Geospatial Enterprise Database Engineer — Relocation Support

Esri; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 121,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) & profit-sharing

80 hours vacation leave

Twelve paid holidays

Job summary

Esri is seeking a senior database engineer to design and implement scalable, secure enterprise databases for defense and intelligence customers in a Washington DC area role.

You will work across Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and SAP HANA environments, focusing on performance, security, and disaster recovery while leveraging cloud solutions like AWS RDS and Azure SQL. A Top Secret clearance is required and relocation support is available.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in database design, administration, and optimization for Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or SAP HANA.
• Experience with database design principles, data loading techniques, backup/recovery, performance monitoring, maintenance, and security.
• Scripting in SQL and Python for automation and data workflows.
• Experience with cloud-based database solutions (AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database).
• Understanding of geospatial concepts such as spatial data types and spatial indexing.
• Clear communication of complex technical concepts to technical peers and non-technical stakeholders.
• US citizenship with Active/Current Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure enterprise database environments.
• Configure and maintain database platforms.
• Develop high availability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor and optimize database performance.
• Implement database security and access controls.
• Automate database loading, maintenance, and monitoring.
• Support database migration and integration initiatives.
• Apply geospatial concepts including spatial data types and spatial indexing.
• Advise customers on enterprise database best practices.

Skills

SQL

Python

Communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/GIS

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

AWS RDS

Azure SQL Database

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Oracle

Job description

Esri is seeking a senior database engineer to design and implement scalable, secure enterprise databases for defense and intelligence customers in a Washington DC area role.

You will work across Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and SAP HANA environments, focusing on performance, security, and disaster recovery while leveraging cloud solutions like AWS RDS and Azure SQL. A Top Secret clearance is required and relocation support is available.