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Leidos DSI is seeking a talented, detail-oriented Database Engineer to fill a critical operational role supporting our FedRAMP authorized SaaS application. We serve high profile customers including all branches of federal, state, and local government, as well as commercial clients. Leidos DSI delivers industry-leading digital communications and workflow software along with excellent customer support.
Location: Candidate must be located within the USA.
The Challenge:
- Support day-to-day operations of our SaaS environment with a focus on production databases and shared responsibility for overall engineering tasks
- Respond to performance and outage alerts and ensure database backup and recovery jobs are in place and functioning properly
- Provide consultative support to on-premise customers as needed
- Heavily involved in future planning including cloud migrations and support of ongoing application development
- Work with a team of experienced engineers, internal project teams, external service providers, and customers’ technical staff
- Work to provide ongoing evolution of the IQ application across government markets will allow you to contribute to architecture and design decisions and process improvements.
- This position offers an opportunity for a talented engineer to gain career building expertise in both technical and compliance domains supporting our FedRAMP -authorized SaaS.
What Sets You Apart (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree with four plus (4+) years of relevant experience. May consider more years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
- Demonstrated experience with Oracle 19c and Amazon RDS
- Understanding of security compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53/FISMA/FedRAMP)
- Familiarity with Configuration Management and change management best practices
- Windows Server support/maintenance, Group Policy and Active Directory expertise
- Proactively and regularly make recommendations for system improvements.
- Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with team members, customers, vendors and support personnel.
- Willingness/flexibility to perform weekend and after-hours system maintenance work
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Security clearance
You Might Also Have:
- Oracle DBA experience outside of AWS (patch management, OEM, query optimization, etc.)
- DNS expertise
- Enterprise/Cloud Anti-virus solutions
- SIEM solutions for Cloud environments
- Familiarity with SMTP Mail servers, protocols, and standards
Are you ready to make an impact? Begin your journey of a flourishing and meaningful career; share your resume with us today!
We take care of our employees. Leidos seeks the best and the brightest, and in return, we invest in you, with an eye on your future, through career advancement, growth opportunities and continuous improvement via mentoring, formal and informal project management training and assistance with obtaining pertinent certifications. We challenge you to help solve some of the world’s toughest problems, and reward you with a welcoming culture that recognizes the importance of a strong work/life balance, as well as competitive compensation and benefits. We believe that diversity and inclusion make us all better and offer the chance to have fun and make a difference
Original Posting Date:2024-07-18
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:Pay Range $81,250.00 - $146,875.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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For 50 years we have been tackling some of the biggest problems that face our nation and our world.
OUR MISSION
Through our culture of innovation and history of performance, we develop deep customer trust built on integrity and create enduring solutions that improve our world. Leidos is a science and technology solutions leader working to address some of the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and healthcare markets. The company’s 43,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2020.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the newly launched Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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