Senior Database Administrator — Secure, High‑Availability Data

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company seeks a Mid Database Administrator to ensure stability, performance, and security of mission‑critical databases in a regulated federal environment.

You will manage production and non‑production DBs (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL), implement DR tests, and coordinate with development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams while optimizing queries and storage to support data workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4–7 years of progressive database administration experience in production environments.
• Proficiency with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL and core DB concepts.
• Experience with security, backup/recovery, DR planning, data warehousing, ETL, and data integration tools.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and teamwork skills for cross‑functional work.
• Active SECRET clearance or ability to obtain; US citizenship and travel <10%.

Responsibilities

• Administer and optimize production and non‑production DB instances across Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
• Design indexing, statistics, and query plans to resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Develop robust backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies with tests.
• Implement encryption, RBAC, privileged access, and auditing for data protection.
• Plan upgrades, patch cycles, and cross‑environment migrations with risk control.
• Support data integration using ETL tools and scripts across systems and warehouses.
• Perform capacity planning and storage management to balance performance and cost.
• Troubleshoot complex incidents (locks, deadlocks, long jobs) and isolate root cause.

Skills

Database administration

SQL & RDBMS

Security clearance (SECRET)

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company seeks a Mid Database Administrator to ensure stability, performance, and security of mission‑critical databases in a regulated federal environment.

You will manage production and non‑production DBs (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL), implement DR tests, and coordinate with development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams while optimizing queries and storage to support data workloads.