Database Administrator

Akumen, Inc.; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Akumen, Inc. seeks an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support the administration, performance, security, and availability of mission-critical database environments supporting federal government systems.

The DBA will be responsible for maintaining reliable database operations, troubleshooting complex issues, supporting application and infrastructure teams, and ensuring database environments meet established security and performance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience administering enterprise database environments.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL or MySQL.
• Strong SQL, performance tuning, backup/recovery and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience implementing database security, access controls and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience coordinating activities across application, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, monitor, and maintain relational database environments.
• Monitor availability, capacity, and performance; identify bottlenecks and optimize.
• Manage backup, recovery, replication, patching, upgrades, and DR processes.
• Implement and maintain database security controls and auditing.
• Troubleshoot incidents, performance issues, and connectivity problems.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and DevSecOps teams.
• Develop and maintain database documentation and SOPs.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Performance tuning

Backup & recovery

Security controls

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Akumen, Inc. is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support the administration, performance, security, and availability of mission-critical database environments supporting federal government systems. The DBA will be responsible for maintaining reliable database operations, troubleshooting complex issues, supporting application and infrastructure teams, and ensuring database environments meet established security and performance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, administer, monitor, and maintain relational database environments supporting development, testing, staging, and production systems.
• Monitor database availability, capacity, and performance; identify bottlenecks and implement tuning and optimization strategies.
• Manage database backup, recovery, replication, patching, upgrades, and disaster recovery processes to ensure system availability and data integrity.
• Implement and maintain database security controls, including user access, permissions, authentication, auditing, and vulnerability remediation.
• Troubleshoot database incidents, performance issues, failed jobs, connectivity problems, and application/database integration issues.
• Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and DevSecOps teams to support deployments and resolve technical issues.
• Develop and maintain database documentation, standard operating procedures, configuration records, and technical artifacts required for operational and security compliance.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly related professional experience. Significant relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• 5+ years of professional experience administering enterprise database environments.
• Hands-on experience with database technologies such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or comparable enterprise relational database platforms.
• Strong experience with SQL, database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, backup/recovery, and database troubleshooting.
• Experience implementing database security, access controls, patching, vulnerability remediation, and configuration management within secure environments.
• Experience supporting highly available production systems and coordinating database activities across application, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting database environments within the Department of Defense or other federal government agencies.
• Experience with cloud-hosted databases and services within Microsoft Azure or AWS environments.
• Experience supporting database automation, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, or DevSecOps environments.
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs, NIST security controls, RMF, and federal cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience with database clustering, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Relevant database, cloud, or cybersecurity certifications.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development and operations environments.

Clearance Requirement:

• Active Secret security clearance or higher.

Akumen, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals have the opportunity to succeed. Akumen, Inc. maintains a drug‑free workplace consistent with applicable local, state, and federal laws.