Junior Database Administrator

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 54,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Junior Database Administrator to support reliability and security of enterprise databases by performing routine tasks under guidance. You will monitor health, manage backups, and assist with patches in a government environment.

You will work with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, assist with performance tuning, and help maintain documentation, with required US citizenship and ability to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 0–3 years of hands-on database administration or related roles.
• Training with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
• Foundational understanding of database structures, normalization, indexing, and query optimization.
• Familiarity with database security, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Active SECRET security clearance and ability to maintain clearance as required.
• U.S. citizenship and willingness to travel less than 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day administration of relational database platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Monitor database health and performance metrics; identify bottlenecks and missing indexes.
• Execute and validate scheduled backup and restore jobs; support DR testing.
• Implement standard security controls (provisioning, RBAC, auditing).
• Participate in installation, patching, and minor upgrades in development, test, and production.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues and support database changes for releases.
• Apply foundational data modeling concepts and SQL query optimization.
• Maintain documentation for configurations, SOPs, and change records for compliance.

Skills

Automation scripting

Active SECRET clearance

Travel eligibility (<10%)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Junior Database Administrator to support reliability and security of enterprise databases by performing routine tasks under guidance. You will monitor health, manage backups, and assist with patches in a government environment.

You will work with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, assist with performance tuning, and help maintain documentation, with required US citizenship and ability to travel.