Senior Database Administrator — Secure Govt Systems

Akumen, Inc.; Camp Springs (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Akumen, Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to support mission-critical database environments for federal government systems.

The DBA will maintain reliable operations, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure security and performance requirements are met. Key responsibilities include installing and monitoring relational databases, backing up and recovering data, implementing security controls, coordinating with DevSecOps, and documenting procedures for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly related professional experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience administering enterprise database environments.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL or comparable enterprise relational database platforms.
• Strong experience with SQL, database performance tuning, query optimization, indexing, backup/recovery, and database troubleshooting.
• Experience implementing database security, access controls, patching, vulnerability remediation, and configuration management within secure environments.
• Experience supporting highly available production systems and coordinating database activities across teams.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, monitor, and maintain relational database environments supporting development, testing, staging, and production systems.
• Monitor database availability, capacity, and performance; identify bottlenecks and implement tuning and optimization strategies.
• Manage database backup, recovery, replication, patching, upgrades, and disaster recovery processes to ensure system availability and data integrity.
• Implement and maintain database security controls, including user access, permissions, authentication, auditing, and vulnerability remediation.
• Troubleshoot database incidents, performance issues, failed jobs, connectivity problems, and application/database integration issues.
• Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and DevSecOps teams to support deployments and resolve technical issues.
• Develop and maintain database documentation, standard operating procedures, configuration records, and technical artifacts required for operational and security compliance.]
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Skills

SQL

Performance tuning

Backup/Recovery

Troubleshooting

Security controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Engineering

Tools

Oracle

Microsoft SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Akumen, Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to support mission-critical database environments for federal government systems.

The DBA will maintain reliable operations, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure security and performance requirements are met. Key responsibilities include installing and monitoring relational databases, backing up and recovering data, implementing security controls, coordinating with DevSecOps, and documenting procedures for