Mantech

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented SQL Server Database Administrator to join our team in the Tampa, Florida.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• The SQL Server Database Administrator (DBA) supports the Information Technology (IT) Operations & Maintenance Server team to provide enterprise-level, high-performance, highly available, and secure Microsoft SQL server database (DB) services in direct support of the customer’s business and mission needs. Specifically, the DBA personally oversees the implementation, configuration, hardening, availability, resiliency, protection, automation, administration, and monitoring of multiple Microsoft SQL Server DB environments across the customer’s IT enterprise.

• The DBA serves as the Microsoft SQL Server Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the customer’s IT organization and directly participates in the design, engineering, implementation, and modifications to the production DB environments backed by Microsoft SQL Server. Post-implementation, the DBA also proactively monitors and assesses the deployed platforms, ensuring the production platforms are operating efficiently, optimally, and properly configured, as well as ensuring they are secured within all vender guidance, best practice, and required Information assurance (IA) and security (INFOSEC) compliance and government requirements.

• The DBA provides technical guidance, mentorship, and training to less experienced system and DBAs, especially within the DBA specialty, and may have supervisor responsibilities.

• The DBA works with the customer’s IT Architecture and Engineering team to explore, investigate, research, analyze, assess, implement, and transition new technologies to an operational state to modernize and improve upon existing Microsoft SQL Server solutions. we are only looking for people who want to join our team as regular, full-time employees.  We want to continue building our corporate knowledge and invest in making our employees the best in the business.

• Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• 7+ years of progressive experience with Microsoft SQL Server capturing stakeholder and business requirements, designing, engineering, implementing, securing, and operating and maintaining vendor currently supported enterprise-level Microsoft SQL Server DB solutions (SQL Server 2012 and newer) across an IT multi-platform (Microsoft, *nix, etc.) enterprise information systems (LAN, MAN, WAN, etc.)

• 5+ years of experience operating and maintaining solutions in secure processing environments which must adhere to U.S. Government Information Assurance and Security standards such as the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs).

• Demonstrated experience implementing, maintaining, testing, and validating Microsoft SQL Server High Availability (HA) technologies and concepts, such as Basic and Always-on Availability Groups (BAG/AAGs), to maximize the availability, resiliency, reliability, and fault tolerance of product DB environments.

• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, maintaining, testing, and validating Microsoft SQL Server Disaster Recovery (DR) solutions, built on technologies and concepts such as log shipping and stretched AAGs, to ensure both local and off-site recovery capabilities within established Recovery Time and Point Objectives (RTO/RPOs).

• Demonstrated experience authoring, testing, troubleshooting, and implementing scripted technologies, such as Microsoft PowerShell, PowerShell on Linux, Bash, T/SQL, etc., to automate and orchestrate routine, as well as complex, DBA duties and responsibilities, with a focus on maximizing efficiency, consistency, and minimizing the subsequent human error factor of related tasks.

• Certifications: CompTIA Security+CE; or GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC); or Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strongly desired to be Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): SQL 2016 DB Administration certified.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to be in a stationary position more than 50% of the time. 

• Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange information with peers and senior personnel. 

• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a computer. 

• The person in this position frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations. 

• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.