Principal Database Architect – Multi-Platform & Cloud

Amentum; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off and holidays

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum seeks a Principal Database Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for the database administration team on the IRES contract with MDA. You will coordinate across DBAs, developers, and admins to design secure, scalable data solutions and guide cloud and container adoption.

The role requires hands-on work with Oracle, DB2, Cassandra, MongoDB, and SQL, plus cloud (AWS/Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker). DoW Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Must have 6 or more years of general work experience.
• Must have 3 or more years of directly related experience.
• Hands-on experience installing, configuring, and maintaining multiple database platforms (Oracle, DB2, Cassandra, MongoDB, SQL).
• Experience running databases in the cloud (AWS and Azure).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Act as technical coordinator and mentor for a team of DBAs.
• Strong background in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimizing queries.
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery, capacity management, and audits.
• Strong understanding of database security policies and enforcement.
• Current Security+ certification
• Active DoW Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical anchor for the database administration team and ensure interoperable, secure systems.
• Bridge the gap between database team, developers, and admins to define data solutions.
• Guide cloud and container deployment strategies for databases.
• Research and test new database technologies to fit the application lifecycle.

Skills

DB platforms

Cloud databases

Kubernetes

Docker

Security+

Tools

Oracle

DB2

Cassandra

MongoDB

SQL

AWS

Azure

WebLogic

Job description

Amentum seeks a Principal Database Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for the database administration team on the IRES contract with MDA. You will coordinate across DBAs, developers, and admins to design secure, scalable data solutions and guide cloud and container adoption.

The role requires hands-on work with Oracle, DB2, Cassandra, MongoDB, and SQL, plus cloud (AWS/Azure) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker). DoW Secret clearance is required.