Principal/Senior Principal Database Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance)

SHLD, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company specializing in data management is looking for a professional with TS/SCI clearance to join their Production Operations team. Responsibilities include supporting data management processes, managing database systems, and ensuring performance tuning. Ideal candidates should possess relevant degrees and extensive experience with Postgres, SQL, and Agile methodologies. The role also requires additional skills such as familiarity with AWS and RDBMS technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years or Master's with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• For Senior Principal: Bachelor's with 9+ years or Master's with 7+ years; PhD with 4+ years.
• Active TS/SCI clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Support data management processes in Production Operations.
• Maintain large-scale data management solutions.
• Develop indexing strategies for ingested data.
• Implement continuous performance tuning of databases.
• Develops a strategy for continuous performance tuning of databases.

Skills

Postgres

SQL

Database performance tuning

Agile

AWS

RDBMS technology

Elasticsearch

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

NoSQL (Hadoop/EMR)

Graph databases

Data modeling

Job description

MUST HAVE TS/SCI WITH ABILITY TO OBTAIN A CI POLY CLEARANCE

For Principal Level: Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience OR a PhD with no experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree requirement.

For Senior Principal Level: Bachelor's degree with 9+ years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience OR a PhD with 41+ years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree requirement.

The selected candidate will work within a Production Operations team supporting data management processes, database engineering and management, deploying, maintaining, tuning, and enhancing database systems.

Job Duties

• Database engineering and management activities associated with high-volume, multi-format data management services.
• Maintains large-scale data management solutions including developing efficient storage, indexing, and access approaches.
• Updates data enterprise architecture models (if needed) and data abstraction layer to enable access to new data sources.
• Designs and implements indexing strategies for ingested data.
• Developing a strategy for continuous performance tuning of databases.

Basic 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.
• Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a poly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with NoSQL technology (Hadoop and/or EMR).
• Familiarity with Graph database technology.
• Data modeling experience.

Shld, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veteran status, or any other protected class.