Database Administrator

DecisionPoint Corporation is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to join our mission critical team in support of the United States Transportation Command.

This position requires a minimum of 2 day a week on-site support, on Wednesday and Thursday, at Scott AFB and an Active Secret clearance. Remote work is authorized on days when on-site support is not required.

• Ensure Database Administrator (DBA) accounts are not used for non-DBA activities.
• Review vulnerabilities, develop implementation plan, and install patches as they become available.
• Provide support to maintain, implement and enhance servers, databases and applications that includes tuning and performing backups, database tuning and backups, system patching, and other information assurance compliance.
• Maintain and sustain databases to 98.5% availability.
• Server and database performance, ensure connectivity, and comply with all security and certification and accreditation requirements in the non-Prod and production environments.
• Reviewing vulnerabilities, developing implementation plan, and installing patches as they become available. Loading applicable application patches; implementing and sustaining STIGs, security assessments.
• Performing database and application backup and recovery; performing database and application monitoring and performance tracking; and completing custom structured query language (SQL), UNIX, or other scripting and programming as required based on environment.

• Active Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years relevant work experience in maintaining database systems.
• Possesses strong database maintaining skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment.
• Comfortable working in an environment that includes, Drupal, PHP, and MySQL.

• EEO and Affirmative Action Policy: DecisionPoint Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. It is the policy of DecisionPoint Corporation to provide equal employment opportunity in accordance with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action laws, directives and regulations to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or Local laws.
• Pay Transparency Policy: In accordance with Presidential Executive Order 13665, DecisionPoint Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
• Authorization to Share Resume and Personal Information: By expressing your interest and submitting your resume for this position, you authorize DecisionPoint Corporation to share your resume, as well as personal information included on the resume, with its subsidiaries, affiliates and teaming partners for the purpose of considering you for this position and other available positions requiring comparable skills, education and experience. Should DecisionPoint Corporation. or its affiliates and teaming partners wish to initiate pre-employment discussions, you will be asked to complete an employment application and related employment documents.