Job Description
Job Description
Help Shape Data-Driven Solutions with Impact
We're hiring a skilled Database Engineer (DBE) to support end-to-end database development—from translating raw requirements into usable schema to deploying secure, scalable database systems. If you're passionate about cloud technologies, open-source databases like MongoDB or MariaDB, and working in agile, mission-driven environments, this role is for you.
What You’ll Do
- Design and build relational or object-oriented databases tailored to evolving system requirements.
- Develop database parser and loading tools to support efficient data storage, retrieval, and analysis.
- Support both near-term and long-range goals for database design, architecture, and administration.
- Balance performance factors like data volumes, user loads, response times, retention rules, and security controls to guide architectural decisions.
- Lead database efforts across the development lifecycle—from early requirements through system acceptance and Initial Operational Capability (IOC).
- Translate project needs into structured database schema using ad hoc queries, scripts, and macros.
- Apply cloud methodologies for data storage and retrieval.
What You’ll Bring
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (required)
- Education and experience combinations:
- Bachelor’s + 5 years of relevant experience
- Associate’s + 7 years
- High School/GED + 9 years
- Master’s + 3 years
- Doctoral + 2 years
- Degree in English, Journalism, or Technical Writing is preferred—but any discipline is acceptable.
- Hands-on experience with MongoDB or MariaDB
- Proven skills in:
- Database deployment, management, and optimization debugging
- Performance scaling and monitoring
Bonus Points for Experience With:
- Python, Django, or Flask
- REST API development
- Microservice architectures
- Swagger/OpenAPI
- AWS, C2S, or other cloud platforms
- Docker
- IDEs like Visual Studio Code
- JSON and/or XML serialization
- Jira, Confluence
- Git for version control
- Agile development workflows