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This position directly supports major initiatives at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), ensuring that data is accurate, reliable, and aligned with CMS business and regulatory requirements.\r\nDatabase Management: Install, configure, and maintain CMS database systems, ensuring continuous 24/7 availability.\r\nData Analysis: Perform data analysis in support of migration execution, including data profiling of legacy data sources. Validating data mapping documents and ensuring alignment with CMS business requirements.\r\nPerformance Tuning: Monitor transaction volumes, optimize SQL queries, and resolve performance bottlenecks. Analyze data quality reports, identifying anomalies or trends, and collaborating with technical teams to support root cause analysis of data discrepancies.\r\nData Security & Compliance: Enforce strict CMS security frameworks and policies to protect sensitive\r\nBackup & Recovery: Develop, test, and implement disaster recovery and data archiving strategies.\r\nMigrations & Upgrades: Plan and execute database migrations and software patching.\r\nAgile Adherence: Participating in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement, and sprint planning activities related to data migration tasks.\r\nBasic Qualifications\r\nMinimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA\r\n5+ years of dedicated experience in PostgreSQL database administration in enterprise or high-transaction production environments\r\nDeep technical understanding of PostgreSQL internals (storage, indexing, memory management)\r\nSolid experience managing databases in major cloud provider managed services (e.g., AWS RDS/Aurora for PostgreSQL)\r\nStrong skills in data profiling, metadata analysis, and validation of ETL or data transformation specifications.\r\nProficiency with SQL and hands on experience working with relational databases, legacy data sources, and structured/unstructured datasets.\r\nExperience analyzing data quality results and supporting issue triage, anomaly detection, and root cause analysis.\r\nAbility to document data lineage, data flows, and analytical findings in clear, accurate, and technically sound formats.\r\nAbility to communicate effectively via multiple channels (verbal and written) with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.\r\nAbility to work within Agile environments and collaborate in cross functional teams.\r\nU.S. Citizenship required.\r\nAbility to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.\r\nPreferred Qualifications\r\nExperience supporting CMS, Federal Healthcare, or other large government programs.\r\nExperience with data migration to cloud or hybrid environments (e.g., AWS, Azure).\r\nFamiliarity with industry data governance frameworks and CMS data quality standards.\r\nExperience with data quality tools, ETL tools, or visualization platforms (e.g., Informatica, Talend, Tableau, Power BI).\r\nProficiency in scripting and procedural languages (PL/pgSQL, Bash, Python).\r\nContainerization experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift.\r\nKnowledge of legacy system structures, mainframe data formats, or enterprise modernization initiatives.\r\nCertifications related to data analytics, cloud platforms, or data management.\r\nExperience supporting healthcare-related data, including an understanding of regulatory requirements (e.g., HIPAA).\r\nTarget Salary Range\r\n$135,000 - $216,000. 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