An employer is seeking a Senior Database Administrator Lead to join our Network Operations and Development team. As a Senior Database Administrator Lead, you’ll be responsible for identifying and autonomously implementing ideas and solutions, and maintaining advanced system knowledge in MySQL and MSSQL databases and related technologies. Working in this role, you’ll gain valuable experience in prioritization, delegation, team leadership and planning while making a meaningful impact on service delivery. You’ll be successful in this role if you enjoy learning and adapting to a fast paced environment where you can use multiple skills to deliver high quality solutions.
This position requires an active/current Top Secret Security Clearance.
What You’ll Do:
Identify and implement areas for improvement in the gateway database environment
Lead, mentor, and serve as escalation point for service interruptions for the gateway computer systems team, creating reports, responding to and remediating events
Work with the team to develop, draft and organize documentation of the gateway database environments at IST (Iridium Satellite Tempe), TSC (Technical Support Center), and SNOC (Satellite Network Operations Center)
Create reports that meaningfully convey technical information to non-technical decision makers
Build relationships with NIC (Network Infrastructure Commercial), enterprise, systems engineering, and gateway engineering teams as well as upper management
Conduct Linux administration activities and manage development, test, and production MySQL database
Posses the ability to take unstructured record data, automate data insertion, create and manage databases to support user queries
Create and model database schemas into models and diagrams of user community
Manage and coordinate all commercial database setup and configuration including installation and security configuration
Lead multiple infrastructure planning and implementation including instance strategy, technical platform selection, architecture design, backup and recovery strategy
Perform regular backup and recovery operations on production database using appropriate tools on Linux system
Create development, integration, Quality Assurance (QA), and production databases and configure/setup database monitoring and backup related jobs
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Required Skills & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field OR equivalent relevant experience in lieu of degree
8+ years of relevant experience in the Information Technology (IT) industry
Experience with MS SQL database administration required
Experience standing up a green field database
Experience setting up scripts, making schema withing database from different sites
Willing to travel up to 20% of year to customer site
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
Relevant certification in MySQL database administration, Red Hat OS administration, MS Windows administration (i.e., CompTIA, RHCE, MSCE, F5 etc.)
Willing to learn MYSQL
Previous experience working in a telecommunications environment
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.
