F-35 Senior Database Administrator

Permanent employee, Full-time · Diegem

Opportunity
How does the working life of a F-35 Senior Database Administrator looks like at ILIAS?

You will be executing policies, practices and  procedures that properly manages the full data lifecycle needs of ALIS/ODIN. You will mainly be in charge with ensuring data currency, availability to users, and the protection of that data from loss. Tasks include but are not limited to: applying approved data updates, data protection (backups), availability, distribution, migration, warehousing, management, replication, redundancy, and security.
Your mission
Let’s get more into detail to find out what your tasks will be.

People management: 
  • You will act as a shift/ team leader over a group of ALIS/ODIN Administrators
  • Report to the leadership team on ALIS/ODIN developments and status
Data Management:
  • Maintain, store, and manage data including: Air Vehicle (AV) and ALIS/ODIN configuration, F-35 Fleet Management, Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), reliability and maintainability (R&M), and Supply Chain Management (SCM) data. 
  • Maintain Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS), Government Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) and Custom Applications providing data interchange. 
  • Manage classified and sensitive data elements in accordance with program security policy. 
  • Support troubleshooting of data problems and reconcile data anomalies. 
  • Execute processes and procedures for Data Management (DM) library. 
  • Support DM controls for the ALIS/ODIN program. 
  • Identify and mitigate DM Risk level.
Backup, Restore and Disaster recovery:
  • Run application for System settings and Registry backups. 
  • Coordinate with the System Administrator (SA) to schedule local drive imaging to run on periodic intervals. 
  • Perform backup to backup any live data directories on regular intervals. 
  • Monitor and verify scheduled database backups of Oracle and MS SQL and ensure data is stored on media/hard drive on a regular basis such that data is fully recoverable in the event of data loss or corruption. 
  • Perform appropriate procedures to perform recovery of ALIS/ODIN system.
Database/Application Support:
  • Install Joint-Service Technical Data (JTD) on the appropriate ALIS/ODIN units at the site (task shared with System Administrators (SA)).
  • Perform “as required” manual updates to any database on the ALIS/ODIN unit.
  • Configure ALIS/ODIN applications, including but not limited to Supply Chain Management and CMMS, with 
  • the appropriate Commercial And Government Entity (CAGE) codes and part numbers. 
  • Create user accounts as required.
  • Utilize CMMS utilities to evaluate, scope, and correct errors, perform data import and review data post import to make sure data updates were successfully implemented
  • Support ALIS/ODIN software release activities
Your capabilities
Does this sound like music to your ears? Do you have the following strengths?

You hold either a Bachelor or Master degree within IT
You have 3+ years of relevant experience
You speak both English and French and you are able to write in these 2 languages
You are stress resistant, flexible and have an analytical mindset
You are able to communicate well and working in team feels natural to you
Strong leadership skills
You have a profound  knowledge of the following:
Oracle 
  • Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) 
  • Oracle Export, Import, and Data Pump 
  • Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN) 
  • Oracle Performance Tuning
  • Oracle Administration
  • Oracle Administration in a RHEL and MS Windows Environment
Procedural Language/Structured Query Language (PL/SQL)
  • Transact-SQL 
  • Oracle SQLPlus 
Microsoft (MS) SQL Server 
Windows Server Operating System
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) OS 
Red Hat Ansible Engine 
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 
JBOSS Enterprise Application Platform Technical Skills 
Operating Systems (OSs) 
Scripting Languages (shell, batch, Practical Extraction and Report Language (PERL) 
 
If by any chance, you also have a certification in Security+ CE certification (CompTIA Security+) and Oracle SQL, that would be considered as a plus. 
Land @ILIAS
Have you checked out your strengths? great!

If, as icing on the cake, you are someone who likes to work with people and keen on finding solutions, then I suggest you take a chance and who knows, you might be our next super-powered colleague!
Let our HR team know what your talents are and send your CV to youness.kaissi@ilias-solutions.com
About us
ILIAS Solutions offers exciting opportunities to shape the future of armed forces operations. As a global leader in defense logistics software, we empower military commanders worldwide to optimize operations, training, and missions. Our innovative platform covers the entire armed forces value chain, ensuring efficient execution and capturing vital information.

As we continue to grow, we are looking for talented reinforcement who will make a difference every day.
Join our international team and make an impact on global security.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
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