On-Site Senior Principal Database Engineer — High-Volume Data

VT Group (VTG); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Byte Systems, a VTG subsidiary, is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Database Engineer to support a Production Operations team responsible for data management, database engineering, deployment, tuning and enhancement of database systems. The role is 100% on site.

Ideal candidates have extensive PostgreSQL/SQL experience, RDBMS, AWS, Elasticsearch and Linux skills, plus DoD IAT II certification and TS/SCI with poly eligibility. Pay ranges align with seniority and location.

Qualifications

• Experience with Postgres, SQL, and database performance tuning.
• Experience installing application software in an operational environment.
• Experience with Agile, AWS, RDBMS technology, Elasticsearch, Linux.
• DoD IAT Level II certification.
• This position is 100% on site.
• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a poly.

Responsibilities

• Database engineering and management activities for high-volume data management services.
• Maintains large-scale data management solutions with efficient storage, indexing, access.
• Updates data enterprise architecture models and data abstraction layer.
• Designs indexing strategies for ingested data.
• Developing a strategy for continuous performance tuning of databases.

Skills

PostgreSQL

SQL

Performance tuning

Agile

AWS

Elasticsearch

Linux

IAT Level II

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Hadoop

EMR

Job description

Byte Systems, a VTG subsidiary, is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Database Engineer to support a Production Operations team responsible for data management, database engineering, deployment, tuning and enhancement of database systems. The role is 100% on site.

Ideal candidates have extensive PostgreSQL/SQL experience, RDBMS, AWS, Elasticsearch and Linux skills, plus DoD IAT II certification and TS/SCI with poly eligibility. Pay ranges align with seniority and location.