Senior AWS Database & Data Pipeline Engineer

Intelligence and National Security Alliance; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Job summary

The Swift Group in Reston/Herndon, VA, seeks a Senior Database Developer to design, implement, and scale data pipelines and database infrastructure on AWS. You will optimize PostgreSQL/SQL databases, build robust data structures, and enable data-driven applications with APIs and BI tools like Power BI.

You’ll collaborate in an Agile team, partner with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure secure, efficient data flow across environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated database experience preferably with PostgreSQL and SQL databases.
• Proficiency in working with views, triggers, and stored procedures.
• Strong knowledge of SQL scripting, database indexing, and optimization techniques.
• Experience in developing and interfacing with APIs.
• Experience in developing, creating, and modifying data structures and load routines for business use.
• Expertise in working with relational data, including cleansing, transforming, and processing structured data.
• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.
• Experience working within an Agile project management framework.
• Proven experience collaborating with diverse teams, including client staff, IT customers, and technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, and managing database systems, particularly focusing on AWS RDS for PostgreSQL and SQL databases.
• Managing data structures and load routines to support application development and support application users.
• Working with reporting tools like Power BI.
• Developing interfaces with APIs, supporting application development teams, and leveraging AWS environments for database and application support.
• The ideal candidate will thrive in an Agile project management setting and possess a strong background in data management and processing.

Skills

PostgreSQL

SQL

APIs

AWS

Agile

Data processing

Tools

Power BI

Jira

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

Tableau

Job description

The Swift Group in Reston/Herndon, VA, seeks a Senior Database Developer to design, implement, and scale data pipelines and database infrastructure on AWS. You will optimize PostgreSQL/SQL databases, build robust data structures, and enable data-driven applications with APIs and BI tools like Power BI.

You’ll collaborate in an Agile team, partner with cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure secure, efficient data flow across environments.