Senior Database Engineer – Enterprise-Scale & Security

Fairygodboss; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with 6% match

Parental Paid Leave

Education and Training Support

Job summary

Fairygodboss is seeking a Sr. Database Engineer in San Diego, California, to lead database architecture and engineering for large-scale enterprise systems. Candidates should have ten years of relevant experience and an active DoD Secret Clearance. The role offers a dynamic work environment and competitive benefits including Paid Time Off, 401K match, and technical upskilling support.

This position includes responsibilities like analyzing system requirements, leading Agile teams, and ensuring database performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related experience or 8+ years with a Master's degree.
• Must be eligible for a TS/SCI clearance.
• 6+ years of experience in developing database architectures.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system requirements to develop system architecture.
• Create system configuration documentation for complex challenges.
• Provide database engineering leadership for large distributed systems.
• Collaborate with Agile teams to support system delivery.
• Design and administer databases following security standards.
• Implement and maintain database environments.
• Ensure system reliability through performance monitoring.
• Support long-term planning by forecasting future database needs.

Skills

Database architecture development

Relational database programming

Data modeling

Performance tuning

Active DoD Secret Clearance

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or Engineering

M.S. in a related field

Tools

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Job description

Fairygodboss is seeking a Sr. Database Engineer in San Diego, California, to lead database architecture and engineering for large-scale enterprise systems. Candidates should have ten years of relevant experience and an active DoD Secret Clearance. The role offers a dynamic work environment and competitive benefits including Paid Time Off, 401K match, and technical upskilling support.

This position includes responsibilities like analyzing system requirements, leading Agile teams, and ensuring database performance.