Senior SQL Database Administrator

Maryland  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Company Summary:

Who are we?
Cohesion is a leading technology consulting firm that partners with clients to optimize their technology investments. We provide unparalleled project delivery and implement solutions supporting both traditional and Agile approaches. We proudly bring more than a decade of experience and exceptional client satisfaction to the equation. Our genuine commitment to client success and our flexible approach help us stand apart.

Why Cohesion?
This is not a job, but a career. We take driven candidates and match them with a long lasting career at Cohesion.

Position Description:

Our Direct Client has an immediate need for a highly motivated Senior Database Administrator to provide database development expertise and hands on implementation of the Disability Case Processing System (DCPS) application using the latest open source Server Side JavaScript technologies on the Node platform and other related open source products accessing a PostgreSQL database.

Specifically the successful candidate will be a member of an Agile Database Team working with other Agile development teams, System Architects, Test Architects, Database Engineers, Implementation team, IT Infrastructure & Operations Team and External System Owners to develop and administer the DCPS database.

Skills Requirements:

11 Years of professional work experience!

At least two years experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, TOAD 9.5, Omegamon.

Of Experience with installation, development, maintenance and enhancement of physical PostgreSQL RDBMS to support the agile development teams.

Experience with developing and maintaining OLTP, data warehouses and operational data stores and utilize ERwin Datamodelling tools for logical and physical data models.

Analyze database changes requested by the Agile development teams for impacts to interfacing systems, Naming Standards, Design standards, Data Conversions and update corresponding documentation.

Create SQL scripts for Conversion, Reports, Data Analysis and Data Corrections.

Desired Skills

Knowledge of installation, maintenance and administration of Oracle, DB2 or other RDBMS.

Experience developing databases with an Agile development process and ceremonies including scrums, planning events, backlog grooming, retrospectives and demos.

Experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, TOAD 9.5, Omegamon.

Experience with Data Conversion Strategies on various databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2)

Experience with Database partitioning Strategies on various databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2)

Experience with performance and tuning of applications on various databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2)

Experience with Relational and Dimensional Modeling

Operating System and Infrastructure experience with Linux, Windows 7, Unix, Solaris.

Experience with OLTP, data warehousing and operational data stores and concepts.

Experience with VersionOne Application Lifecycle Management Tools.

Experience with Jenkins and Continuous Integration.

Experience with source code versioning with Git and Stash.

Experience with projects using SAFe methodology.

Experience with environments utilizing Cloud Technologies such as Amazon Web Services.

Member of open source software communities.

Ability to meet deadlines, concentrate and to pay attention to detail.

Good interpersonal and communication skills necessary to work effectively with customers and other team members.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree with 11 years' experience

Start date
ASAP
Duration
6 months + possible 10 year extension
(extension possible)
From
Cohesion, LLC
Published at
06.05.2016
Project ID:
1124050
Contract type
Freelance
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