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Database Administrator – DBA2 with Security Clearance

EMTAK LLCAnnapolis Junction, MD🇺🇸United StatesPosted 14 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Elevate your career with EMTAK LLC as a mid-senior Database Administrator, where you'll gain invaluable experience managing diverse SQL and MariaDB environments, both on-premise and in the cloud, while contributing to process improvements within a collaborative team. If you're a self-motivated individual eager to expand your skills in performance management, automation, and cloud technologies, this hybrid role offers significant growth potential and the opportunity to make a real impact. You'll thrive here if you possess strong troubleshooting abilities and a passion for innovative problem-solving, so don't miss out on this exciting opportunity!

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Schedule
Employee
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Looking for a self-motivated individual that wants to learn new skills as well as contribute to the growth and maturity of the processes used to support and maintain databases by a small, talented, and hardworking database administration team. This team creates, maintains, and troubleshoots Microsoft SQL Server and MariaDB databases on multiple networks using multiple architectures. The environment consists of databases hosted both in on-premise datacenters and in cloud environments.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience creating, maintaining, patching and troubleshooting issues related to Microsoft SQL Server databases, knowledge of AWS Cloud technologies, works well in a small team setting, has a desire to automate processes where possible, and a willingness to think outside the box to find solutions. Required skills:

  • Demonstrable experience supporting MS SQL, MariaDB, and/or Oracle databases
  • Experience with index and performance management
  • Experience troubleshooting issues with instances and applications
  • Experience with backup and recovery processes
  • Ability to with diverse teams in support of a common mission
  • Effective communications skills Desired skills:
  • Knowledge of AWS services, specifically RDS
  • Experience with PowerShell/Python scripting to automate repetitive tasks
  • Exposure to Commvault backup solutions
  • Knowledge of SQL Server AlwaysOn
  • Knowledge of Windows Event Log Filtering
  • Knowledge of Windows Task Scheduler Setup and Management
  • Experience supporting SharePoint implementations LCAT Requirements:
Ten (10) years experience as a DBA in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional DBA experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree. Compliance with DOD 8570.01-M with a minimum certification of IAT Level II. (CCNA - SECURITY, GICSP, GSEC, Security +, SSCP)

Skills

MariaDB
Oracle
SQL
SQL Server
AWS
PowerShell
Python

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