CT Database Engineer

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