SQL Application Engineer

Peraton is seeking an SQL Application Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This individual is responsible for supporting the Application Support team SQL Operations and engineering. The SQL Engineer will be responsible for supporting the operations and maintenance of the SQL databases. 

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring, and maintaining SQL databases
• Participate in incident management activities for SQL databases
• Design, develop and maintain SQL databases for customer applications
• Design scalable databases, creating SQL queries, ensuring system stability, and troubleshooting issues.
• Develop procedures for database security, backup, and recovery for SQL databases
• Participate in the documentation of activities, system changes, testing, procedures, policies, and standards for SQL databases
• Setting up and maintaining SQL user accounts
• Provide technical expertise, respond to taskings, etc.
• Work closely with IT operation delivery teams, project managers, solution engineers and government counterparts to ensure approved scheduled maintenance is completed
• Interact with the customer on an as needed basis regarding SQL databases
• Communicate status of ongoing work and any issues that arise to management in a timely manner

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Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 8 years’ experience or Associate degree and 10 years’ experience or HS diploma/equivalent and 12 years' experience  
• U.S. Citizenship required; Must have the ability to obtain a DHS Entrance on Duty (EOD) clearance
• Experience with SQL database engineering
• Experience maintaining SQL user accounts
• Strong understanding of change, release, and configuration management, and their interaction
• Knowledge of Client business environment and requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the ServiceNow platform
• Knowledge of security fundamentals
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals
• Knowledge of cloud operations
• Possess an Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations 4 certification or the ability to obtain within one month
• Interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills
• Exceptional problem-solving capabilities and use of judgment
• Ability to work effectively in a distributed work environment/self-starter

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.