Cloud System Administrator III - F33490 D*

SyApps is a Technology and Management Consulting Services firm based in Greater Washington area, with focus on solutions in the area of Strategy, Process, Technology and Management support. As a diverse end-to end IT and Management solution Provider, SyApps offers a range of expertise aimed at helping customers re-engineer and re-invent their business to compete successfully in an ever-changing marketplace.

Please visit us at www.syapps.com.

Role: Cloud Administrator III

Location: Herndon / Reston VA

Type: Contract Role (1 year and extendable)

The client is seeking a Cloud Database Administrator to provide database support on a variety of hardware and software platforms and peripherals.

Job Responsibilities:

• Experience with multiple data persistence technologies including RDBMS (Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, AWS RDS, AWS Redshift)
• 3+ years with AWS Administration is a must have
• Provide on-site database and system support
• Monitor, collect statistical information, and provide reporting on capacity and system performance
• Based on statistics, make recommendations to maintain and improve capacity and system performance
• Working knowledge of at least one compiled language (e.g., Java, C++, C#) and at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, Ruby, Perl).
• Monitor the system, and act upon system and application automated alerts
• Perform diagnostics, testing, and troubleshooting of software, o/s, and database issues (ex. correcting installation, configuration, or data problems)
• Plan and perform software installation, configuration, upgrade and patching
• Perform and manage system and database backups
• Perform manual switch to redundant system / database components, in case of system failure
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
• 10+ years’ experience required
• Experience in providing technical support, covering database administration and operations to include monitoring maintenance capacity, performance monitoring/planning and incident/problem troubleshooting and resolution
• Strong knowledge of SQL
• Understanding of Help Desk tools and trouble ticket tracking processes
• Understanding of support agreements and their implied service levels
• Proven ability to write excellent technical documentation

SyApps LLC is a Winner of the SmartCEO/Grant Thornton Future 50 Award for being recognized as one of 50 fastest growing companies in the Greater Washington Area.