Junior DBA: Data Security & DR for Regulated Systems

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Richmond (VA); 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 the reliability and security of enterprise databases. Under guidance, you will monitor health, perform backups, and assist with patches and upgrades for mission-critical systems in a highly regulated government environment.

You will work with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, handling schema changes, performance tuning, and data access troubleshooting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or 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.
• Training or practical 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 common bottlenecks such as inefficient queries or missing indexes, and elevate complex tuning issues to senior DBAs.
• 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 organizational and regulatory 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 required for new releases or deployments.
• Apply foundational knowledge of normalization, indexing, and query plans to support efficient data modeling and SQL query optimization.
• Maintain documentation for database configurations, standard operating procedures, and change records to support compliance in a highly regulated government environment.

Skills

Active SECRET clearance

Security+ or DoD IAT-II

US citizenship

Willingness to travel <10%

Foundational knowledge of normaliz

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent relevant work experience

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

MySQL

PostgreSQL

PowerShell

Bash

SQL scripts

Job description

ASM Research, an Accenture Federal Services Company, seeks a Junior Database Administrator to support the reliability and security of enterprise databases. Under guidance, you will monitor health, perform backups, and assist with patches and upgrades for mission-critical systems in a highly regulated government environment.

You will work with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL, handling schema changes, performance tuning, and data access troubleshooting.