Database Developer (Senior)

Cintel, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cintel, Inc. in Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking a Senior Database Developer to design, implement, and optimize database solutions that support application development and enterprise operations.

The role emphasizes SQL/PL/SQL, performance tuning, and backend reporting. The successful candidate will interact with customers, users, and developers, ensuring robust database schemas, data ingestion, and secure, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems (Master's preferred).
• 8+ years of database development and administration experience.
• Proficiency in SQL and PL/SQL development.
• Top Secret security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain SQL and PL/SQL code including procedures, functions, triggers, views, and queries.
• Develop backend reports and scripts to automate database management processes.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database performance.
• Maintain database schema and support database design.
• Collaborate with customers, end users, and developers to gather requirements.
• Provide SME support for data ingestion from various sources.
• Perform database maintenance, upgrades, and enhancements.
• Ensure alignment with security, performance, and quality requirements.

Skills

SQL

PL/SQL

Performance tuning

Stored procedures

Troubleshooting

Data ingestion

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Master's preferred

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Database Developer to design, develop, and optimize database solutions in support of application development and enterprise operations. The ideal candidate will be proficient in SQL and PL/SQL, with strong expertise in database performance tuning, automation, and backend reporting. This role will interface with customers, users, and developers to ensure efficient database operations, maintain database schema and design, and provide subject matter expertise for ingesting data from multiple sources.

Job Title: Database Developer (Senior)

Location: Huntsville, AL

Position Type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain SQL and PL/SQL code, including stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, and queries.
• Develop backend reports and custom scripts to automate database management processes.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database performance.
• Maintain database schema, support database design, and manage transition development activities.
• Collaborate with customers, end users, and developers to gather requirements and ensure database solutions meet mission needs.
• Provide technical SME support for data ingestion from various sources (e.g., file systems).
• Perform database maintenance, upgrades, and system enhancements.
• Ensure database solutions align with security, performance, and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field (Master’s preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in database development and administration.
• Proficiency in SQL and PL/SQL development.
• Strong experience in database performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and tuning.
• Expertise in developing stored procedures, functions, triggers, views, and queries.
• Solid understanding of database schema design and management.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Active Top Secret security clearance (required).

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) or federal government database systems.
• Knowledge of ETL processes and tools.
• Familiarity with enterprise-level data management and reporting solutions.
• Experience with database automation, patching, and backup strategies.

Culture Requirements

• Engineers, Analysts, and Developers at Cintel, Inc. are highly motivated, technical, and self-organized. We place a lot of trust in our team members to develop technical solutions for ill-defined problems (i.e. thrive in an environment where the problem is vague, requirements are lacking, and a solution is not obvious). We need problem solvers.
• We want our team members to be self-motivated and eager to learn new skills. If you consider yourself a jack-of-all-trades, and are eager to keep up with the latest trends in technology, you'll fit right in.

About Cintel, Inc

Cintel Inc. is a Small Business providing strategies and services to support an array of Government clients in Software Development, Operational/Tactical and Installation/Facilities Energy, Cyber Security, Modeling and Simulation, Data Science, and Programmatic support.

We offer our clients nimble, unique, and value focused solutions with an emphasis on people, connectivity, communication, and teamwork. Our team believes that people drive solutions. By connecting people, information, teams, and experience we deliver solutions that respond to customer needs.

It is the policy of Cintel that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, or veteran status. These policies shall ensure that the practice of nondiscrimination will be applied in the employment, promotion, upgrading, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, recall or rehire of personnel. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Cintel, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment or discrimination based on any of the characteristics mentioned above. Improper interference with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated.