Remote Data Engineer — PostgreSQL & AWS

iQuasar, LLC; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) plan

Flexible work from home

Job summary

iQuasar LLC in Reston, VA is seeking a Database Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise PostgreSQL data stores and data pipelines on AWS. The role emphasizes scalable database architectures, strong SQL, Python, and ETL skills for reliable data movement.

You will work with Glue, Redshift, S3, RDS, and lead migrations, tuning, backups, and performance improvements while collaborating with software teams.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• 5–8 years of data engineering experience with AWS Glue, Python, and PostgreSQL.
• 2–4 years of hands-on PostgreSQL RDS experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop applications and data pipelines using PostgreSQL, Python, and AWS.
• Design, develop, and maintain PostgreSQL database architecture for enterprise backend applications.
• Lead schema design, migrations, and versioning with backward compatibility.
• Optimize SQL queries, indexing, and performance.
• Monitor ETL workflows and data pipelines for errors and delays.
• Provide support for data issues and root-cause analysis.
• Configure and manage backup and recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with developers to optimize queries and schemas.
• Participate in cloud database reliability and scalability improvements.
• Assist in designing database schemas for cloud environments.

Skills

PostgreSQL

Python

AWS

Kafka Connect

ETL frameworks

Apache Spark

Apache Airflow

SQL scripting

Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

PostgreSQL

Python

AWS

Redshift

S3

Kafka Connect

ETL frameworks

Apache Spark

Apache Airflow

SQL scripting

Bash

Job description

iQuasar LLC in Reston, VA is seeking a Database Engineer to design, implement, and optimize enterprise PostgreSQL data stores and data pipelines on AWS. The role emphasizes scalable database architectures, strong SQL, Python, and ETL skills for reliable data movement.

You will work with Glue, Redshift, S3, RDS, and lead migrations, tuning, backups, and performance improvements while collaborating with software teams.