Database Administrator
Akumen, Inc.
$120,000 / year
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Description
Akumen, Inc. is seeking an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to support the administration, performance, security, and availability of mission-critical database environments supporting federal government systems. The DBA will be responsible for maintaining reliable database operations, troubleshooting complex issues, supporting application and infrastructure teams, and ensuring database environments meet established security and performance requirements.
Key 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.
Minimum Required 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. Significant relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
- 5+ years of professional experience administering enterprise database environments.
- Hands-on experience with database technologies such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, 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 application, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting database environments within the Department of Defense or other federal government agencies.
- Experience with cloud-hosted databases and services within Microsoft Azure or AWS environments.
- Experience supporting database automation, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, or DevSecOps environments.
- Familiarity with DISA STIGs, NIST security controls, RMF, and federal cybersecurity requirements.
- Experience with database clustering, replication, high availability, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Relevant database, cloud, or cybersecurity certifications.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development and operations environments.
Clearance Requirement:
- Active Secret security clearance or higher.
Salary Range
Minimum $120,000 - Maximum $145,000 annually
The salary range listed for this position reflects Akumen, Inc.'s current estimate of the expected compensation for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including a candidate's experience, education, certifications, technical skills, security clearance status, geographic location, and alignment with contract, labor category, and customer requirements. Compensation decisions may also be influenced by contract award status and available funding.
Akumen, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals have the opportunity to succeed. Akumen, Inc. maintains a drug-free workplace consistent with applicable local, state, and federal laws.
About this role
Akumen, Inc. is hiring a Database Administrator to manage mission-critical database systems supporting federal government operations from their Washington, DC office. This is a contract position requiring hands-on expertise across enterprise relational platforms—Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or equivalent—with a strong foundation in performance tuning, backup and recovery, security implementation, and troubleshooting in highly available production environments. You'll work closely with application developers, infrastructure engineers, cybersecurity teams, and DevSecOps personnel to keep systems running reliably while meeting federal security and compliance standards.
The role demands at least five years of professional database administration experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience). Beyond core DBA skills, you'll need hands-on knowledge of database security controls, access management, patching, and vulnerability remediation in secure environments. An active Secret clearance or higher is required. The position offers particular appeal if you have prior experience supporting Department of Defense or federal agency systems, familiarity with DISA STIGs and NIST controls, or background with cloud databases in Azure or AWS. Experience with database automation, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, or high-availability and disaster recovery solutions would strengthen your candidacy.
The salary range is $120,000 to $145,000 annually, with actual compensation varying based on experience, certifications, clearance status, and other factors.
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