Database Engineer (MongoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS)

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 Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced Database Engineer – MongoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS RDB & Oracleto provide database expertise and technical guidance to a development team supporting enterprise applications by design and implement data infrastructure, ETL pipelines, and integration solutions to the Federal Agency customer. This individual will also support the Data Architect with database design, performance tuning, optimization, and data pipeline development efforts while providing hands‑on expertise with MongoDB, Oracle, Databricks, and relational database technologies.

Work Location: Onsite; Lanham, Maryland

Shift Schedule: 8am - 5pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)

What You Will Do:

• Design and implement ETL workflows using Informatica, and Glue
• Develop data transformation logic for schema compliance, data accuracy, and data 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 the Data SME, providing technical expertise and guidance to development and technical teams.
• Support database design, data modeling, performance tuning, optimization, implementation, and operational support.
• Support MongoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, and relational database environments, including Oracle.
• Supporting the ETL platforms for large-scale databases exceeding 5TB, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Troubleshoot complex database issues and identify opportunities for performance and operational improvements.
• Support Databricks and enterprise-level data solutions.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and technical teams to develop and maintain scalable, high‑performing data integration solutions.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of professional experience, or a High School Diploma/equivalent and 9 years of professional experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance.
• 5 years of demonstrated database ETL experience.
• Strong hands‑on expertise with MongoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, relational database technologies, including Oracle.
• Strong experience with ETL tools such as Informatica, AWS Glue.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large‑scale databases greater than 5TB and optimizing enterprise database environments to ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and availability.
• Ability to provide technical expertise and guidance on database architecture, design, implementation, and operational support.

Preferred Skills:

• Active IRS MBI Clearance
• Experience with Databricks.
• Databricks foundational/basic certification desired.
• Informatica/AWS Glue certification desired.
• Experience supporting highly scalable, enterprise‑level database environments.

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.