SQL Database Administrator/Developer

OverviewVariQ has an exciting opportunity for a highly qualified

• Location: Washington, DC

• Salary: Dependent upon experience

• Security Clearance: TS/SCI required

• Providing front-end support to end-users of the system and resolving issues as they occur.
• Monitoring the state of the system and taking preventive or corrective actions as required and working other members of the Technical Team as necessary
• Creating, customizing and delivering bi-weekly, monthly and quarterly customer reports using SQL Server Reporting Services and/or Tableau.
• Creating customized ad hoc reports to support customers, management, and partners.
• Interfacing with the customer, performing feasibility analyses and documenting all new database and application requirements, and system changes or fixes to existing database components.
• Assisting developers with the definition, scoping, implementation, and testing of new functionalities to meet evolving requirements.
• Assisting end-users processing or using partner components or other government agencies' data exchanges and interfaces as necessary.
• Demonstrating new database and application functions and training end-users on the use of new functions as they are added to the database.
• Providing first level, in-person technical support by analyzing and troubleshooting various software and hardware issues.
• Providing guidance to analysts on effective ways to leverage technology and perform specific tasks more efficiently.
• Facilitating meetings with the analysts and management to identify, discuss and gather information about new functional and business requirements.
• Ability to gather work with the customer to gather, document, test and implement new requirements
• Assist the customer in identifying and resolving various and unusual issues directly related to their daily tasks and business work flow processes.
• Ability to implement Database Encryption
• Familiar with DISA STIG's
• Familiar with data analytics, gathering metrics and statistics using Tableau
• Subject matter expert regarding writing complex queries used to create and produce metrics/statistics using the Tableau Dashboard
• Familiar with installing and troubleshooting Tableau Creator/Explorer and Server
• Ability to use Tableau along with other visualization tools to produce reports using SQL Server/Oracle and/or import external files such as excel
• TS/SCI Required
• Ability to work autonomously with customers and Developer.
• Ability to perform basic maintenance in Oracle (Backup, Upgrade and general support)

• Bachelors Degree (Preferably a Masters Degree) from an accredited university in a field such as information systems, computer science, engineering, Management Information Systems or related field.
• 8-10 years of experience
• CompTia Security +
• MCSA, MCSE or Microsoft Certified Azure Database Admin Associate

• This job description is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities are subject to change at any time. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

• All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.