Planet Technologies, a Microsoft Gold Partner, is looking for a Top Secret cleared, highly motivated individual with excellent technical skills to join our team as a Database Engineer. This position in a fast-paced, mission-sensitive, highly advanced and integrated IT environment. Experience implementing solutions in sensitive Government environments is highly preferred. Primary responsibilities
Partnering with leadership on cloud database strategy, roadmap, design and implementation standards
Migrating content from on premise SQL to cloud service (Azure SQL Manage Service)
Establishing and maintaining maintenance plans for a large SQL cluster environment
Experience designing and maintaining SharePoint lists
Evaluating emerging data & database technologies and recommend solutions
Certifying, automating, building and supporting cloud native data & database platforms
Designing databases to reflect the need of front-end and back-end users
Creating stored procedures for application programming interfaces (APIs)
Monitoring systems performance and identifying problems that may arise
Recommending changes and enhancements for database protection
Protecting the database from threats and unauthorized access
Maintaining an awareness of trends and developments in database administration
Design, document, test and implement solutions for monitoring, maintenance and performance
Support hardware and software technology upgrades
Review performance, capacity, workload and take actions
Proactively work on database enhancements to improve system performance and stability
Skills and Qualifications
8+ years of experience with IT
BA or BS degree
Experience working with AWS or Azure clouds
Experience with one or more of the following; MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, MariaDB, SharePoint content databases
Essentials
Education: Bachelors Degree
Experience: 5+ years
Clearance: Active Top Secret
Work Location: 50% in Washington, DC
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Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10 year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.Join our highly talented team of Microsoft Certified Masters and MVP’s – Visit www.go-planet.com to learn more!