Database Engineer

Strive Solutions; Encinitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Strive Solutions in Encinitas, California seeks a Senior Database Engineer to architect, design, and administer highly available databases for large-scale systems. You will design secure database environments, optimize performance, and support cloud and Kubernetes workloads while collaborating with Agile teams to deliver reliable capabilities across national security systems.

The role emphasizes security, resilience, and operational excellence in national-scale deployments, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience designing highly available and secure databases.
• Strong performance tuning and optimization skills.
• Experience with cloud and Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and administer secure, highly available database environments.
• Build and maintain database infrastructure for performance, reliability, and availability.
• Optimize database performance and ensure efficient operation at scale.
• Support cloud and Kubernetes-based workloads.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to deliver dependable system capabilities.

Skills

Database engineering

High availability

Performance tuning

Cloud

Kubernetes

Agile teams

Job description

Senior Database Engineer

responsible for architecting, designing, and administering highly available databases supporting large-scale national security systems.

Key Duties

• Design and administer secure, highly available database environments.
• Build and maintain database infrastructure for performance, reliability, and availability.
• Optimize database performance and ensure efficient operation at scale.
• Support cloud and Kubernetes-based workloads.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to deliver dependable system capabilities.

Qualifications/skills

• Strong database engineering experience with high availability and security-focused implementations.
• Proficiency in performance tuning and database optimization.
• Experience integrating and supporting cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Ability to work effectively in Agile teams and contribute to reliable delivery.