Junior Database Administrator

Inadev•Reston, VA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Inadev Corporation is seeking a Junior Database Administrator to provide hands-on administration and operational support for a large Oracle Database environment supporting EDGAR, EFMS, and associated data assets. Legacy EDGAR is a mission-critical environment supporting filing intake, validation, processing, filer and entity management, workflow processing, data management, and public dissemination. It includes interconnected applications, databases, APIs, interfaces, infrastructure, archives, and supporting systems. The Junior DBA will help maintain database availability, performance, integrity, security, recoverability, and operational stability. The position also supports application releases, regulatory changes, maintenance activities, and the transition of capabilities toward EDGAR 2.0. The work includes database administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, backup and restoration, disaster recovery support, controlled production changes, and coordination with application, infrastructure, platform, security, and operations teams. The position requires a hybrid schedule, with 2–3 days in Reston, Virginia, and client locations in the Washington, D.C. area as required. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to pass a seven-year background check and obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance. Salary is $80,000–$95,000, based on pertinent experience.

Requirements

1–3 years of professional database administration experience supporting enterprise or mission-critical systems.
Strong hands-on experience administering Oracle databases.
Experience with database installation, configuration, monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
Strong knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL, database objects, indexing, query optimization, and execution-plan analysis.
Experience implementing and supporting database schema changes in controlled production environments.
Experience with database backup, recovery, restoration, and disaster recovery.
Experience troubleshooting database availability, connectivity, capacity, and performance issues.
Experience administering database accounts, permissions, privileges, and access controls.
Experience creating and maintaining DBA scripts and operational procedures.
Working knowledge of Linux/Red Hat Linux environments.
Experience supporting databases that interface with multiple applications and downstream systems.
Experience working within formal configuration management, change management, release management, and production support processes.
Ability to participate in incident troubleshooting and production support for high-availability systems.
Strong documentation, analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
U.S. citizenship.
Willingness to work a hybrid schedule (2–3 days) in Reston, VA, and client locations in the Washington, D.C. area as required.
Ability to pass a seven-year background check and obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance.
Strong communication and presentation skills; ability to prioritize and self-start; adaptability as priorities shift; enthusiasm for learning and continuous improvement; openness to collaboration, feedback, and client requests.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Oracle 19c or comparable enterprise Oracle environments.
Experience with Oracle RAC, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), RMAN, Data Guard, or GoldenGate.
Experience with highly available or clustered database environments.
Familiarity with Red Hat OpenShift or databases supporting containerized application environments.
Experience working with DevSecOps and automated deployment/release processes.
Experience supporting database migrations, data synchronization, or coexistence between legacy and modernized systems.
Experience in Federal Government or regulated environments, particularly systems with strict security, audit, availability, and change-control requirements.
Prior SEC or EDGAR experience is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Administer, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot databases supporting Legacy EDGAR, EFMS, and associated data assets.
Perform database monitoring, performance tuning, integrity checks, capacity planning, maintenance, and access administration.
Implement approved database schema changes and support database changes required by application releases and maintenance activities.
Monitor database health and performance and proactively identify conditions that could affect system availability or EDGAR operations.
Support production releases by coordinating database changes with applications, interfaces, reports, archives, and other dependent systems.
Perform and monitor database backups according to approved schedules and retention requirements; validate successful completion and integrity, troubleshoot failures, and maintain operational and audit records.
Execute authorized database restorations and support validation of restoration procedures.
Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and exercises for Legacy EDGAR.
Maintain database specifications, administration scripts, version control, change history, recovery procedures, and operational-readiness documentation.
Protect database and transactional data integrity during normal operations, maintenance, releases, and system changes.
Troubleshoot database incidents and performance issues with application, infrastructure, platform, security, and operations teams.
Support database services within the broader Legacy EDGAR environment, including OpenShift, hosting infrastructure, middleware, production control, backup and restore, and disaster recovery capabilities.
Support interfaces and data exchanges among Legacy EDGAR components and downstream systems within the established support boundary.
Participate in controlled changes that maintain Legacy EDGAR stability as the SEC transitions capabilities toward EDGAR 2.0.