AWS Database Administrator

##### About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

##### About The Role

Peraton is looking to hire a Database Administrator in the Washington DC Metro area. This role will be a remote position. At times the role will also require travel to the Quantico client site when necessary.

What you'll do:

• Develop and implement data ingestion solutions using AWS database and cloud-native technologies.
• Design, administer, and optimize relational and NoSQL database environments, including Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL, Oracle), Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Athena, and Amazon S3.
• Utilize AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) to migrate, replicate, and modernize database environments.
• Research, evaluate, and recommend AWS data storage architectures and database technologies to support business and technical requirements.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and automate database solutions, including infrastructure and database build processes.
• Develop automation and administrative scripts using Python and/or Bash.
• Monitor database usage, performance, and capacity; conduct performance tuning and provide recommendations for system optimization.
• Design and implement indexing strategies, repl...