Job Overview:
The Database Administrator (DBA) will provide Tier III support for Oracle Database components within a legacy Network Services Connections (NSC) framework, comprising four custom Java-developed systems: Systems/Network Approval Process, SIPRNet GIG Interconnection Approval Process, Ports, Protocols & Services Management – Unclassified, and Ports, Protocols & Services Management – Classified. This end-of-life system requires maintenance to ensure operational continuity without enhancements, upgrades, or code changes until its replacement within 1-2 years. The DBA will focus on database troubleshooting, maintenance, security patching, and supporting potential network transitions (IPv6, SNMPv3), while collaborating with project leads and adhering to security compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Diagnose and resolve Oracle Database outages or disruptions in production and lab environments.
- Update trouble tickets within 24 hours (acknowledgment) and 48 hours (milestones) with database issue details.
- Estimate fix scope, time, and cost, coordinating with leads for approvals on high-risk changes or additional costs.
- Perform routine maintenance on Oracle Database systems, including managing certificates, purging logs, minor configurations, and health checks.
- Submit a draft Database Maintenance Plan (30 days post-award) and final plan (45 days post-award).
- Apply patches and STIGs to Oracle Database systems in production and lab environments, ensuring compliance for OS and COTS applications.
- Verify database responses to security scans and troubleshoot issues.
- Provide STIG and scan data for accreditation, primarily from the lab environment.
- Consult leads if patches/STIGs disrupt systems or incur costs, proposing alternatives.
- Support configuration, troubleshooting, and testing of Oracle Database systems for potential IPv6 or dual-stack transitions.
- Assist with database configuration and testing for SNMPv3 transitions.
- Manage privileged access to production and lab database systems.
- Coordinate with project leads and attend meetings.
- Deliver quarterly plans, test reports, and change forms; submit monthly activity reports with database tickets.
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience).
Experience:
- 5+ years in Oracle Database administration with Java-based systems.
- Expertise in database patching, STIG compliance, and secure environments.
- Familiarity with network transitions (IPv6, SNMPv3) affecting databases.
Skills:
- Troubleshooting, backup/recovery, and database optimization.
- Knowledge of database security and compliance.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
Clearance: Active Top Secret with access to specified systems.
Certifications (Preferred): Oracle Certified Professional (OCP), CompTIA Security+.
Work Environment:
- Support high-side (Top Secret/Secret) and low-side systems with sensitive database information.
- Collaborate with Tier II/IV contractors and leads.
- Privileged access to production and lab database systems.
About GBTI
GBTI Solutions, Inc.(GBTI) is revolutionizing how IT works, leveraging innovative and cutting edge technology to deliver time efficient, high-quality, and cost- effective business solutions to government, commercial, and non-profit clients across three continents. Since our founding in 2005, we have delivered customized solutions designed to meet each client's needs and requirements. Our innovative products, GEMS and ION each offer new insight on Human Resources and Physical Assets. GBTI works to truly understand these needs so that we can effectively solve their technical and business challenges while providing added value through a comprehensive solution approach. We deliver our solutions and products through four core practices centered upon Software Development, Data Management, Intelligent Transformation, and Research & Development (R&D): Currently, the GBTI Innovation Lab is working with leading edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Rapid Acquisition and Blockchain for research and development.
Mission Statement
GBTI is revolutionizing how IT works, leveraging innovative and cutting edge technology to deliver time efficient, high- quality, and cost-effective business solutions.
To achieve this mission, GBTI has adopted the following core values:
- Quality – Everything we do must meet high and measurable quality standards and applicable requirements.
- Responsiveness – We must listen to our clients and respond quickly to their specific and changing needs. We must respond to problems very quickly and provide timely solutions.
- Care – We must care about our clients. We must care about our people. We must care about each other. We must care about the company that carries our people's dreams.
- Growth – We must help our clients, our people and our company to continually grow in value and capability.
- Fun – We must create a working environment such that clients have fun to work with us and our people have fun to work with each other.
- Improvement – We must monitor, measure, analyze, and evaluation our operations and performance continuously to achieve continual improvement of our operations and performance
As any company, GBTI often faces challenging situations and must make critical decisions. This set of core values are our guiding principles in making tough choices. This set of core values are also the foundation for our business strategy, our recruitment process, our solution methods, our management approaches, and our relationships with our clients and with our people.
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