Junior Database Engineer: Design, Tune & Secure DBs

asmexternalcareersite; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research in Washington, DC seeks a Database Engineer/Administrator to design and optimize large PostgreSQL deployments on AWS, ensuring data integrity, performance, and high availability for DoD environments.

Requires 4+ years in DB engineering, DoD 8140 compliance, TS/SCI clearance, and US citizenship; responsibilities include backup/recovery, security, automation, and integration with data pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years in database engineering or DBA in complex environments.
• Experience with design, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and security.
• Experience with data pipelines integration.
• Experience with database monitoring and lifecycle support.
• PostgreSQL administration on AWS.
• DoD 8140 compliance.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Design logical and physical database structures to support performance, scalability, and data integrity.
• Tune database performance through indexing, query optimization, and resource configuration.
• Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Manage database security controls, including access management, encryption, and auditing.
• Deploy high availability solutions such as clustering and replication.
• Automate routine DBA tasks through scripts and tools.
• Integrate databases with ETL pipelines and data processing frameworks.
• Conduct capacity planning and evaluate emerging database technologies.

Skills

Database design

Performance tuning

Backup & recovery

Security

Automation scripts

ETL integration

Capacity planning

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

ASM Research in Washington, DC seeks a Database Engineer/Administrator to design and optimize large PostgreSQL deployments on AWS, ensuring data integrity, performance, and high availability for DoD environments.

Requires 4+ years in DB engineering, DoD 8140 compliance, TS/SCI clearance, and US citizenship; responsibilities include backup/recovery, security, automation, and integration with data pipelines.