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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Junior Database Administrator - **Company:** Blu Omega - **Location:** Quantico, VA, United States - **Experience:** Starter - **Salary:** $65,000.0 - $85,000.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** Legacy Database, Amazon Web Services, Application Integration Architecture, Audit Trail, Baselining, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Databases, Data Validation, Data Integrity, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Database Queries, Database Storage Structures, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Operational Data Store, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, SQL Stored Procedures, Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Test Data, Software Vulnerability Management, Workflow Management Systems, Scripting, System Availability, Indexer, Cloud Migration, Devsecops - **Published:** July 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9026634/junior-database-administrator ## About the Role * 0-4 years experience * Active Top Secret clearance * Current DoD 8570 compliance at the level required for the role * U.S. citizenship * Hands-on experience administering and engineering Microsoft SQL Server in enterprise environments * Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL administration, performance tuning, and operational support * Strong SQL skills, including query tuning, indexing strategy, execution plan analysis, stored procedures/functions, data integrity, and troubleshooting * Experience with backup/recovery, availability, capacity planning, patching coordination, monitoring, and database operational support * Familiarity with cloud computing environments; AWS experience preferred * Ability to support database releases, migrations, schema changes, test data preparation, and production support in controlled environments * Understanding of secure database operations in federal, DoD, intelligence, national security, or similarly sensitive environments * Strong documentation, analytical, and cross-team communication skills, * Experience supporting secure mission platforms involving industrial security, case management, compliance workflows, enterprise reporting, controlled submissions, or information exchange * Experience with AWS RDS/Aurora, SQL Server on AWS, PostgreSQL on AWS, cloud migration, or hybrid database architectures * Experience with database automation, scripting, monitoring, performance baselining, operational dashboards, and environment refresh processes * Familiarity with RMF, ATO, STIGs, POA&Ms, vulnerability remediation, audit logging, and data protection requirements * Experience supporting legacy database modernization, data refactoring, ETL/data movement, and application integration * Certifications such as Security+ CE, Microsoft SQL Server/Azure database credentials, PostgreSQL certifications, AWS database/cloud certifications, or equivalent technical credentials ## Description Blu Omega is seeking a Junior Database Administrator to support a federal program focused on national security mission systems. This role operates within a hybrid operating environment and is responsible for secure database operations across mission application environments. The position requires experience supporting database administration and engineering functions within a mission-driven environment., * Administer, engineer, monitor, and sustain database platforms supporting mission applications, workflow processing, reporting, integrations, and operational data needs * Serve as a technical resource for Microsoft SQL Server administration/engineering and PostgreSQL * Support schema management, indexing, query tuning, stored procedures/functions, backup and recovery, replication, capacity planning, and high availability * Troubleshoot performance, connectivity, locking/blocking, job failures, query behavior, data integrity, permissions, and application-to-database issues * Support database changes for releases, migrations, modernization events, environment refreshes, and transition from legacy to cloud-aligned capabilities * Collaborate with application, cloud, DevSecOps, systems, QA, cybersecurity, and data teams to resolve defects and strengthen database reliability * Support cloud-hosted database environments, preferably in AWS, including managed database services, storage, monitoring, access control, encryption, and resiliency considerations * Maintain database documentation, data flow mappings, operational procedures, recovery steps, configuration details, and dependency records * Monitor database health, capacity, availability, recoverability, data quality, and security posture * Support secure database operations, including least-privilege access, audit logging, encryption considerations, vulnerability remediation, STIG alignment, RMF/ATO evidence, and compliance support * Assist with reporting, analytics, data validation, and interface troubleshooting where database structures or data quality affect mission outcomes, We partner with government agencies and large integrators to provide expertise in cybersecurity operations, cloud and infrastructure modernization, data and analytics, and enterprise IT support. 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