Senior SQL Platform Engineer - Onsite DC, CI/CD & IaC Lead

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Spending accounts

Life insurance

Job summary

System One is seeking a Senior SQL Database Platform Engineer to manage on-premises SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments in Washington, DC. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to pass a public trust background check. On-site work 100% with W-2 or C2C arrangements and a deadline of 8/19/2026.

You will design CI/CD pipelines, build IaC, automate tasks with PowerShell and T-SQL, and ensure security controls and disaster readiness across all database platforms.

Qualifications

• Senior engineer to deliver database server admin for on-premises SQL Server and PostgreSQL in a FISMA-compliant environment.
• Experience with CI/CD for database services and automated provisioning.
• Strong scripting with PowerShell and T-SQL for automation.
• Knowledge of backup, DR, and performance tuning for SQL Server & PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines in GitLab for database builds, upgrades, patching, and configuration changes across SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (PowerShell, Ansible playbooks, IaC modules) via AAP to provision and enforce desired state for on-premises databases.
• Develop PowerShell scripts and T-SQL stored procedures to automate routine tasks.
• Automate backups, health checks, patch cycles, and drift remediation.
• Embed security and compliance in the pipeline: vulnerability scanning, hardening, and FISMA control evidence for PostgreSQL ATO.
• Documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer.
• Manage SQL Server instances (2019/2022/2025), backups, DR, monitoring, maintenance, security, and performance tuning.

Skills

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

PowerShell

T-SQL

Automation

Ansible

IaC

FISMA compliance

Security auditing

Tools

GitLab

Ansible

Job description

System One is seeking a Senior SQL Database Platform Engineer to manage on-premises SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments in Washington, DC. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to pass a public trust background check. On-site work 100% with W-2 or C2C arrangements and a deadline of 8/19/2026.

You will design CI/CD pipelines, build IaC, automate tasks with PowerShell and T-SQL, and ensure security controls and disaster readiness across all database platforms.