Data Platform Engineer: MongoDB, AWS & Oracle

Peraton; Lanham (MD); On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off (PTO)

Holidays

Job summary

Peraton in Lanham, MD is seeking a skilled Database Engineer to design, implement, and optimize data platforms using MongoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, and Oracle. This onsite role operates EST hours and supports enterprise applications for a Federal Agency customer.

You will build and maintain ETL pipelines, ensure data quality, and collaborate with data architects, developers, and analysts to deliver scalable, high‑performing data solutions across on‑prem and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of professional experience, or HS diploma with 9 years.
• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• 5 years of database ETL experience.
• Hands-on with MongoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, Oracle.
• Experience with Informatica and AWS Glue.
• Experience supporting large (>5TB) databases and optimizing performance.
• Ability to provide technical guidance on database architecture, design, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ETL workflows using Informatica and Glue.
• Develop data transformation logic for schema compliance and quality.
• Integrate data from on-prem, cloud, and legacy systems.
• Implement data validation and quality checks.
• Optimize pipeline performance and reliability.
• Maintain data lineage tracking and documentation.
• Serve as Data SME, providing technical guidance to teams.
• Support database design, data modeling, performance tuning and operations.
• Support MongoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, and Oracle environments.
• Support ETL platforms for large-scale databases (>5TB).
• Troubleshoot complex database issues and identify improvements.
• Collaborate with developers and architects on data integration solutions.

Skills

MongoDB

Aurora PostgreSQL

RDS

Oracle

ETL pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

High School Diploma/equivalent with 9 years experience

Tools

Informatica

AWS Glue

Databricks

Job description

Peraton in Lanham, MD is seeking a skilled Database Engineer to design, implement, and optimize data platforms using MongoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, and Oracle. This onsite role operates EST hours and supports enterprise applications for a Federal Agency customer.

You will build and maintain ETL pipelines, ensure data quality, and collaborate with data architects, developers, and analysts to deliver scalable, high‑performing data solutions across on‑prem and cloud environments.