Database Administrator

Leidos hiring for Database Administrator jobs in Cardiff By The Sea, CA, US

Description

Looking for an opportunity to 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.

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

Leidos is seeking a Database Administratorto join our team in San Diego, CA.  Does the prospect of tackling dynamic challenges excite you? Then you just might have found the right opportunity here at Leidos. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your extensive database skills to drive the next generation of solutions for our customer. As the Database Administrator, you will be a key part of the Leidos team, supporting our Army and Air Force customer to develop and transition their existing system to a modernized enterprise system. Our team has an important mission; develop critical solutions that benefit the warfighter!

Your greatest work is ahead!

We are a trusted partner to both government and civil agencies looking for transformative solutions in security, software, engineering, and operations. Our customers take on the toughest challenges out there, and at times need a helping hand from specialists in their fields. We combine our scale as a Fortune 500 company with the deep technical knowledge of our core capabilities and the expertise of our talented and diverse workforce to deliver mission-centric innovations. For each of these core capabilities, we have developed proven, repeatable processes that help us deliver agile, cost-effective solutions to foster a better world.

Why Leidos?

• Leidos Life promotes excellent work-life balance.  You can make an impact and have time for your well-being.
• Leidos offers many opportunities for career development and advancement.
• The successful applicant will be a part of a large, dynamic workforce.
• Learn more at https://www.leidos.com/employees/life and https://www.leidos.com/careers/life

What You’ll Do
 

• Support the upgrade of our customer’s operational environment to an upgraded platform and software product environment capable of Support operations. 
• Collaborate with your team to design the best solution for success
• Follow best practices for availability, security, backup and recovery, and integrity of Oracle databases.
• Contribute to formulating and documenting company database standards, guidelines, and operational procedures.
• Lead by example, setting high standards for technical excellence, problem-solving, and proactive approaches to challenges.
   

About You

• Owns a problem to the end
• Proud to share in team’s success
• Able to do your best work in a team setting and autonomously
• Wants to grow a career with a great company
   

What You’ll Bring
 

• BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 8 years of database management experience
• Proficiency in Engineering and Managing Replication technologies like Oracle Golden Gate
• Experience with Installation, upgrade, maintenance, administration, and Migration of Oracle databases.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Oracle
• 5+ years of relevant experience in implementing and maintaining Golden Gate replications across multiple Oracle instances
• A high level of competence in PL/SQL
• 3+ years of experience in Shell scripting.
• Extensive SME experience with Golden Gate replication (multi directional) and Conflict Detection & Resolution (CDR) is required.
• Experience in performance tuning, database architectures, replication, problem diagnosis and resolution, shell scripting, PL/SQL development, and backup and recovery is also required.
• Experience in troubleshooting problems relating to the Oracle database that may originate or exist in the infrastructure that supports the data store including but not limited to application server, network, storage or operating system component/layer.
• Experience in upgrading, patching and migrating databases
• Strong knowledge of building complex SQL queries
• Self-starter and be able to perform work with minimal supervisory direction
• Extremely detail-oriented with strong analytical problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

You Might Also Have:

• Oracle 10g, 11g administration is a plus.

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We challenge our staff with interesting assignments that provide them with an opportunity to thrive, professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We’d like to learn more about you, apply today!

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.

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.