Database Engineer/Oracle Database Administrator w active TS/SCI Poly

Looking for a rewarding career challenge?

Unleash your potential at Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. With Leidos, you will enjoy competitive benefits such as Paid Time Off, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and more!

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Are you ready to join an incredible team? This contract is critical to the government and allows team members to work independently and in a team environment to achieve success. If you are passionate, motivated, and want to be part of an organization that values your contributions, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

Your greatest work is ahead!

The Leidos National Security Sector has an exciting opening for an experienced, and cleared at the TS/SCI Polygraph level, Database Engineer/Oracle Database Administrator is needed to join a high performing agile team using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology in support of a large, fast-paced program using Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and test automation tools alongside a full suite of team collaboration tools. Program execution follows DEVOPS best practices and employs robust development, test and production environments. The program provides system engineering, development, test, integration, and operational support to a large, complex, technical program, and is infusing new technology and adding advanced capabilities while continuing to support an on-going mission and operational system.

You will support a complex system with exacting interface, performance, and security requirements, and will provide database engineering expertise in one or more of the following areas: architecture, design, development, requirements analysis, data flow, network design/implementation, testing, and documentation. She/he will analyze user requirements and system requirements specifications and will develop system architecture and system design documentation; support the development of system configuration documentation, including designs for capacity and performance planning; perform database engineering activities to include risk assessments and analyses of alternatives for a variety of system related issues and concerns; provide solutions to challenging technical problems in distributed data replication, concurrent data access, and high availability.

Primary Responsibilities

You will provide guidance and support for database engineering of large-scale systems, major system elements, and interfacing systems that are part of a large complex network environment with geographically distributed components; interface with technical managers, system and software integration engineers, test engineers, information assurance engineers, and other project team members in an Agile environment; be responsible for implementing database engineering practices to ensure the proper degree of engineering rigor is applied to all assigned tasks; communicate effectively and collaborate with internal technical professionals on a day-to-day basis, and with POCs from customer organizations when necessary. You will actively participate in Program Increment Planning and related Agile team activities. Assigned duties may include:

• Supporting database design, development, implementation, information storage and retrieval, data flow, and analysis activities.

• Supporting the analysis and evaluation of system improvements, optimization, development, and/or maintenance efforts.

• Supporting the development of long-term and short-term requirements for database administration and design.

• Assisting in developing databases, database parser software, and database loading software.

• Translating requirements and data into usable database schemas by creating or recreating ad hoc queries, scripts and macros, making updates to existing queries, and creating new queries to manipulate data into a master file.

• Assisting in the development of database structures that fit into the overall architecture of the system under development.

• Developing requirement recommendations from a project’s inception to its conclusion for a particular Business and IT subject matter area (i.e. simple to complex systems).

• Developing database structures that fit into the overall architecture of the system under development.

• If not located at the MD location, some short-duration travel may be required to support quarterly PI Planning sessions in MD.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline and at least 8 years of related experience. Additional experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.

• Must have a current TS/SCI Polygraph clearance up front

• Must have experience as a Database Administrator to include proficiency in tasks such as data migration, data replication, user administration, backup and recovery, performance tuning, issue investigation, issue resolution, and general administration.

• Must have a good understanding of databases, primarily Oracle and/or other relational and non-relational/NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

• Must have experience using Oracle SQL/PLSQL, and SQL in general.

• Must have experience scripting with JavaScript, Bash/Linux shell scripting (in general), Perl, and/or Python.

• Must have knowledge of programming languages to include Java.

• Must be committed to adopting and adhering to best practices. 

• Must be able to effectively plan and prioritize tasking.

• Must be capable of performing high quality work both independently, and with a team, in a fast-moving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology and/or as a member of an Agile team.

• Experience with Cassandra.

• Experience with MongoDB.

Original Posting Date:

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:

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.