Database Administrator

Company Overview

Exe Qut is a leader in consulting, delivering customized solutions and systems integration for enterprise applications, data & AI platforms, identity access and management, cybersecurity, and software development. We emphasize transparency, collaboration, and addressing core business challenges through a structured, agile development process. Our clients include federal civilian agencies, commercial enterprises in healthcare IT and financial services, and state/local government entities seeking complex technology solutions that deliver real impact.

Partnering with clients from ideation to deployment, we ensure our solutions deliver long-term value and streamline the user experience.

• The Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the design, implementation, administration, security, and optimization of NLM's database systems supporting both operational and clinical research environments.
• This role ensures data integrity, performance, availability, and FISMA compliance across multiple database platforms handling PHI and PII.

• Design, develop, and maintain relational and non-relational database systems.
• Administer and optimize multiple database platforms used at NLM.
• Develop and maintain systems/databases for secure storage of PHI, PII, and personal information (PI).
• Implement and enforce secure coding and secure database practices per FISMA and NIH security frameworks.
• Perform data management tasks: collection, standardization, imputation, harmonization, and integration.
• Monitor database performance, conduct tuning, capacity planning, and query optimization.
• Implement database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Manage database user access controls and permissions in alignment with least-privilege principles.
• Coordinate with Dev Ops and Systems Administration teams to support database deployments across cloud environments.
• Support data linkage between clinical datasets (EHR, claims) for longitudinal studies.
• Implement open-source database solutions (Apache server services).
• Track and resolve database-related incidents using JIRA/Service Now.
• Support vulnerability assessments and remediation of database vulnerabilities.
• Create and maintain database documentation using Confluence Wiki.
• Support cloud-based database services across AWS RDS, GCP Cloud SQL, and Azure SQL.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of database administration experience.
• Expert proficiency in SQL and multiple database platforms (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch).
• Experience with cloud-managed database services (AWS RDS, GCP, Azure SQL).
• Strong knowledge of database security, access control, and encryption standards (FIPS 140-2/140-3).
• Experience handling PHI/PII in FISMA-moderate environments.
• Familiarity with ETL processes and data pipeline development.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, Privacy Act, and NIH/HHS data governance policies.

• RDS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MongoDB, Elasticsearch
• Oracle (preferred)
• Apache server services
• ETL tools and processes
• AWS RDS, GCP Cloud SQL, Azure SQL
• Tenable (database vulnerability scanning)
• JIRA, Service Now, Confluence
• Python/SQL scripting for automation
• Databricks (supporting analytics use cases)