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Job Id:
CENT-029
# of Openings:
1
PLEASE NOTE: This position requires an ACTIVE Top Secret/SCI Clearance. To be considered for this position, you MUST have an ACTIVE Clearance Level of Top Secret/SCI
Position Code: 07-SE0402-2
Location: Tysons or Warrenton
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a highly experienced Database Engineer with demonstrated expertise in relational database technologies across both on-premises and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on technical knowledge, strong engineering design, and the ability to collaborate effectively across infrastructure, application, security, and data teams. This role requires advanced engineering expertise, documentation proficiency, design leadership, and cross-functional communication skills to support modernization, transformation, and operational excellence initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
- Minimum ten (10) years of related database technologies experience
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:
Candidates must demonstrate hands-on engineering expertise in the following relational database technologies (on-prem and cloud):
- Relational Database Platforms
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle Database
- PostgreSQL (on-prem and cloud variants)
- MySQL
- Amazon RDS / Azure SQL Database / Google Cloud SQL
- Cloud Platforms
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Core Technical Competencies
- Database architecture and engineering design
- High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
- Performance tuning and query optimization
- Backup and recovery strategies
- Database security, encryption, and compliance
- Migration from on-prem to cloud and hybrid environments
- Linux and Windows server environments
- Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
- CI/CD integration for database deployments
DESIRED SKILLS:
- Database containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Database monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Redgate, OEM, Cloud-native monitoring)
- Data replication and distributed systems
- Data warehouse platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, Azure Synapse)
- ETL frameworks and tools
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation)
- Supporting federal government compliance frameworks
- Knowledge of Zero Trust architectures
- Supporting mission-critical or high-transaction environments
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for relational database technologies
- Document and analyze current-state (as-is) database environments while promptly coming up to speed
- Develop comprehensive engineering design documents for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives for the database to align with the organization technical vision
- Lead implementation of enhanced and future-state database architectures
- Design, deploy, configure, optimize, secure, and maintain database platforms across hybrid environments
- Collaborate closely with the department engineering teams, including Network, Storage, Windows and Linux Systems Operating, Cloud, Web Services, Software Development, Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO), and DevOps
- Partner with Software Engineers, Data Engineers (ETL), Data Modelers, Data Scientists, and Data Analysts
- Ensure high availability, performance tuning, security hardening, and compliance adherence
- Provide database governance, standards, and best practices across the enterprise
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