Database Administrator (Journeyman)

Peraton is seeking a Database Administrator (Journeyman) to support the MODES III program supporting Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP). In this role, the selected candidate will support database administration, routine maintenance, monitoring, and operational tasks for the program databases and data feeds under senior DBA guidance, ensuring stable operations for development, test, and production environments. This position is remote and requires an active Secret clearance. 

JOB DESCRIPTION 

• Support database administration, routine maintenance, monitoring, and operational tasks for MODES III databases and data feeds under senior DBA guidance, ensuring stable operations for development, test, and production environments. 
• Perform routine DBA tasks: manage user accounts/roles, run backups and restores, apply patches under change control, monitor health (CPU/memory/disk), and resolve common incidents. 
• Support performance tuning tasks: assist in query tuning, add indexes, collect statistics, and implement recommended quick fixes to improve dashboard and application responsiveness. 
• Support ETL/ingestion operations: coordinate with Data Engineers to run and validate ETL jobs, troubleshoot data load issues, and ensure data quality for dashboards. 
• Implement basic security controls: enforce least privilege roles, assist with audit logging, and participate in vulnerability scan remediation activities (IAVA/ACAS) per CCM/SCM direction. 
• Maintain documentation: update runbooks, backup/recovery procedures, and DB change logs; assist with RMF evidence collection as requested. 
• Familiar with: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon RDS management, backups/snapshot validation, basic RMAN/SQL Server backup, replication monitoring, run simple Terraform/CloudFormation/IaC modules, write and optimize SQL queries, set up CloudWatch metrics/dashboards, perform restores in dev/test, assist DB schema migrations and ETL verification. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Active Secret clearance required. 
• Expereince / Education: 5 years relevant experience BS/BA degree or 3 years with MS/MA or 1 year with PhD or 9 years w/o a degree or 7 years with AS/A
• Certifications: This role requires a demonstration of capability within the Cyberspace IT workforce. Successful applicants must satisfy Foundational Qualification standards via an approved industry certification (e.g., A+ or Network+) or documented equivalent military/educational training as defined in the DoD 8140 Qualification Matrix. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS 

• Eligible for Top Secret/SCI clearance. 
• Familiarity with NIST RMF, ATO processes, and DoD security compliance frameworks. 
• Experience with cloud-native database services such as Amazon RDS, Aurora, or DynamoDB. 
• CompTIA Security+ 

Worklocation: remote with ability to travel if required