The Role
Administer and monitor MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server databases supporting a high-traffic FDA website. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, performance tuning, high availability, disaster recovery, backups, recovery testing, security, access management, troubleshooting, Linux/UNIX administration, CMS integration, compliance, documentation, and collaboration on releases and migrations.
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Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.
The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.
We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.
Project Description:
FDA.gov website experiences more than 670 million hits, 43.34 TB of data transferred, and 17.4 million visitors per month, making it the "front door" to the FDA for a substantial portion of the public. The site is a key component of FDA's mission to communicate effectively with healthcare professionals and the public, supporting the agency's Transparency and Open Government efforts and providing the public with numerous opportunities to interact directly with FDA.
This project supports the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in translating business needs into technology solutions across FDA's public-facing web environment, providing administration, infrastructure support, and strategic planning for FDA's Web presence. Support for FDA's web infrastructure, including its Content Management System (CMS), is intended to enhance the agency's ability to manage web content effectively. The current CMS, built on Drupal, supports FDA's public-facing site, which spans more than 65,000 documents and pages and is maintained by more than 600 active site contributors.
Job Summary:
This position requires an experienced Database Administrator capable of working independently to assist with database operations, user connectivity to the database, database security, backup and recovery, data integrity, database updates, and database reporting.
Responsibilities:
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.
The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.
We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.
Project Description:
FDA.gov website experiences more than 670 million hits, 43.34 TB of data transferred, and 17.4 million visitors per month, making it the "front door" to the FDA for a substantial portion of the public. The site is a key component of FDA's mission to communicate effectively with healthcare professionals and the public, supporting the agency's Transparency and Open Government efforts and providing the public with numerous opportunities to interact directly with FDA.
This project supports the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in translating business needs into technology solutions across FDA's public-facing web environment, providing administration, infrastructure support, and strategic planning for FDA's Web presence. Support for FDA's web infrastructure, including its Content Management System (CMS), is intended to enhance the agency's ability to manage web content effectively. The current CMS, built on Drupal, supports FDA's public-facing site, which spans more than 65,000 documents and pages and is maintained by more than 600 active site contributors.
Job Summary:
This position requires an experienced Database Administrator capable of working independently to assist with database operations, user connectivity to the database, database security, backup and recovery, data integrity, database updates, and database reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Administer, maintain, and monitor database systems supporting the website, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability. Database platforms within the project ecosystem include MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server.
- Assist with database operations, user connectivity, database security, backup and recovery, data integrity, database updates, and database reporting
- Perform all aspects of database system administration, including installation of instances, tuning of instances and queries, space management, and database installation, configuration, and tuning to support optimal website performance and scalability
- Set up and maintain High-Availability (RAC) and Disaster Recovery (RMAN) solutions to ensure continuity of website operations and minimize downtime
- Determine and implement best practices for database setup, monitoring, backup and recovery, installation, tuning, and auditing
- Manage database backups and conduct regular recovery testing to ensure data can be restored quickly in the event of system failure
- Monitor database performance and proactively identify and resolve issues affecting website availability, load times, or data accuracy
- Diagnose and troubleshoot complex performance, connectivity, and security issues involving critical applications and integrated website databases
- Perform Linux and UNIX administration tasks required for database platforms, including setting system parameters, formatting drives, and monitoring system performance
- Manage user access and permissions to ensure only authorized personnel can access or modify sensitive data
- Develop, implement, and enforce policies and procedures to protect the security and integrity of website-related data, including compliance with federal security standards
- Support content management system (CMS) integration by ensuring the underlying database structure aligns with content storage, retrieval, and reporting needs
- Ensure database configurations and data handling practices comply with Section 508 accessibility requirements and federal records management/retention policies
- Collaborate with web developers, systems administrators, and content teams to support new feature releases, website updates, and data migration efforts
- Maintain documentation of database architecture, configurations, and standard operating procedures
- Evaluate and recommend database management tools, upgrades, or process improvements to enhance website performance and data governance
- 10+ years of related experience in database administration
- Experience with MySQL, Oracle, and Linux, including installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance. SQL Server experience is desired.
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance. Due to contract requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.
- No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.
- $110,000 - $140,000
- Salary commensurate with experience.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of related experience in database administration
- Experience with MySQL, including installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance
- Experience with Oracle, including installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance
- Experience with Linux, including installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance
- SQL Server experience
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance
- U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status
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The Company
What We Do
DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) is an award-winning technology innovator and leading digital transformation partner to large federal agencies and commercial clients for nearly 20 years. The company is a ServiceNow™ Partner - Specialist, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Consulting Partner, UiPath Partner, SAFe Bronze Partner, Esri Bronze Partner, and holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certifications and has achieved CMMI-DEV Level 3. DRT is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices in Atlanta, Georgia. More information on the company can be found at www.drtstrategies.com.
