About this role
<p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Title: </strong>Lead, Systems Engineering – Database DevOps</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Code: </strong>39043</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Location: </strong>On-Site – Greenville, Texas</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Schedule: </strong>9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Job Description: </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">We are seeking a talented and experienced Database DevOps System Engineer to join our dynamic and innovative team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing DevOps practices for database management systems. This role involves close collaboration with software engineering, operations, and data management teams to ensure seamless deployment, scaling, and monitoring of our database infrastructure. You will bring a problem-solving mindset and a collaborative spirit to improve and streamline our processes.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Essential Functions:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Develop and maintain database infrastructure using DevOps principles.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Automate database deployment, scaling, and management processes.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Implement monitoring and alerting tools to ensure database performance and availability.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Collaborate with software development teams to support CI/CD pipelines.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Troubleshoot and resolve database-related issues in a timely manner.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ensure security and compliance standards are met for database systems.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Continually improve processes and tools to increase efficiency and reliability of database operations.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Manage backup, recovery, and data archival processes.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Support and participate in all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and test.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Write well-designed, testable, efficient code using software design principles.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Respond to customer inquiries providing troubleshooting and analysis of complex problems.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Qualifications:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI in future.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Bachelor’s Degree with nine (9) years of prior programming experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Graduate Degree with seven (7) years of prior programming experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior programming experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated experience as a Database Engineer or similar role.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated experience with Linux System Administration experience, preferably in Red Hat or Derivatives.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated knowledge of database management systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Oracle.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated experience with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated experience with scripting and automation using languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Demonstrated familiarity with cloud platforms (Oracle, AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>Preferred Additional Skills:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Knowledge of data warehousing and big data technologies.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Certification in cloud platforms or database management.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt">#LI-AM2</span></p> <p> </p>