Senior Principal Database Engineer (Full-Flex)

General Dynamics Information Technology; Fort Bragg (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Database Developer Sr Principal to advance mission-critical IT. You will design and maintain database and BI platforms, collaborating with diverse IT teams to deliver robust data solutions.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, a TS/SCI clearance, US citizenship, and expert SQL/T‑SQL, SSRS, and data modeling skills. You will lead backups, performance tuning, security, disaster recovery, and capacity planning while ensuring high

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related experience
• Education: Technical training, certification(s), or degree
• Deep understanding of database schema object management, data modeling, and architecture
• Strong SQL and Transact-SQL (T‑SQL) experience
• Experience with Hyper‑V virtual environments and SQL clustered environments
• Experience with SQL Server replication topologies
• Familiarity with Resource Governor, Tuning Advisor, SQL Profiler, and Windows Reliability and Performance Monitor
• Ability to implement and troubleshoot triggers, views, stored procedures, and data integrity constraints
• Security clearance level: TS/SCI
• US citizenship required

Responsibilities

• Facilitate, implement, monitor, and test database backups and recovery methodologies
• Monitor and optimize production SQL Server database performance
• Ensure database security, integrity, reliability, high availability, and disaster recovery
• Identify and troubleshoot database issues; analyze, design, build, test, and implement solutions
• Manage file system space, database allocation, disk usage, and plan for capacity and scalability
• Participate in monthly patching outside core business hours
• Strong communication skills, including technical writing
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple IT teams
• Detail‑oriented with strong prioritization skills and commitment to deadlines
• Exceptional problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities

Skills

SQL Server

T‑SQL

Data modeling

Performance tuning

Backups & DR

Replication

Hyper‑V

Security clearance TS/SCI

US citizenship

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Technical training or degree

Tools

SQL Server

SSRS

Hyper‑V

SQL Server Replication

SQL Profiler

Resource Governor

Windows Performance Monitor

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology is seeking a Database Developer Sr Principal to advance mission-critical IT. You will design and maintain database and BI platforms, collaborating with diverse IT teams to deliver robust data solutions.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, a TS/SCI clearance, US citizenship, and expert SQL/T‑SQL, SSRS, and data modeling skills. You will lead backups, performance tuning, security, disaster recovery, and capacity planning while ensuring high