Public Sector Database Engineer II — Build Scalable Data Architectures

Socket.dev; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Appian in McLean, VA is seeking a Database Engineer for the Public Sector Customer Success team to design, develop, and maintain a data architecture capable of handling large datasets and ensuring high availability. The role emphasizes RDMS and NoSQL expertise and migration from legacy systems.

You'll work with CI/CD pipelines, ETL, and cloud tools (AWS, Snowflake) and must have DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain; U.S. Citizen required. Travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related technical field is required.
• 1+ years of professional data engineering experience with tables, views, stored procedures, and functions.
• Deep proficiency in both relational and NoSQL databases and query languages (SQL, MQL, CQL).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop database architectures and data models to support contract requirements.
• Migrate legacy data and ensure high availability and performance of systems.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with Appian teams on data architecture.

Skills

SQL

NoSQL

Data modeling

ETL

CI/CD

Database design

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

MariaDB

Postgres

Oracle

AWS Cloud

Snowflake

Data Bricks

Job description

Appian in McLean, VA is seeking a Database Engineer for the Public Sector Customer Success team to design, develop, and maintain a data architecture capable of handling large datasets and ensuring high availability. The role emphasizes RDMS and NoSQL expertise and migration from legacy systems.

You'll work with CI/CD pipelines, ETL, and cloud tools (AWS, Snowflake) and must have DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain; U.S. Citizen required. Travel up to 10%.