Application Programmer II, and III (#CJ)

Tamayofederal; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Employee training and development

Job summary

Tamayo Federal Solutions, LLC is seeking Mid and Senior level Application Programmers to support customer applications and system administration for government projects. The role involves designing and managing cloud database solutions and ensuring compliance with DoD security standards. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree, proficiency in SQL, and experience with cloud platforms like Azure and AWS. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and 401(k).

Qualifications

• 4 to 8 years of experience for Mid level, 8+ years for Senior level.
• Hands-on experience with cloud database platforms.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze functional business applications and design specifications.
• Develop and maintain database solutions for applications.
• Implement cloud database services and ensure compliance with security standards.

Skills

Database design and administration

Proficiency in SQL

Cloud database platforms

Database performance tuning

Data migration and integration

Backup and recovery processes

Experience in DoD environments

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Azure SQL Database

AWS RDS

DynamoDB

Job description

Description

Tamayo Federal Solutions, LLC, a Department of Defense contractor, is now hiring for Mid and Senior level Application Programmers to support the customer and shall provide system administration services to the Government for both physical and virtual hosted applications. You will provide all services necessary to ensure the efficient operation of all physical and virtual servers. You will support Government requirements to maintain data center computing, storage, and networking capabilities at Government data centers and within associated commercial cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities.
• Develops block diagrams and logic flow charts.
• Translates detailed design into computer software.
• Tests, debugs, and refines the computer software to produce the required product.
• Prepares required documentation, including both program-level and user-level documentation.
• Enhances software to reduce operating time or improve efficiency.
• Provides technical direction to programmers to ensure program deadlines are met.
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Azure DevOps, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) product management principles should be used to develop and deploy capabilities.
• Designs, develops, and maintains database solutions to support application functionality and performance.
• Creates and manages database schemas, tables, indexes, and stored procedures.
• Writes and optimizes complex SQL queries to support business and system requirements.
• Implements database performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Ensures data integrity, security, backup, and recovery processes are properly implemented and maintained.
• Works with relational (e.g., SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL database technologies in both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Supports data migration, integration, and ETL processes as needed.
• Designs, deploys, and manages cloud-based database solutions. (AWS)
• Implements and maintains cloud database services such as Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, AWS RDS, and DynamoDB.
• Applies cloud-native best practices for scalability, high availability, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.
• Monitors database performance and security in cloud environments using platform-native and third-party tools.
• Ensures compliance with DoD security requirements and standards within cloud-hosted database environments (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST 800-53).

Education and Experience Requirements

• BACHELOR’S DEGREE PREFERRED
• MID (4 TO 8 YRS) & SENIOR LEVEL (8+ YEARS)
• Demonstrated experience with database design, development, and administration.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with one or more enterprise database management systems (e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Hands‑on experience with cloud database platforms and services (e.g., Azure SQL, AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL, NoSQL cloud databases).
• Experience implementing secure, scalable, and highly available cloud database architectures.
• Familiarity with data modeling, performance tuning, indexing strategies, and database security best practices.
• Experience working in DoD or federal cloud environments (e.g., Azure Government, AWS GovCloud) preferred

Security Requirements

• Active DoD Secret clearance required; Top Secret clearance preferred.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a higher-level clearance if required.
• U.S. Citizenship is required to meet federal government security requirements.

Benefits

Tamayo Federal Solutions, LLC offers a full package of benefits and competitive salary, excellent group medical, vision, and dental programs; 401(k); tuition reimbursement; employee training, development, and education programs; advancement opportunities; and much more!

EEO Statement

EEO/AA Employer. Protected Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.