Senior AWS Lead & Database Specialist
Fairfax, VA 
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Posted 21 days ago
Job Description

Administer, develop, test, or demonstrate databases. Perform many related database functions across one or more teams or clients, including designing, implementing and maintaining new AWS RDS databases, backup/recovery and configuration management. Maintain database management systems (DBMS) and provide input for modification of procedures and documentation used for problem resolution and day-to-day maintenance.

  • Develop solutions using cutting edge AWS database technologies
  • Learns all aspects of AWS Databases and storage patterns to include, Relational Database Service (RDS), Dynamo, Amazon Aurora, MySql , etc
  • Conduct research on differing approaches to data storage in AWS
  • Knowledge of AWS Database Migration Service
  • Solve issues by designing, developing, testing, and deploying solutions
  • Maintains security and integrity controls
  • Formulates policies, procedures, and standards relating to database management
  • Monitors transaction activity and utilization along with system performance metrics to identify potential risks/ issues
  • Develops and enforces database administration and user standards and procedures; audits, modifies , and amends data in systems using
  • Work on indexing, replicating and performing disaster recovery services across multiple AWS regions.
  • Writing, designing, testing, implementing and maintaining database applications using SQL or other database programming languages
  • As part of an agile team, will be working closely with other agile team members and customers to implement a software system with multiple integration and backend services.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant work experience
  • Professional level certification a plus
  • 8-15 years of IT experience with a combination of:
    • Current hands - on working knowledge of AWS Databases such as RDS, Aurora, MySQL
    • Experience with AWS DynamoDB (preferred or NoSQL)
    • AWS Certified SysOps or Database Administrator Associate or Professional desired
    • Experience working in an Agile environment , familiar with JIRA or other story tracking tool

EEO Requirements

It is the policy of ASM that an individual's race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation or national origin are not and will not be considered in any personnel or management decisions. We affirm our commitment to these fundamental policies.

All recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications is done without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, or age. All decisions on employment are made to abide by the principle of equal employment.

Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described in "Knowledge, Skills and Abilities" above are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. (For example, "light office duties' or "lifting up to 50 pounds" or "some travel" required.) Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualifying disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the primary functions.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.


Contingent Upon Experience
N/A
Full Time Telework
No-Travel Not Required
ASM Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, creed, ancestry, marital status, non-job-related handicap or disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
Bachelor's Degree
Required Experience
8 to 15 years
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