Administer, monitor, and optimize SQL databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle).
Handle database installation, configuration, upgrades, migration, and maintenance.
Implement and maintain database backup, recovery, and failover strategies.
Ensure database performance tuning, indexing strategy, and query optimization.
Manage user accounts, roles, permissions, and data access security.
Ensure database compliance with internal and external security standards.
Troubleshoot database issues, performance bottlenecks, and service outages.
Design, build, and maintain ETL pipelines using tools such as SSIS, Informatica, Talend, Airflow, or custom Python/SQL.
Develop data models, data flows, integration mappings, and workflow schedules.
Collaborate with analytics, engineering, and business teams to understand data requirements.
Ensure high-quality data ingestion, cleansing, transformation, and validation processes.
Support data warehousing initiatives and optimize data pipelines for performance and scalability.
Monitor ETL jobs, resolve failures, and ensure timely data delivery.

All candidates must pass public trust clearance through the U.S. Federal Government.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
5+ years of experience in DBA / ETL development.
Strong SQL expertise including query tuning and stored procedure development.
Hands-on experience with at least one major relational database system.
Experience designing and maintaining ETL pipelines in enterprise environments.
Knowledge of data warehousing concepts (star schema, slowly changing dimensions, fact tables).
Experience with automation using shell scripts, PowerShell, Python, or similar tools.

DBA, ETL Developer

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