Junior Database Administrator (DBA) Intern / Associate

Job Description

Junior Database Administrator Intern / Associate | Sanmina

The Tone:
This is an internship for an entry-level professional at Sanmina, an organization that supports critical enterprise applications and database environments. This role offers a unique opportunity to launch a career in database administration, working under the guidance of senior architects and DBAs to support essential enterprise systems. No prior professional experience in database administration is required, as comprehensive hands-on training will be provided.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full-time
• Location: US-based

• Team: Enterprise Database Infrastructure team, reporting to Senior Oracle Applications Architects and DBAs
• Mission: Support Sanmina’s critical enterprise applications and database environments.
• Tech Stack: Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), relational databases, Linux/Unix

What You’ll Actually Do
• Learning & Development: Actively participate in structured technical training covering Oracle E-Business Suite, database architectures, and auxiliary systems.
• Monitoring & Health Checks: Assist in daily system monitoring, verifying database integrity, reviewing error logs, and ensuring successful backup job completion.
• Access Control & Auditing: Help manage user access provisions, role assignments, and password policies in accordance with corporate security standards.
• Documentation & Compliance: Assist in maintaining operational runbooks and compiling system logs/evidence for quarterly SOX compliance audits.
• Basic Troubleshooting: Learn to identify, document, and escalate database performance or connectivity issues under supervision.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree (or currently pursuing final year) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. This is an entry-level position.
• Experience: Must be a US Citizen. No prior professional DBA experience is necessary; comprehensive, hands-on training will be provided.
• Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, excellent written and verbal communication skills, high degree of integrity and accountability when handling sensitive enterprise data.
• Bonus: Foundational conceptual knowledge of relational databases (SQL, schemas, tables, and indexing), familiarity with basic Linux/Unix command-line operations.