Senior Database Engineer - DoD/Data Architect

Avint, LLC; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health

Open Time off

Federal Holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Job summary

Avint is seeking a Database Engineer to provide technical expertise in database design, development, implementation, information storage and retrieval, and data flow/analysis. This role develops relational and/or object-oriented databases, parser software, and database loading software.

The DE works primarily at the front end of the lifecycle (requirements through system acceptance testing and Initial Operational Capability).

Qualifications

• Experience: 10 years in programs with similar scope and at least 7 years developing SQL Server database architecture.
• Bachelor’s degree in an IT discipline or substitute 4 years of database engineering experience.
• Certifications: DoD 8570 IAT Level II (or higher); LENEL Certified Expert (LCE) in databases.

Responsibilities

• Design database structures aligned with overall system architecture.
• Support database administration and design for short- and long-term requirements.
• Translate requirements into usable database schemas, ad hoc queries, scripts, and macros.
• Build and maintain complex systems using queries, ODBC, and cloud-based storage/retrieval.
• Lead the development of database structures, parser software, and loading software.
• Direct the organization of requirements into schemas and oversee the development of ad hoc queries and scripts.
• Ensure system performance by balancing data volumes, users, distribution, response times, retention, security, and domain controls.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements, optimizations, and maintenance efforts.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and integrate solutions such as messaging protocols (e.g., Java Messaging, RabbitMQ).

Skills

SQL Server architecture

Database design

Database development

ODBC

Cloud storage/retrieval

RabbitMQ

Java Messaging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT

4 years of database engineering experience in lieu of degree

Tools

SQL Server

ODBC

RabbitMQ

Java Messaging

Job description

Avint is seeking a Database Engineer to provide technical expertise in database design, development, implementation, information storage and retrieval, and data flow/analysis. This role develops relational and/or object-oriented databases, parser software, and database loading software.

The DE works primarily at the front end of the lifecycle (requirements through system acceptance testing and Initial Operational Capability).