Jr. Database Administrator (HYBRID) at BRMi
Bethesda, VA
$75,000–$85,000from the description
Jul 26, 2026
Bethesda, VA
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A junior-level database administration role supporting enterprise database environments for a federal government hosting program at NIH. Day-to-day work covers monitoring, maintenance, patching, backup and recovery, security controls, and user access management across relational database platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL on both Windows and Linux servers. Suits candidates with at least three years of database operations experience who can obtain a federal public trust clearance and work on a hybrid basis in Bethesda, MD.
Mid level · 3+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
Advertised as Junior, but the requirements read as Mid.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 220 people in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database administrators). range 170–290
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $111,141 (middle half $94,381–$144,959). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The title says 'Junior' but the role requires a minimum of 3 years of enterprise database administration experience, which is more consistent with a Mid-level position on a standard career ladder.
Degree requirement is effectively None — the posting accepts an 'equivalent combination of education, technical training, and experience' in lieu of a formal degree.
The NIH Public Trust clearance is listed as a condition of employment ('ability to obtain and maintain'), but it is not a pre-existing clearance gate — candidates need only be eligible to obtain one. Clearance is therefore set to None.
The role is explicitly W2 only and will not sponsor work visas.
The database platform requirement (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) is framed as 'or similar' — Oracle Database is listed as the primary with the others captured as alternatives.
Oracle Enterprise Manager and SQL Server Management Studio appear under the 'Desired' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, GCP) and scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, Python) are listed under 'Desired' and are marked preferred.
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