Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer — ESOP & 9/80 Schedule

Leonard Workforce Solutions; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 167,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ESOP ownership

9/80 schedule with every other Friday

Employer-provided health and dental (b

401(k) plan with match

Job summary

Leonard Workforce Solutions is seeking an Advanced Database Engineer to design and implement database architectures for a defense/R&D client focused on DSP, geolocation, and communications for US Defense and Intelligence communities. You will own major components, test with mission data, and drive improvements across platforms.

You will work on enterprise-grade PostgreSQL on Linux, scale data pipelines, and mentor teammates while delivering robust, maintainable systems with modern DevOps

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance is required.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in database engineering, database administration, data management, or software development in an engineering domain.
• Experience deploying, administering, managing, and scaling PostgreSQL in Linux environments.
• Proficient in SQL, Python, and shell scripting in Linux.
• Experience with PostgreSQL tuning, backup, recovery, and fail-over at enterprise scale.
• Hands-on experience with additional RDBMS or NoSQL platforms (Oracle, MS SQL Server, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Couchbase, Cassandra, Redis).
• Ability to design software systems meeting functional, performance, and maintainability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design database architecture solutions.
• Develop and implement databases.
• Analyze and maintain operational databases.
• Add new features to operational systems.
• Test with real mission data.
• Provide support to front-line customer facilities.
• Stay ahead on latest technologies and methodologies.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

SQL proficiency

Python

Shell scripting

DevOps & CI/CD

Cloud computing

GIS spatial databases

C++ / Golang / Rust / Java

Dashboard development (Grafana/Kibana)

RDBMS / NoSQL knowledge

Mentoring engineers

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Linux

Oracle

MS SQL Server

Citus Data

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

Redis

Grafana

Kibana

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Leonard Workforce Solutions is seeking an Advanced Database Engineer to design and implement database architectures for a defense/R&D client focused on DSP, geolocation, and communications for US Defense and Intelligence communities. You will own major components, test with mission data, and drive improvements across platforms.

You will work on enterprise-grade PostgreSQL on Linux, scale data pipelines, and mentor teammates while delivering robust, maintainable systems with modern DevOps