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Operating within a virtualized Amazon Web Services (AWS) GovCloud East infrastructure via the DHA MedCOI Application Virtualization Hosting Environment (AVHE), this role is available in two specialized tracks:\nTrack 1: Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Track - Specializes in multi-terabyte analytical and reporting databases, complex data warehousing structures (Stage, Archive Stage, and multidimensional reporting marts), and bulk data ingestion pipelines.\n\nTrack 2: Contract Management (CM) Track - Specializes in transactional database administration supporting DHA procurement and contract administration systems, including COTS Global Unison PRISM, custom ColdFusion applications (MTR, PAT, Extranet), and software change control suites (ECCP/SBM/QC).\n\nResponsibilities:\nTrack 1: EDW Database Administrator\nAnalytical Database Architecture: Maintain and optimize Oracle database instances across 4 environments (Development, System Test, QA/Pre-Prod, and Production) supporting the 3 distinct EDW layers:\nLanding & Staging (Stage): High-throughput data ingestion area receiving batch feeds from Oracle Federal Financials (OFF), TRICARE Encounter Data System (TEDS), and pharmacy rebate processors.\n\nArchive Stage (Arc Stage): Non-volatile historical archive maintaining longitudinal private sector healthcare data.\n\nReporting Data Marts: Dedicated schemas powering business intelligence platforms (OAS, BI Publisher, SplashBI) across the Financial Reporting Data Mart (FRDM), Operations Reporting Data Mart (ORDM), Pharmacy Reporting Data Mart (PRDM), and Contract Reporting Data Mart (CRDM).\n\nBatch Ingestion & ETL Alignment: Partner with Informatica ETL and BMC Control-M administrators to support nightly batch windows (1800-0600 MT), monitoring data loading locks, index health, tablespace growth, and partition management.\n\nContract Modernization Projects:\nWarehouse Archival Project: Design and execute data archival pipelines to offload cold data while maintaining reporting query performance.\n\nAll OFF Sets of Books Ingestion: Implement database changes required to integrate multi-set of books financial records into EDW reporting marts.\n\nCARS CTDE File Reconciliation: Support database ingestion structures for Central Accounting Reporting System files to enable automated daily cash transaction matching.\n\nTrack 2: CM Database Administrator\nProcurement & Operations Database Administration: Administer Oracle database schemas supporting the DHA ECS Contract Management suite:PRISM Database Tier: Maintain the Oracle backend for Global Unison PRISM COTS software, managing procurement solicitation data, contract award records, and clause logic integrations.\n MTR / Extranet / PAT Database Tier: Maintain shared and dedicated schemas for custom Adobe ColdFusion applications tracking TRICARE Concept Requirements (ConReq), contractor deliverables, and contractor performance assessments.\n E-Commerce Change Control Process (ECCP): Administer database instances supporting Solutions Business Manager (SBM) and Quality Center (QC) workflow configurations.\n\n Procurement Cycle Integration Support: Support schema adjustments and interface tables enabling the automated \"handshake\" between PRISM and Oracle Federal Financials (OFF) to validate funds availability and obligations prior to contract modifications.\nShared Infrastructure Management: Maintain shared database server configurations for PRISM, MTR, and PAT operating on Linux RHEL platforms, ensuring strict application isolation and performance tuning.\nShared Responsibilities Across Both Tracks:\n1. Database Operations, Maintenance & Tuning\nPerform routine proactive database administration, memory allocation (SGA/PGA), automated maintenance task scheduling, and SQL workload tuning.\n\nGenerate and analyze AWR, ADDM, and ASH reports to diagnose bottlenecks, lock contention, and query performance degradation.\n\nMaintain complete database design documentation, data dictionaries, schema diagrams, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) compliant with CDRL 0010 (Solution Design Documentation).\n\nStrictly enforce environment segregation: technical developers are prohibited from direct data access in QA/Pre-Prod and Production; DBAs execute and validate all production schema migrations.\n\n2. Backup, Recovery & Disaster Preparedness\nConfigure, automate, and monitor comprehensive backup jobs using Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) and AWS virtual machine snapshots.\n\nPlan and execute mandatory monthly backup restore tests to formally validate DCOPS nightly and weekly backup integrity.\n\nMaintain database reconstitution procedures under the DHA ECS Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP).\n\nParticipate in annual DHA ECS COOP / Disaster Recovery exercises, supporting full cutover to alternate AWS environments within 12 hours of declaration.\n\n3. Cybersecurity, STIG Implementation & Audits\nApply and validate DISA Database Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and Control Correlation Identifiers (CCIs) across all database instances.\n\nRemediate vulnerabilities identified by Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) scans and Information Assurance Vulnerability Alerts (IAVAs).\n\nCoordinate with the designated Security DBA and ISSO to close Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) findings no later than 10 calendar days before expiration.\n\nEnforce DoD Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) authentication, encryption at rest (TDE), and encryption in transit across all database listeners and connections.\n\nProvide technical responses and evidence for periodic DHA CRM financial audits, contract management audits, and RMF re-authorizations.\n\n4. Outage Response & High-Availability SLAs\nAdhere to strict contract restoration service-level agreements:\nEnd-of-Month (EOM) & October Surges: During the window 5 days prior to 5 days following EOM, and throughout October, restore production database service disruptions within 4 hours maximum allowable downtime.\n\nStandard Operations: Restore production database disruptions within 8 hours; non-production environments within 24 hours.\n\nNotify Government representatives within 30 minutes of production disruption identification and within 2 hours for lower environments.\n\nQualifications\nRequired:\nCitizenship: Must be a United States Citizen (mandatory contractual requirement for DHA network authorization and clearance sponsorship).\n\nPrivileged Access: Must qualify for and maintain an IT Level II Privileged Access designation per DoD 5200.2-R.\nCybersecurity Certification: Must possess a valid DoD Manual 8140.03 IAT Level II baseline certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ ce, CCNA Security, CySA+, GSEC) upon hire or within 3 months of contract employment. Must complete relevant OS/DBMS Operating Environment training.\n\nFormal Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.\nExperience Substitution Rule: Fifteen (15) years of documented experience in database administration may be substituted in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.\n\nExperience Mandates by Track:\nEDW Track: Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on Oracle Database Administration experience on a Linux/Unix platform supporting an enterprise Data Warehouse application of the size and complexity of DHA ECS EDW.\n\nCM Track: Minimum of five (5) years of hands-on Oracle Database Administration experience on a Linux/Unix platform supporting contract management, procurement, or web tracking applications of the size and complexity of PRISM, MTR/PAT, and Extranet.\n\nRequired Technical Competencies:\nAdvanced administration of Oracle Enterprise Database (v12c / 19c) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).\n\nExpertise in Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) scripting, catalog administration, and automated backup/restore verification.\n\nIn-depth knowledge of database security hardening, DISA STIGs, SCAP tools, and vulnerability mitigation.\n\nAdvanced performance tuning utilizing Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) / Cloud Control, AWR, ASH, ADDM, and SQL execution plan profiling.\n\nStrong shell scripting skills (Bash, Korn shell) for database maintenance automation, log rotations, and monitoring.\n\nDesired Track-Specific Competencies:\nEDW Track: Experience with large partition schemas, star/snowflake dimensional models, Informatica ETL database targets, and BI Publisher / OAS database repository schemas.\n\nCM Track: Experience supporting Global Unison PRISM database backends, Adobe ColdFusion database connection pooling, and Micro Focus SBM / QC database instances.\n\nBoth Tracks: Familiarity with Oracle Access Manager (OAM 11i), Oracle Internet Directory (OID 11i), Oracle Cloud Control 13c, and AWS GovCloud virtualized EBS volume management.\n\nClearance:\nMust hold an active or favorably adjudicated Tier 3 (T3) / NACLC investigation (SF-86) granting Secret eligibility.\nLocation:\nAurora, CO\nAbout Quantum Sky\nCompensation:\nCompensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically between $135,000-$145,000. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.\nBenefits:\nHighlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and parental leave.\nThe world the mission operates in is going post-quantum, contested, and machine-speed. Quantum Sky engineers the advantage across cyber, networks, software, and quantum because the mission demands dominance, not parity. We don't follow the map. We draw it.\nAt Quantum Sky, we believe that success starts with our people. We foster a collaborative, innovative, and mission-driven environment where every team member plays a critical role in shaping the future of technology. 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