 MOBIS - GS-10F-0099Y
