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Senior Database Administrator - MON/TUE OFF DAYS at GovCIO in Boise, Idaho, United States Job Description Overview GovCIO is currently hiring for MULTIPLE Senior Database Administrator(s) to support our customer, USPS Network and Compute Technology (NCT) group. The NCT is responsible for the planning, development, implementation, and support of the USPS network and compute technology infrastructure. NCT enhances the postal network by implementing network segmentation, which divides the network into smaller parts to mitigate cybersecurity risks and improve performance. The NCT department manages local area, wireless, and wide area network connections for over 32,000 USPS facilities, including the data center, internet, cloud, and business partner networks. NCT manages and oversees the Postal Services cloud services and data center infrastructure, which includes more than 24,000 servers, 110 petabytes of storage, and multiple cloud provider services to enable applications. Additionally, NCT is responsible for keeping the digital networks across the USPS landscape and compute infrastructures for applications running optimally, ensuring that they are secure and reliable 24/7. needs. This position is located in various areas within the United States and will be a full remote position. Responsibilities The successful candidate will be able to perform complex functional activities in support of Oracle RDBMS products and services, including but not limited to the upgrade, installation and maintenance of Oracle RDBMS products and services in a complex Oracle RDBMS production environment. They should be able to diagnose and resolve complex problems in an Oracle RDBMS environment. They should also have a strong working knowledge, experience and ability with UNIX and/or Microsoft Windows operating systems as well as other database technologies such as Postgres, NoSQL, SQL and Cassandra DB. + Provide day-to-day incident and deployment support of multiple database technologies, including Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres, which includes on-site and remote administration, user support, performance monitoring and tuning, and capacity planning. + Manage incident response via the USPS ServiceNow application in accordance with the published USPS Change Management Service Level Agreements (SLAs) + Perform a technical leadership role in incident response, maintenance, documentation, and support of a large, complex, distributed server environment + Perform a technical leadership role in incident response, maintenance, documentation, and support of a large, complex, distributed database environment + Perform a technical leadership role in incident response, including maintenance, documentation, and support of a large, complex, distributed middleware environment + Develop growth plans as needed to ensure that the hosting environment can support the projected growth of the application environment + Develop and implement procedures that support proactive problem detection and avoidance,including disaster recovery planning and implementation + Create and maintain project plans as necessary in accordance with US Postal Service standards then keeps USPS management notified of critical failures or potential missed milestones + Works with Program Manager, Project Managers, Engineering staff, USPS staff and vendors to manage projects, drive outcomes and lead teams + Analyzes and resolves complex hardware and software problems issues + Assists USPS development community to perform tests and implement software, adds, and changes + Develops and implements operational management process and procedures + Tracks inventory and completes and provides documentation required for deploying servers + Uses alert monitoring tools chosen by USPS Management + Uses systems management and software distribution tools chosen by USPS Management + Uses security management systems and facilitates in backups and restores of data and application code + Escalates unusual or unexpected findings to USPS + Provides reports to users and managers of systems status on an as requested basis + Provides weekly status reports and maintains hours worked on projects + Uses change and case management procedures as required + Provides action plan for resolution of any/all faults detected + Performs isolation testing of problem equipment and/or software + Provides documentation of all solutions to problems and document all application guidelines and issues + Provides reports to USPS Management to share solutions found + Provides and implements escalation process and/or procedures + Follows the appropriate quality assurance program chosen by USPS Management + Provides on-site system or application support for deployment/installation as required + Tracks inventory and completes and provides documentation required for deploying servers + Interacts with all USPS functional groups to accomplish objectives + Creates and edits computer-based documentation and trouble ticket systems to document equipment configurations, track changes and problems, and compiles performance data + Performs assistance, training and information sharing to users and other administrators + Maintains leadership qualities and attitude in keeping with the standards of the USPS Shift work hours: Candidate must be open to shift work or specify which shift is highly preferred. Group 3 covering 3 shifts with MON/TUE off days 1st shift 7AM-3:30PM 2nd shift 3:00PM-11:30PM 3rd shift 11:00pm -7:30AM Qualifications Bachelors with 20+ years (or commensurate experience) Required Skills and Experience + Able to diagnose and resolve complex problems in an Oracle RDBMS environment + Strong working knowledge, experience and ability with technologies such as UNIX and Microsoft Windows operating systems as well as other database technologies such as Postgres, NoSQL, SQL and Cassandra DB. Clearance Required: Candidates must be US Citizens or Permanent Residents to obtain and maintain US Postal Service Public Trust Preferred Skills and Experience + Prior United States Postal Service (USPS) experience or active USPS Public Trust + Experience with middle tier technologies including web and application servers, containers and container management technologies, messaging technologies, cloud platform and services, automation tools, scripting languages and monitoring tools. + Hands on experience with Apache Tomcat, Wildly, Oracle Fusion Middle Tier (OFM), IBM WebSphere, Apache HTTP, Kubernetes, Docker and other types of containers, IBM MQ, Kafka, Zookeeper, RedHat OpenShift, RedHat 3scale Ansible, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Linux shell scripting, Microsoft PowerShell, JYTHON, AppDynamics, Zabbix, SolarWinds, Zabbix, SolarWinds, Neustar and Splunk. Company Overview GovCIO is a team of transformerspeople who are passionate about transforming government IT. Every day, we make a positive impact by delivering innovative IT services and solutions that improve how government agencies operate and serve our citizens. But we cant do it alone. We need great people to help us do great things - for our customers, our culture, and our ability to attract other great people. We are changing the face of government IT and building a workforce that fuels this mission. Are you ready to be a transformer? What You Can Expect Interview & Hiring Process If you are selected to move forward through the process, heres what you canexpect: + During the Interview Process + Virtual video interview conducted via video with the hiring manager and/or team + Camera must be on + A valid photo ID must be presented during each interview + During the Hiring Process + Enhanced Biometrics ID verification screening + Ba To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account