Database Administrator

THE ENTWISTLE COMPANY•Hudson, MA

4d•$85,000 - $105,000

About The Position

The Entwistle Company is seeking a forward-thinking and analytical Junior Database Administrator for a long-term career in a collaborative and innovative environment. The role supports mission-critical defense components and systems serving U.S. and allied defense customers. The administrator will support databases used by Global Shop Solutions and other business applications, including Actian Zen/Pervasive PSQL and Microsoft SQL Server where applicable. The position also serves as the primary Global Shop Solutions administrator, handling configuration, security, troubleshooting, upgrades, testing, integrations, licensing, vendor support, user support, and technical documentation. The role helps maintain reliable, secure ERP operations and supports applicable CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, CUI, and ITAR requirements. The company’s mission is to provide specialized, dependable mission-critical defense components and systems across air, land, sea, and space; design and build innovative, cost-effective products; and help its DoD, Prime, and Foreign Military customers and the U.S. warfighter succeed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
3–5 years of hands-on relational database and ERP administration experience, including security, troubleshooting, upgrades, integrations, backup and recovery, and production support.
Experience supporting ERP systems in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
Proficiency with SQL queries, extracts, interfaces, operational reports, data validation, and transaction tracing.
Experience administering Microsoft SQL Server or comparable platforms, including security, performance, backup and recovery, and change control.
Working knowledge of cloud application administration.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on Global Shop Solutions administration, including security, configuration, reporting, integrations, upgrades, testing, licensing, and vendor support.
ERP administration in discrete manufacturing or defense contracting, including inventory, MRP, scheduling, shop-floor transactions, job costing, and financial interfaces.
Experience with vendor-hosted ERP upgrades, migrations, integration changes, and recovery testing, including validation, rollback planning, documentation, and production approval.
Experience with ERP integrations, APIs, secure file transfers, scheduled exchanges, Power Platform, or Power BI, including failure monitoring and data reconciliation.
Experience with Azure SQL Server or related Microsoft services.
Hands-on support for NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, CUI, ITAR, or similar controls, including audit evidence, access reviews, logging, and remediation.
Experience with PowerShell, SQL scripting, Python, APIs, or similar tools for repeatable system-administration and monitoring tasks.
Relevant military experience, including Army MOS 25D, Navy NEC IT, Air Force AFSC 3D0X4, Marine Corps MOS 0651, or similar.

Responsibilities

Administer and optimize databases supporting Global Shop Solutions and other business applications, including Actian Zen/Pervasive PSQL and Microsoft SQL Server where applicable.
Develop and troubleshoot SQL queries, data extracts, interfaces, and operational reports; maintain data definitions and validate results with process owners.
Manage ERP system backup, retention, restoration, and disaster recovery.
Administer ERP and database security, privileged access, audit logging, and access reviews; support CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, CUI, and ITAR evidence and remediation.
Serve as the primary Global Shop Solutions administrator for configuration, licensing, troubleshooting, upgrades, testing, integrations, and vendor-supported changes.
Monitor ERP interfaces, scheduled data exchanges, jobs, storage, logs, performance, availability, and capacity; resolve or escalate issues before operations are disrupted.
Manage the ERP vendor, including incidents, releases, licensing, support, service commitments, and recovery responsibilities.
Provide ERP user support and technical training, escalating business-process decisions to the appropriate owner.
Administer ERP permissions, roles, approvals, terminations, access reviews, and segregation-of-duties controls.
Maintain technical documentation covering architecture, interfaces, data flows, configurations, licenses, vendors, procedures, and support dependencies.