Database Engineer

The Database Engineer / Senior Database Architect will provide senior-level technical expertise to support the design, performance, security, scalability, and sustainment of the GEOMAP data environment. This role serves as a reach-back subject matter expert supporting database architecture, data engineering, data stewardship, troubleshooting, modernization, and integration activities across cloud-hosted mission systems. The Database Engineer will work closely with cloud, DevSecOps, software, testing, and production support teams to ensure reliable, secure, and high-performing data services supporting Air Force geospatial capabilities.

*This position is contingent based upon contract award.*

Responsibilities

- Provide senior-level database engineering and architecture support for GEOMAP applications, services, and associated data environments.

- Design, review, and optimize database architectures to support performance, scalability, availability, and maintainability in cloud-hosted environments.

- Support administration, tuning, troubleshooting, and sustainment of relational and non-relational database platforms.

- Analyze complex database performance issues, data integrity concerns, and recurring operational problems and recommend durable corrective actions.

- Support database design activities for new features, enhancements, technical refresh efforts, and modernization initiatives.

- Collaborate with software engineers, cloud engineers, DevSecOps engineers, testers, and support personnel to ensure effective integration between application and data layers.

- Assist with database migration, schema updates, data transformation, backup and recovery planning, and environment synchronization activities.

- Support development and refinement of data models, metadata, database standards, and data management best practices.

- Contribute to release planning, deployment support, and validation activities for database-related changes across development, test, and production environments.

- Review and recommend approaches for database security, access controls, auditing, encryption, vulnerability remediation, and compliance alignment.

- Develop and maintain technical documentation including architecture diagrams, data flow descriptions, operating procedures, and database support artifacts.

- Provide reach-back support for surge requirements, high-priority investigations, complex database challenges, and technical assessments as directed.

- Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

- Active Secret clearance required.

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.

- 8+ years of experience in database engineering, database architecture, data platform support, or related technical roles.

- Experience designing, administering, and optimizing enterprise database environments in cloud or hybrid infrastructures.

- Experience with relational database platforms such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, or similar enterprise technologies.

- Experience with cloud-hosted database services and modern data architecture patterns.

- Experience supporting database performance tuning, replication, backup and recovery, schema design, and troubleshooting in production environments.

- Experience working in Agile, DevSecOps, or CI/CD-based software delivery environments.

- Strong understanding of database security, access management, auditing, and data protection practices.

- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

- Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams in a mission-focused DoD environment.

Preferred

- Experience supporting secure AWS environments and cloud database services.

- Experience with geospatial data platforms, GIS applications, or Esri-related data environments.

- Experience with data modeling, ETL processes, data migration, and data stewardship activities for enterprise a