Senior MongoDB Database Engineer — Automation & Security

GRVTY; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 173,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Vision and dental

401k with company match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

GRVTY is seeking an experienced Database Engineer to design, develop, implement, and maintain MongoDB databases supporting enterprise security automation initiatives. The role involves optimizing performance, implementing backup/recovery, and ensuring security compliance, with a focus on scalable cloud-based storage and data workflows.

Ideal candidates will have a TS/SCI clearance, a technical bachelor’s degree (or 5 years substitutable), and a proven track record in large-scale database

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience as a DBE on programs/contracts of similar scope and complexity.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• 5 years of DBE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain MongoDB databases for enterprise security automation initiatives.
• Support database information storage and retrieval, data flow and analysis activities.
• Analyze and evaluate system improvements, optimization, development and maintenance efforts.
• Design and implement complex database storage and retrieval using Cloud methodologies.
• Optimize database performance including indexing strategies and query optimization.
• Implement and maintain database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Configure replication, sharding, and high-availability solutions.
• Design the overall database structure to fit into the system’s architecture.
• Create new workflows to automate processes and handle break/fix requests or updates.
• Lead development of database structures, parser software, and loading software.
• Monitor database health, performance metrics, and security compliance.
• Direct fulfillment of requirements from project inception to conclusion.
• Create and maintain comprehensive database documentation including schemas, relationships, indexing, sharding, and data access patterns.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

5 years of DBE experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree

Job description

GRVTY is seeking an experienced Database Engineer to design, develop, implement, and maintain MongoDB databases supporting enterprise security automation initiatives. The role involves optimizing performance, implementing backup/recovery, and ensuring security compliance, with a focus on scalable cloud-based storage and data workflows.

Ideal candidates will have a TS/SCI clearance, a technical bachelor’s degree (or 5 years substitutable), and a proven track record in large-scale database