Principal Database Engineer — TS/SCI with Poly

Shld; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Shld is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal level data systems engineer to lead database engineering for high-volume data services. You will manage large-scale data storage, indexing, and access, while updating enterprise data architecture for new sources.

You will also design indexing strategies and drive continuous performance tuning of databases. The role requires DoD IAT Level II certification and active TS/SCI with poly, with strong experience in Postgres, SQL, AWS, Elasticsearch, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree + 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree + 3+ years of relevant experience.
• PhD with no experience; +4 years may substitute a degree.
• Senior Principal: Bachelor’s + 9+ years; Master’s +7 years; PhD +41+ years; +4 years may substitute.

Responsibilities

• Database engineering and management activities for high-volume, multi-format data management.
• Maintain large-scale data management solutions including storage, indexing, and access.
• Update data enterprise architecture models and data abstraction layer for new sources.
• Design and implement indexing strategies for ingested data.
• Develop strategy for continuous performance tuning of databases.

Skills

Postgres

SQL

Performance tuning

Agile

AWS

Elasticsearch

Linux

DoD IAT Level II

Clearance TS/SCI poly

Graph databases

NoSQL (Hadoop/EMR)

Data modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

NoSQL (Hadoop/EMR)

Graph databases

Data modeling

Job description

Shld is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal level data systems engineer to lead database engineering for high-volume data services. You will manage large-scale data storage, indexing, and access, while updating enterprise data architecture for new sources.

You will also design indexing strategies and drive continuous performance tuning of databases. The role requires DoD IAT Level II certification and active TS/SCI with poly, with strong experience in Postgres, SQL, AWS, Elasticsearch, and