**ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED**
D2 has an immediate need for a PostgreSQL Database Architect to analyze, design, develop, implement, and support database infrastructure deployment and management.
Responsibilities:
- Manages the functionality and efficiency of a group of servers running on one or more operating systems
- Maintains database integrity and security, configures role-based access control (RBAC), and sets up administrative accounts
- Sets up, administers, and services accounts
- Maintain documentation for configurations, standards, and procedures
- Interacts with users and evaluates vendor products
- Develops and monitors policies and standards for allocation related to the use of computing resources
- Develops and implements testing strategies and document results
- Provides advice on performance tuning and training to end-users
- Maintains current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned
- Evaluates open-source or vendor tools and participates in database migration/special modernization projects
- Collaborates with developers on schema design, query optimization, and stored procedures
- Plans and executes database upgrades, patching, and migrations
- Ensures compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements
What We're Looking For
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
- 5+ years of related database analysis and/or administration experience
- PostgreSQL experience required. Oracle database administration is a plus
- Experience in PostgreSQL administration/tuning; including knowledge and implementation of database high-availability solutions and performance tuning
- Experience in monitoring, creating, and managing PostgreSQL server agent alerts
- Experience with database backup, restore, migration, and database snapshot technologies/strategies
- Knowledge on how to build/maintain efficient database table structures for both transactional and warehouse data
- Migration experience with Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL,
- TS/SCI clearance
Bonus Points For:
- CompTIA Security+ or equivalent
What to Expect Day-to-Day
You'll work with moderate autonomy — trusted to manage your workload and make good technical decisions without someone looking over your shoulder. You'll collaborate with developers and infrastructure teams, advise end-users on best practices, and participate in an on-call rotation for after-hours support. The work is varied, the problems are real, and the mission is meaningful.
Additional Information
- All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
- Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $130 - $140k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
- Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!
D2 Technical Services is committed to a merit-based recruitment process and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. As a Veteran-Owned Small Business, we particularly welcome applications from veterans who have the requisite skills and experience. Job applicants that are interested in one of our openings and may require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, should contact us to request an accommodation.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent experience/certifications
- 5+ years of related database analysis and/or administration experience
- PostgreSQL experience (administration and tuning)
- Knowledge and implementation of database high-availability solutions
- Experience monitoring, creating, and managing PostgreSQL server agent alerts
- Experience with database backup, restore, migration, and snapshot technologies/strategies
- Knowledge of building and maintaining efficient database table structures for transactional and warehouse data
- Migration experience with Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL
- TS/SCI security clearance (ACTIVE)
- Oracle database administration experience
- CompTIA Security+ or equivalent
What We Do
D2 Consulting provides services to the Federal Government focused in the following three area's We leverage D2 Consulting engineering, operations and governance best practices to efficiently and effectively deploy, maintain and continuously improve IT services and solutions. This includes not only engineering solutions such as VDI and providing direct support to operations but also deploying the tools to instrument and maintain Enterprise performance and availability (including ITSM and Enterprise Management Tools). Protect & Secure: This is our cyber security practice, which includes functions like audit and information assurance, as well as the traditional mechanics of securing IT systems and services. We have experience working with the Government to better manage risk to help move the accreditation process along. This is especially true with respect to adapting accreditation controls to a cloud environment. Cloud Migration and Data Center modernization/consolidation: This area is focused on cloud migration and adoption as well as data center consolidation. We work to ensure that infrastructure requirements are implemented correctly, according to best practices and in a timely manner.
