• Administer, monitor, and support SQL Server databases on Azure (SQL DB, Managed Instance, SQL on VMs) • Manage backup/recovery, patching, and high availability (AlwaysOn, Geo-replication, Log Shipping) • Tune SQL queries, improve indexing and analyze wait stats, leveraging Redgate, new relic and related tools • Implementing data encryption, managing user access/passwords and ensuring compliance with security standards • Executing, migrating on-premise databases to cloud systems or between cloud providers • Integrate and optimize observability tools such as New Relic APM, RedGate Monitor, and SQL Monitor for real-time diagnostics and alerting • Automate operational tasks using PowerShell, T-SQL, and other scripting tools; contribute to DevOps pipelines • Collaborate with Product Support, DevOps, and SRE teams around release management, deployment automation, and IaC • Ensure cost-effective cloud resource utilization through tagging, right-sizing, and scheduled scaling • Maintain secure access controls and auditing as per FedRAMP High and IL5; support audits and compliance • Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation for incident response and resolution

Database/SharePoint Support Associate (15.39)   OCT Consulting is a business management and technology consulting firm that supports Federal Government clients. We provide consulting services in the areas of Strategy, Process Improvement, Change Management, Program and Project Management, Acquisition/Procurement, and Information Technology. Responsibilities and Duties OCT currently has an opening for a Database/SharePoint Support Associate to support a client requirement. This position is contingent upon contract award. The Associate serves as the dedicated resource that ensures accuracy, usability, and security in the client's contract data environment. This person will be a SME in modern database and reporting tools, including Microsoft 365 applications, SharePoint Online, and SQL-based systems. Additionally, the Associate will provide support for SharePoint Online architecture, workflows, document libraries, collaboration sites, and integration with Microsoft 365 applications. Day to day responsibilities include:  - Database Development and Maintenance: Design and update database structures, forms, queries, and dashboards to meet evolving acquisition and contracting requirements, leveraging modern tools such as SQL Server, SharePoint Online lists/libraries, and Power Platform. - Testing and Quality Assurance: Conduct functional and regression testing of database modifications to ensure accuracy, reliability, security, and compliance with agency standards - Documentation: Prepare and maintain technical documentation for database objects, workflows, integrations, and user guidance to support continuity of operations and knowledge transfer - Reporting and Analytics: Develop and refine reports, queries, and interactive dashboards using Power BI and other analytics tools to provide actionable insights into acquisition activities, contract status, and resource utilization -- responding to queries and questions as needed. - Transition Support: Assist in possible migration to a new integrated contract writing and financial management system, including creation of a legacy data repository to preserve historical records, ensure data integrity, and enable seamless access to archived information. - Technical Expertise: Provide advisory support and troubleshooting for database-related issues, leveraging SME-level proficiency in Microsoft 365, Power Platform, SharePoint Online, and SQL-based solutions to optimize performance, usability, and scalability. - Data Extraction & Validation: Extract and validate contract and procurement data, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency of all outputs to support reliable acquisition decision-making.  - Contract Data Analytics: Produce recurring reports and conduct trend analyses on obligations, expenditures, and contract actions, identifying anomalies, compliance risks, and inefficiencies to strengthen oversight and improve contract execution. - Administration and Maintenance: Maintain and update SharePoint Online tools, applications, and site collections. Ensure compliance with governance, security, and data management policies. - Workflow and Automation: Develop, configure, and maintain workflows using modern tools such as Power Automate and Power Apps, while supporting legacy workflows created in SharePoint Designer as needed. Troubleshoot and de-bug broken workflows, codes, and previously developed tools as needed.  - Collaboration and Integration: Partner with Government staff to design, implement, and evolve SharePoint solutions that support contracting tools, workflows, and business processes. Integrate SharePoint with other Microsoft 365 services (Teams, OneDrive, Outlook) to enhance collaboration and efficiency. - Documentation and Reporting: Document processes, configurations, and procedures required for effective management, reporting, and auditing of SharePoint activities. Provide user guidance and training materials to support adoption. - Continuous Improvement: Recommend and implement enhancements to improve usability, efficiency, and performance of the SharePoint environment, ensuring alignment with operational and strategic objectives.

• Accountable for the operational excellence and business continuity of enterprise database infrastructure • Advanced performance tuning of database systems and SQL workloads • Design and maintain enterprise-grade High Availability and Disaster Recovery architectures • Provide and maintain detailed technical documentation on Database Lifecycle Management • Mentor other Database Administrators • Implement effective security protocols and data protection measures

Company Description Miratech helps visionaries change the world. We are a global IT services and consulting company that brings together enterprise and start-up innovation. Today, we support digital transformation for some of the world's largest enterprises. By partnering with both large and small players, we stay at the leading edge of technology, remain nimble even as a global leader, and create technology that helps our clients further enhance their business. We are a values-driven organization and our culture of Relentless Performance has enabled over 99% of Miratech's engagements to succeed by meeting or exceeding our scope, schedule, and/or budget objectives since our inception in 1989. Miratech has coverage across 5 continents and operates in over 25 countries around the world. Miratech retains nearly 1000 full-time professionals, and our annual growth rate exceeds 25%. Job Description We are looking for a Senior Cloud Database Administrator to join the team for a large‑scale project. This role will be part of building and operating a mission‑critical IVR & Analytics platform that supports real‑time customer interaction flows and data‑driven decisioning at scale. The Senior Cloud Database Administrator is responsible for the operation and reliability of cloud-based databases supporting both Real-time IVR / application workloads and analytics platforms (ETL pipelines, data warehouse, reporting). This role ensures high availability, performance, security, and recoverability of mission-critical databases in a large-scale, production environment, working closely with engineering, DevOps, and data teams. Success in this role will be measured by maintaining stable, highly available production databases, delivering optimized performance for both transactional and analytics workloads, and ensuring fast incident resolution with clear root cause analysis. Responsibilities: - Administer Amazon Aurora MySQL (OLTP) and Amazon Redshift (OLAP) across the full lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, patching, and upgrades. - Ensure high availability, backup and recovery, and disaster resilience for production databases. - Configure monitoring, alerts, logging, and proactive health checks for database platforms. - Monitor and optimize performance for high‑throughput transactional workloads, ETL processes, and analytical queries. - Provide production support for databases, including on‑call coverage, incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis (RCA). - Manage database security, including user roles, permissions, RBAC, and compliance with data security and audit requirements. - Support data platforms used by application services, ETL pipelines, and reporting/BI tools, collaborating with engineering teams on schema and data design. - Collaborate with DevOps teams on infrastructure changes and deployments, and automate operational tasks using scripting and IaC (Terraform / CloudFormation). Qualifications - 5+ years of experience as a Cloud DBA / Database Administrator - 2+ years of hands‑on experience with Amazon Aurora MySQL - Hands‑on experience with Amazon Redshift - Strong hands-on AWS experience with cloud databases - Strong knowledge of high availability, backup & recovery - Strong knowledge of performance tuning, monitoring and alerting - Experience with Linux / Unix and shell scripting - Experience supporting high-volume, mission-critical systems - Hands‑on experience with IaC (Terraform or CloudFormation) - Readiness to participate in on‑call support for production databases Nice to Have: - Experience in IVR / contact center environments - Familiarity with ETL pipelines and data warehousing - Experience with event-driven or analytics-heavy systems Additional Information We offer: - Culture of Relentless Performance: join an unstoppable technology development team with a 99% project success rate and more than 30% year-over-year revenue growth. - Competitive Pay and Benefits: enjoy a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including health insurance, and a relocation program. - Work From Anywhere Culture: make the most of the flexibility that comes with remote work. - Growth Mindset: reap the benefits of a range of professional development opportunities, including certification programs, mentorship and talent investment programs, internal mobility and internship opportunities. - Global Impact: collaborate on impactful projects for top global clients and shape the future of industries. - Welcoming Multicultural Environment: be a part of a dynamic, global team and thrive in an inclusive and supportive work environment with open communication and regular team-building company social events. - Social Sustainability Values: join our sustainable business practices focused on five pillars, including IT education, community empowerment, fair operating practices, environmental sustainability, and gender equality. * Miratech is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law.