Database Administrator

Alion has been providing modeling and simulation software to the Navy Service Program for over 20 years, and the exciting work we do for this customer keeps growing with new and continued demand for our state-of-the-art modeling and simulation software that allows Navy sailors to simulate actual warfare scenarios. The demands for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and sophisticated Cloud technologies requires that we rise to the challenge to meet the need for years to come. Come be part of this challenging, exciting Database Administrator opportunity! Read on for more details, The Database Administrator is responsible for the data migration, schema, replication, failover, utilities, and data modeling to meet Alion research and development objectives for internal research and development (IR&D) projects. In this role, you will work with on a suite of warfighter simulation systems called the Navy Training Baseline (NTB) and Joint Training Tools (JTT) to enhance and develop new capabilities for futuristic products. The Data Engineer on the IR&D Software Development team provides modeling and simulation application development, live, virtual and constructive systems integration support, in-service engineering support, and data analytics to US Fleet Forces (USFF), the Number Fleets, and Joint Staff. The Software Development team is directly responsible, in this context, for developing and maintaining technical solutions and standards to provide the greatest level of training capability to the warfighter, at the lowest possible cost, at the fastest pace achievable.

Candidate should have a strong working knowledge and experience in SQL and NoSQL environments. Candidate should have an inquisitive nature, responsiveness, and excellent testing skills. Must also possess strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to work under pressure with multiple deadlines. Will work in a fast paced, business environment with our talented team., * Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline (i.e., computer science, engineering, mathematics, etc.).

• At least 5-7 years of experience as a database administrator
• Educational requirements may be adjusted for applicable work experience. Work experience may be adjusted for highly specialized knowledge or uniquely applicable experience.
• Experience with data modeling with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience with the Linux operating system
• Experience with configuration management tools (e.g. Git, Nexus, Gradle)
• Experience with the agile software lifecycle
• Has a proven ability to learn quickly and works well both independently as well as in a team setting

Desired Skills:

• Experience in distributed databases, NoSQL, or Graph databases (e.g.Neo4j or MongoDB) a plus
• Experience in data modeling and design for simulations or tactical systems
• Experience in data migration, load balancing, and replication in distributed environments
• Experience working in containers (Docker, PodMan, etc.)

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. US Citizenship is required.