Database Engineer - Majestic 28239

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

A technology division seeks a skilled database management professional in Springfield, VA, to design and implement database systems while ensuring high availability and security. Candidates should have proven systems engineering experience and relevant database skills, with a TS/SCI clearance necessary to start. The role offers competitive benefits including comprehensive medical plans, 401(k), and tuition reimbursement, ensuring employee well-being and growth.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on systems engineering experience.
• Experience in high availability solutions and disaster recovery concepts.
• Active TS/SCI required with ability to obtain a CI Poly.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement database management systems.
• Determine data storage and optimum storage requirements.
• Prepare system requirements and source analysis.

Skills

Database performance optimization

Systems engineering experience

High Availability technologies

Data mapping and analysis

MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server

TS/SCI Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Master's Degree in related field

High School Diploma with relevant experience

Tools

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Oracle

MongoDB

MariaDB

Job description

Job Description

Requisition Number: 28239

Required Travel: 0–10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Hourly/Non‑Exempt

Anticipated Salary Range: up to $200,000.00

Security Clearance: TS/SCI

Level of Experience: Mid

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Designs, develops, builds, analyzes, evaluates and installs database management systems to include database modeling and design, relational database architecture, metadata and repository creation and configuration management. Uses data mapping, data mining and data transformational analysis tools to design and develop databases. Determines data storage and optimum storage requirements. Prepares system requirements, source analysis and process analyses and design throughout the database implementation.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelors Degree in a related field and 2+ years of experience, or a Masters Degree in a related field and 0+ years of experience, or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 6+ years of relevant experience.
• 7+ years of hands‑on systems engineering experience to design, engineer, implement, test, and secure enterprise‑grade relational and non‑relational database solutions such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MariaDB, Oracle and MongoDB across Windows and Unix/Linux platforms.
• Experience implementing, administering, monitoring, and utilizing High Availability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and continuity of operations technologies, concepts, and functions.
• Database performance optimization tasks such as query plan optimization, query rewrite, and index creation and design.
• Should have previous systems engineering experience within an established Systems Development LifeCycle (SDLC) program.
• Minimum active TS/SCI required to start; candidate must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a CI Poly once selected.
• Must have current Sec+ (or applicable) certification or be willing to complete certification within 90 days of starting employment.

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with MariaDB/MySQL internals such as memory management and storage engines.
• Experience with high availability solutions like Galera Cluster, master‑master replication, and master‑slave replication.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure concepts.
• Database formal training or vendor certifications (e.g., Azure Database Administrator Associate, MariaDB certification, MySQL Database Developer Professional, MongoDB Associate Developer).
• Formal training or vendor certifications for applications and technologies such as Citrix, Splunk, SolarWinds, ServiceNow.
• Current CI Poly.

Physical Requirements

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.

Benefits

Competitive benefits including best‑in‑class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; 401(k) savings plan; financial planning tools; life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships; bonus and other non‑recurrent compensation as applicable to the role.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.