Database Administrator/Data Engineer

**Job Overview** **Shield Analysis Technology, LLC** is seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Database Administrator/Data Engineer to join our innovative team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing complex database systems to ensure high performance, security, and availability. Your expertise will drive efficient data management solutions, support system reliability, and enable seamless data integration across cloud and on\-premises environments. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with cutting\-edge technologies and contribute to the backbone of our data infrastructure for a proposed Army Research Laboratory summer research internship program. This role will administer the platform used to manage student applications and participant records and provide reliable information to authorized Government users. **Responsibilities** * Design and develop robust database architectures, including relational databases such as MySQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery capabilities. * Implement and manage database clustering, replication, backup, and recovery strategies to guarantee system resilience and data integrity. * Optimize database performance through system tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies to improve system uptime and efficiency. * Develop and maintain stored procedures, triggers, functions, and scripts using T\-SQL, PL/SQL, Bash (Unix shell), Shell Scripting, and other scripting languages for automation and data processing tasks. * Manage data migration projects across different platforms or cloud databases while ensuring minimal downtime and data consistency. * Monitor database health through technical troubleshooting support, performance tuning, and proactive maintenance activities. * Collaborate with cross\-functional teams to design scalable data models that meet business requirements while adhering to data management security standards. * Support the development of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes using tools such as SSIS for efficient data integration. * Implement best practices for data management security to safeguard sensitive information against unauthorized access or breaches. **Requirements** * Proven experience with relational databases including MySQL, Oracle (including PL/SQL), Microsoft SQL Server (including T\-SQL), with a strong focus on database architecture experience. * Demonstrated expertise in high availability architecture design such as database clustering and replication strategies. * Solid understanding of disaster recovery architecture principles and implementation techniques for critical systems. * Proficiency in scripting languages like Bash (Unix shell), Shell Scripting, along with experience in system tuning for optimal performance. * Hands\-on experience with database backup/recovery procedures, data recovery strategies, and data migration projects. * Strong knowledge of cloud databases and hybrid environments integrating on\-premises systems with cloud\-based solutions. * Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues efficiently while providing technical support across teams. * Excellent skills in performance tuning of databases to improve system uptime through proactive monitoring and tuning activities. * Knowledge of data model design principles for scalable relational databases that support business growth. Join us if you're passionate about building reliable data infrastructures that empower organizations through innovative database solutions! Pay: $100,415\.25 \- $134,177\.50 per year Benefits: * Flexible schedule Work Location: Remote