Senior ASE Database Administrator

Company Overview

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide. Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated, results-oriented professional who is driven to succeed and brings a strong sense of urgency to their work. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and collaborative team player who takes initiative, demonstrates sound judgment, and continually looks for opportunities to improve processes, increase efficiency, and enhance customer service.

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting, maintaining, and administering ASE and PostgreSQL databases, ensuring their availability, performance, security, and reliability. The successful candidate will work effectively both independently and as part of a team while proactively identifying and addressing issues to support mission and business objectives. Responsibilities: * Supporting/administrating ASE and Postgres database platforms, including databases hosted and operated in AWS environments * Setup, configuration, administration, tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, data manipulation/backups of ASE and PostgreSQL database infrastructure * Working with large amounts of data moving at rapid pace * Working on PostgreSQL in our migration from SAP ASE to an Amazon RDS PostgreSQL environment * Client support for test & production systems when needed * Maintains database performance by resolving production and application development problems * Works with all major database components of ASE and POSTGRESQL Servers and has strong knowledge of the various interrelationships between major system components including networking, storage, server, OS, authentication, application code, and disaster recovery technology * Collaborates with fellow engineers