Data Center Database Engineer

Peraton; Alabama; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Alabama is looking for an experienced Data Center Database Engineer. The role involves designing and maintaining databases, troubleshooting, and ensuring optimal performance while collaborating within a team. Candidates must possess a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience and an active TS/SCI clearance. This position requires strong knowledge in Oracle database development and SQL/PLSQL. The job is contingent on contract award and offers an opportunity to contribute to national intelligence solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience or equivalent education.
• Strong knowledge of database concepts and data migration.
• Experience with active TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop database management systems.
• Utilize data mapping and mining tools.
• Resolve database performance issues.
• Create complex functions and scripts for applications.
• Maintain engineering documentation and processes.

Skills

Oracle database development

SQL/PLSQL

Software development lifecycle

Data migration

Engineering documentation

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Java/JDK

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Master’s degree in relevant field

PhD in relevant field

Job description

Basic Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with ability to obtain a Poly clearances.
• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree and 6 years of relevant experience or PhD with 3 years relevant experience).
• 4 years experience may be used in Lieu of Degree.
• Strong knowledge in Oracle database development with ETL and data migration to develop data conversion scripts.
• Strong knowledge of SQL/PLSQL and database concepts.
• Strong knowledge of all phases of software development lifecycle and processes.
• Experience with software unit testing.
• Experience in creating and maintaining engineering documentation.
• Strong communication, writing, presentation, and organization skills.
• Strong software trouble‑shooting skills.
• Must work well in a team environment, collaborating with cross‑functional teams.
• Self‑starter with the ability to independently resolve issues and deliver results.

Desired Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Poly clearances.
• Knowledge in Java/JDK.
• Able to apply engineering techniques and analytical methods to make recommendations for improvements.
• Ability to work effectively in a challenging, fast paced, collaborative team environment.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

This position requires an Active TS/SCI and the ability to obtain a Poly, US Citizenship is required to hold this clearance.

Peraton is seeking an experienced Data Center Database Engineer to join our national intelligence program that delivers engineering, application development, deployment, operations, upgrades and sustainment of products and services to achieve our client’s global missions.

The candidate must have demonstrated database engineering experience. The successful candidate will design and maintain databases, manage storage capacity, troubleshoot and optimize database functionality and performance for our clients’ systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, build, analyze, evaluate, and install database management systems to include database modeling design relational database architecture, metadata and repository creation and configuration management.
• Utilize data mapping, data mining, and data transformational analysis tools to design and develop database.
• Determine data storage and optimum storage requirements.
• Prepare system requirements, source analysis and process analyses, and design throughout the database implementation.
• Create complex functions, scripts, stored procedures and triggers to support application development.
• Investigate and resolve database performance and capacity issues.
• Develop, implement and maintain engineering documentation such as processes, procedures, test cases, test results, issue resolutions, performance analysis, and user guidelines/ instructions.
• Develop, integrate, and migrate to new databases to include schemas, and stored procedures.

Position is contingent on contract award.