Junior Database Administrator - SECRET Clearance, Govt IT

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

Job summary

ASM Research, a provider of federal IT services, seeks a Junior Database Administrator to help keep enterprise databases reliable, secure, and available. You will assist with monitoring health, performing backups/restores, and supporting patching and upgrades across Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL environments.

You will contribute to performance tuning, query optimization, and data modeling, working under guidance from senior staff in a regulated government setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 0–3 years of hands-on experience in database administration or closely related roles supporting enterprise data systems.
• Experience with relational database systems such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
• Foundational understanding of database structures, principles, and best practices, including normalization, indexing, and query optimization.
• Familiarity with database security, backup and recovery, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Active SECRET security clearance and ability to maintain clearance as required by the client.
• Security+ or other DoD IAT‑II compliant certification
• U.S. citizenship and willingness to travel less than 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day administration of relational database platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL, including creating and modifying schemas, tables, indexes, and basic user roles.
• Monitor database health and performance metrics, identify bottlenecks such as inefficient queries or missing indexes, and address issues.
• Execute and validate scheduled backup and restore jobs, support disaster recovery testing, and help maintain recovery procedures for mission-critical systems.
• Implement standard security controls such as user provisioning, role-based access, and basic auditing in alignment with policies.
• Participate in installation, patching, and minor version upgrades of database engines and related tools in development, test, and production environments.
• Work with application and data teams to troubleshoot connectivity issues, resolve data access errors, and support database changes for new releases.
• Apply foundational knowledge of normalization, indexing, and query plans to support efficient data modeling and SQL query optimization.
• Maintain documentation for database configurations, procedures, and change records to support compliance.

Skills

Database administration

Relational databases

Scripting basics

Education

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

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

MySQL

PostgreSQL

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

ASM Research, a provider of federal IT services, seeks a Junior Database Administrator to help keep enterprise databases reliable, secure, and available. You will assist with monitoring health, performing backups/restores, and supporting patching and upgrades across Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL environments.

You will contribute to performance tuning, query optimization, and data modeling, working under guidance from senior staff in a regulated government setting.