Senior Database Administrator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Pennsylvania.

📋 Description

• Act as the main hands-on administrator for the Informatica Data Governance Suite and Mulesoft Anypoint Platform within NAVSUP's AWS GovCloud environment.

• Install, configure, manage, patch, upgrade, troubleshoot, and maintain Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, Axon Data Governance, as well as Informatica and Mulesoft Data Quality.

• Set up repositories, databases, services, load balancing, health checks, session management, and application endpoints utilizing Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code methodologies wherever applicable.

• Establish secure connections to Yellowbrick and integrate Informatica PowerCenter and ETL metadata for cataloging, harvesting, lineage, and operational coordination.

• Configure scan schedules, metadata curation workflows, glossary and domain structures, classification policies, data-quality rule libraries, profiling, scorecards, and governance reporting.

• Implement and manage SSO, PKI, LDAP, certificates, encryption, service accounts, and role-based access controls.

• Define and execute high-availability, backup, replication, retention, restoration, failover, and disaster-recovery configurations.

• Validate throughput, query performance, connectivity, repository health, capacity, availability, and stability; optimize and adjust components as needed.

• Develop and conduct unit, integration, regression, performance, security, recovery, and operational-readiness tests; document evidence and address findings.

• Integrate platform logs and health metrics with CloudWatch, Splunk, AppDynamics, or similar monitoring tools.

• Support RMF, ATO, STIG, hardening, patching, encryption, logging, access-control, and vulnerability-remediation documentation for Government review.

• Maintain code, scripts, configurations, architecture diagrams, inventories, procedures, runbooks, and training materials in Azure DevOps and NAVSUP repositories.

• Provide incident triage, root-cause analysis, vendor escalation, change control, rollback planning, hands-on mentoring, and ongoing sustainment support.

• Collaborate with MuleSoft engineers, solution architects, cybersecurity personnel, analysts, and NAVSUP administrators.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced hands-on experience in administering enterprise data-management platforms in a production environment, including installation, configuration, repository management, upgrades, patching, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.

• Strong knowledge of Informatica and Mulesoft Enterprise Data Catalog, Axon Data Governance, Data Quality, and PowerCenter integration.

• Experience integrating with a relational data warehouse such as Yellowbrick, Oracle, Snowflake, or similar technology.

• Proficiency in Linux and Windows administration, databases, networking, storage, monitoring, backup, recovery, replication, and high availability.

• Familiarity with AWS or AWS GovCloud services, including compute, storage, networking, monitoring, and security controls.

• Working knowledge of PKI, SSO, LDAP, OCSP, certificates, encryption, role-based access, and least-privilege administration.

• Ability to create repeatable scripts, configuration artifacts, tests, technical documentation, and operational runbooks.

• U.S. citizenship required.

• Capability to fulfill all privileged-access, background-investigation, CAC, SAAR, training, certification, and NDA requirements.

• Current DoD 8140.03 IAT Level II baseline certification at the start of performance: CompTIA Security+ CE or an equivalent PWS-listed certification (CCNA, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, or CND).

• Relevant computing-environment certification in AWS, Windows, Oracle, UNIX, or Linux must be obtained within six months.

• CAC eligibility and a final, favorably adjudicated T5, T5R, SSBI, or equivalent investigation must be completed before privileged access is granted.

• A Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• HSAs and FSAs.

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Employee assistance programs.

• Tuition assistance.

• Professional development opportunities.

• Military differential pay.

• Other voluntary benefit programs.