Senior Database Administrator III - Secure Enterprise DB

CompTech, Inc.; Fort Cavazos Motorcycle and POV Campus (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CompTech, Inc. is seeking an experienced Database Administrator III to support the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on-site at Fort Hood, TX.

The role focuses on advanced database administration, security, availability, and performance of enterprise systems, requiring a Secret clearance and strong documentation skills. The ideal candidate will install, configure, monitor, backup, and optimize databases, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and maintain SOPs and knowledge bases.

Qualifications

• Six (6) years of progressive experience in systems administration or a related IT infrastructure discipline demonstrating advanced proficiency.
• Experience administering and maintaining enterprise servers and infrastructure.
• Experience with server management, network management, user account management, security administration, and backup/recovery.
• Experience writing and utilizing scripts to automate system administration tasks.
• Experience with advanced troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis of complex infrastructure and system issues.
• Experience creating and maintaining technical documentation, including SOPs and knowledge‑base articles.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, monitor, and support enterprise database systems and infrastructure.
• Perform installation, configuration, maintenance, monitoring, security administration, and backup/recovery.
• Monitor health, availability, capacity, performance, and integrity; identify issues.
• Troubleshoot and perform root‑cause analysis of complex database problems.
• Tune performance and optimize configurations to support workload.
• Support security controls, access, and data protection.
• Assist with requirements, data relationships, and storage planning.
• Collaborate with developers, cybersecurity, and sysadmin teams to support applications.

Skills

Database administration

Security administration

Scripting

Backup and recovery

Performance tuning

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

CompTIA CASP+ / SecurityX

Microsoft Azure Data Scientist Associate

Oracle Database Administration Certified Professional

Advanced database certifications

Job description

CompTech, Inc. is seeking an experienced Database Administrator III to support the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on-site at Fort Hood, TX.

The role focuses on advanced database administration, security, availability, and performance of enterprise systems, requiring a Secret clearance and strong documentation skills. The ideal candidate will install, configure, monitor, backup, and optimize databases, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and maintain SOPs and knowledge bases.