Lead Database Developer — Enterprise-Scale Data & Analytics

MANTECH; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a Lead Database Developer in Herndon, VA to join a high-performing software team supporting enterprise-scale data solutions. You will manage database development, optimize queries, and ensure data security for stakeholders.

Ideal candidates will bring 15+ years in database-related roles, strong project leadership, and experience translating data requirements into scalable architectures. TS/SCI with polygraph is required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; 15+ years of database experience across management, development or applications.
• Experience leading software/database projects and translating data requirements into implementable solutions.
• Strong ability to analyze data sources for accuracy and apply appropriate logic to solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management, systems engineering and database management for a development team supporting an enterprise application.
• Write, maintain, and debug stored procedures to ensure optimal database performance.
• Work with analysts to craft clear operational and data requirements.
• Make data available, accessible, and secure to all stakeholders.
• Design, build, and optimize databases for data collection, storage, access, and analytics at enterprise scale.
• Optimize SQL queries run against terabytes of data for efficiency and speed
• Design database tables with clear schemas, appropriate indexing, and logical partitioning.
• Analyze data sources for accuracy and data prioritization while applying appropriate logic to developed solutions.
• Provide platform support, problem-solving, and debugging database production issues.

Skills

Database management

Database development

Application development

Project management

Data requirements analysis

Data security

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

JavaScript

Node.js

Python

SQL

Job description

MANTECH seeks a Lead Database Developer in Herndon, VA to join a high-performing software team supporting enterprise-scale data solutions. You will manage database development, optimize queries, and ensure data security for stakeholders.

Ideal candidates will bring 15+ years in database-related roles, strong project leadership, and experience translating data requirements into scalable architectures. TS/SCI with polygraph is required.