Senior PostgreSQL Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance

Vantor; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Mental health resources

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Engineer to design, deploy and optimize PostgreSQL databases powering a large-scale U.S. Government data analytics platform.

You will ensure high availability, security, and performance while collaborating with software engineers, data engineers, DevSecOps, and system administrators in a cloud-enabled environment. The role requires US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance (CI Poly may be required) along with 14+ years of relevant experience and a BS in

Qualifications

• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance is mandatory; CI Poly may be required.
• 14+ years of relevant professional technical experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, administer, and maintain PostgreSQL database environments supporting mission-critical applications.
• Optimize database performance through query tuning, indexing strategies, partitioning, and capacity planning.
• Implement and maintain high availability, replication, backup, disaster recovery, and database monitoring solutions.
• Develop and maintain database automation using scripting and Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Collaborate with application, data engineering, and DevSecOps teams to ensure database deployments support operational tools.

Skills

PostgreSQL performance tuning

Backup and recovery

Replication

High-availability architectures

Linux production environments

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Cloud/Hybrid/PostgreSQL environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Engineering or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL extensions (PostGIS, TimescaleDB, pg_partman)

Kubernetes

Docker

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Vantor is seeking a Senior PostgreSQL Engineer to design, deploy and optimize PostgreSQL databases powering a large-scale U.S. Government data analytics platform.

You will ensure high availability, security, and performance while collaborating with software engineers, data engineers, DevSecOps, and system administrators in a cloud-enabled environment. The role requires US citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance (CI Poly may be required) along with 14+ years of relevant experience and a BS in