Principal PostgreSQL Engineer (TS/SCI)

Vantor Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Engineer to support a large-scale U.S. Government analytics platform. You will design, deploy, and optimize PostgreSQL environments, ensuring availability, performance, and security while collaborating across engineering, data, and DevSecOps teams in a cloud-enabled setting.

The role requires 14+ years of relevant experience, US citizenship with TS/SCI clearance, Linux automation skills, and experience with PostgreSQL extensions and CI/CD tooling.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and active TS/SCI clearance required for consideration.
• 14+ years of relevant professional technical experience in databases, infrastructure, or data engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years administering PostgreSQL environments and related tooling.
• Experience with PostgreSQL performance tuning, backup/recovery, replication, and high availability.
• Proficiency automating DB administration with Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience with cloud, hybrid, containerized, or enterprise production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer, and maintain PostgreSQL environments for mission-critical apps.
• Tune performance via queries, indexing, partitioning, and capacity planning.
• Maintain HA, replication, backups, DR, and monitoring solutions.
• Develop database automation using scripting and IaC tools.
• Collaborate with software, data engineering, and DevSecOps teams to support deployments.

Skills

PostgreSQL performance tuning

Backup and recovery

High-availability architectures

Linux production environments

Scripting (bash, python)

Cloud, hybrid, containerized

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Docker

Ansible

Terraform

Security/compliance (NIST RMF, FedRAMP

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PostGIS

TimescaleDB

pg_partman

CI/CD tooling

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Please review the job details below.

This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance at the TS/SCI level.

We are seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Engineer to support the architecture, optimization, and operational support of PostgreSQL databases supporting a large-scale U.S. Government big data analytics platform. This role ensures high availability, performance, scalability, and security of mission-critical database environments while collaborating with software engineers, data engineers, DevSecOps teams, and system administrators to deliver reliable data services in a secure, cloud-enabled environment.

Principal Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer, and maintain PostgreSQL database environments supporting mission-critical applications.
• Optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, partitioning, and capacity planning.
• Implement and maintain high availability, replication, backup, disaster recovery, and database monitoring solutions.
• Develop and maintain database automation using scripting and Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Collaborate with application, data engineering, and DevSecOps teams to ensure database deployments support operational tools

Minimum Qualifications

• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance is mandatory for this position and required for consideration. Must be willing to obtain a CI Poly.
• 14+ years of relevant professional technical experience, including database, infrastructure, systems, software, data engineering, or related disciplines.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum of 6 years of experience administering and engineering PostgreSQL database environments.
• Strong experience across PostgreSQL performance tuning, backup and recovery, replication, and high-availability architectures.
• Experience supporting Linux-based production environments and automating database administration using scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or comparable scripting and automation technologies.
• Experience supporting PostgreSQL in cloud, hybrid, containerized, or comparable enterprise production environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large-scale big data analytics, data lake, or enterprise data platform environments.
• Experience implementing database security best practices, access controls, encryption, and auditing.
• Experience with PostgreSQL extensions such as PostGIS, TimescaleDB, or pg_partman.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, or similar automation technologies.
• Familiarity supporting systems operating under NIST RMF, FedRAMP, DoD STIGs, or other federal cybersecurity compliance frameworks.
• PostgreSQL, cloud platform, Linux, or database administration certifications are highly desirable.
• Familiarity with Esri Enterprise and Postgres usage for SDE.

Pay Transparency

In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and for all other states is:

$250,000.00 - $260,000.00

Benefits

• robust 401(k) with company match
• mental health resources
• student loan repayment assistance
• adoption reimbursement
• pet insurance

More information on our benefits at https://www.Vantor.com/careers

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

The date of posting can be found on Vantor's Career page at the top of each job posting.

EEO Policy

Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.