Database Administrator

ABSC (Absolute Business Solutions Corp.)

Database Administrator managing schemas, cloud databases, APIs, and CI/CD for ABSC’s DoD and Intelligence Community OSINT platform. Supporting secure, scalable data exploitation across mission systems.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeBethesda • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $125,000 - $235,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in database administration, design, and optimization across various platforms, with a strong focus on security compliance and data integrity. Proficient in CI/CD practices and Agile methodologies to enhance development and deployment processes.

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Database AdministrationSQL ServerPostgreSQLAWS Cloud PractitionerCI/CD Implementation

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Hard Skills

Database DesignData ModelingDatabase ScriptingPerformance TuningData IntegrationAPI DefinitionData Export/ImportSecurity Controls ImplementationRelational Database SystemsNoSQL Database Systems

Soft Skills

CollaborationDocumentationProblem-SolvingAdaptabilityCommunication

Tools & Technologies

POSTMANElasticsearchKibanaPythonJSONCommand Line InterfacesAgileScrumSAFeAppian

Certifications & Qualifications

Security+AWS Cloud PractitionerRDBMS CertificationNoSQL CertificationDoD TS/SCI Security Clearance

Industry Keywords

Data TransformationData ConsistencyDevOpsDevSecOpsIntelligence Community

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudElasticSearchJavaMySQLNoSQLOraclePostgresPythonRDBMSSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with engineers to develop solutions for extracting, transforming, and loading heterogeneous datasets
Administer, maintain, upgrade, and optimize databases
Design, maintain, and improve database schemas and data models
Participate in engineering design sessions regarding POSTMAN data stores
Document database design, implementation, and system interactions
Define data export and import formats and structures
Define APIs for data sharing, including endpoints, authentication, authorization, segmentation, structure, and format
Manage multiple database instances and interactions to ensure data consistency across the POSTMAN platform
Support CI/CD automation, code promotion, and deployment operations
Participate in daily scrums and program increment planning sessions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of relevant experience, or Master's Degree with 6 years of relevant experience, or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree
Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance and ability to obtain a DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph
Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA)
Security+ and cloud certifications required to qualify for access
3+ years administering databases including SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Oracle
3+ years of database scripting using command line interfaces and interface tools
3+ years of hands-on experience designing database schemas, data models, and performance tuning
Experience administering databases on-premises and on cloud platforms
Experience monitoring database health and mitigating performance and SLA risks
Experience working with highly technical teams in dynamic, fast-paced environments
Experience segregating data access through record locking or other solutions
Experience documenting and implementing security controls and providing POAMs for vulnerabilities and security findings
Experience managing multiple database instances across environments
Experience managing multiple data connections and interfaces
Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner
Highly desired: familiarity with PostgreSQL data integration and Elasticsearch
Highly desired: familiarity with PSQL CLI and open-source PostgreSQL GUI
Highly desired: familiarity with AWS S3
Highly desired: familiarity with Appian and SAIL
Certifications in RDBMS and/or NoSQL databases
Experience with Agile software development, including Scrum and SAFe
Experience with DevOps/DevSecOps and CI/CD implementation
Experience with Elasticsearch Kibana visualizations, dashboards, and analyses
Experience with relational, graph, and NoSQL database systems and data models
Experience with Python, JSON, or Java
Experience with Intelligence Community data products
AWS Cloud Associate certification in Developer, Data Engineer, CloudOps Engineer, or Solutions Architect

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous PTO plus 11 Federal Holidays
Retirement Planning 401k Fully Vested with Match
Annual Health and Wellness Allowance
Career Development Annual Funds to spend on Education and Training
Volunteer Time Off: 8 hours annually supporting a charity of choice
Charitable Match
Referral Program with internal and external referral payments
LOV Awards: bonus awards throughout the year
External referral bonuses