Azure Database Engineer for Government IT & Security

RIVA Solutions, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off / Sick Leave

Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan with Company M

HSA/FSA Spending Accounts

Long- and Short-Term Disability

Pet Insurance

Wellness Program Initiatives

RIVA Flex (Flexible Hours and Hybrid)

Job summary

RIVA Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Database Engineer for an onsite role at the Department of Commerce in Washington, DC. The position requires designing and maintaining Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, and Cosmos DB, with emphasis on security, performance, and disaster recovery.

Active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required, along with 4+ years of database engineering experience and familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling.

Qualifications

• 4+ years database engineering experience.
• U.S. Citizenship and Active Secret clearance.
• Experience with Azure PaaS/IaaS and cloud databases.
• Experience with security, backup, and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage Azure SQL Database and Cosmos DB.
• Optimize database performance, indexing, and storage.
• Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high availability.
• Implement security, auditing, and compliance controls.
• Use Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Support CI/CD and DevOps automation.
• Troubleshoot database issues and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Azure SQL

Cosmos DB

Managed Instance

T-SQL

PowerShell

Azure CLI

DevOps

Performance Tuning

Security

Backup & DR

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Application Insights

Job description

RIVA Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Database Engineer for an onsite role at the Department of Commerce in Washington, DC. The position requires designing and maintaining Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, and Cosmos DB, with emphasis on security, performance, and disaster recovery.

Active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required, along with 4+ years of database engineering experience and familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD tooling.