Junior Database Technician: Enterprise Data & Security

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

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Junior Database Administrator to maintain reliability and security of enterprise databases. You will monitor health, perform backups, assist with patching, and support query optimization in a government-regulated environment.

Collaborate with application and data teams to resolve connectivity issues and support deployments. A foundational understanding of database concepts and active clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or equivalent work experience.
• 0–3 years hands-on experience in database administration.
• Training or experience with 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 clearance and ability to maintain clearance.
• Security+ or DoD IAT-II 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 like Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL.
• Monitor database health and performance; elevate complex tuning issues to senior DBAs.
• Execute and validate scheduled backups; support disaster recovery testing.
• Implement standard security controls such as user provisioning and RBAC.
• Participate in installation, patching, and minor version upgrades in various environments.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues and support database changes for releases.
• Apply knowledge of normalization, indexing, and query plans to support efficient data modeling.
• Maintain documentation for configurations and change records for regulatory compliance.

Skills

0–3 years experience

Relational databases

Database security concepts

Backup/Recovery concepts

Query optimization basics

Active SECRET clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Computer Science / Information Technology / related field

Tools

Security+ or DoD IAT-II certification

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Junior Database Administrator to maintain reliability and security of enterprise databases. You will monitor health, perform backups, assist with patching, and support query optimization in a government-regulated environment.

Collaborate with application and data teams to resolve connectivity issues and support deployments. A foundational understanding of database concepts and active clearance are required.