Senior Database Engineer — Oracle & Distributed Data Systems (Cleared)
- Full-time
Job Description
Title: Senior Database Engineer — Oracle & Distributed Data Systems (Cleared)
The environment: A mission-critical, geographically distributed system serving the Intelligence Community — one where interface, performance, and security tolerances are tight and non-negotiable. You'll be a database engineering voice on a complex program, not a ticket-taker.
What you'll own:
- Relational and non-relational data architecture — design, build, and document
- Data movement at scale: replication across distributed nodes, concurrent access, failover and high-availability engineering
- Performance work: tuning, capacity and performance planning, issue investigation through resolution
- Backup, recovery, and user administration
- Schema translation — turning requirements and raw data into usable structures via ad hoc queries, scripts, and macros
- Requirements analysis, risk assessment, and alternatives analysis for system-level problems
- Long- and short-term database requirements for admin and design
Requirements
How you'll work: Embedded in an Agile team, interfacing with systems, software, test, and information assurance engineers. You'll contribute to Program Increment Planning and collaborate daily with technical peers and customer POCs.
Clearance (hard gate): Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph through the MD customer. Last poly within 6 years. No CCAs.
Experience bar:
- 10+ years as a DBA on similar-scope programs
- Oracle SQL/PLSQL plus general SQL — strong
- Exposure to relational and NoSQL engines (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra)
- Scripting: Python, Perl, Bash/Linux shell, and/or JavaScript
- Java as a language baseline
- Technical bachelor's, or 4 years additional DBA experience in lieu
Nice to have: SAFe methodology or Agile team experience; Cassandra; MongoDB.
Some travel to MD for quarterly planning, if not local.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefit package that includes 3 weeks paid time off, 10+ Paid Holidays, medical/dental coverage, STD, LTD, Life Insurance, AD&D, 401k with up to 4% match, and end of year profit sharing.
Requirements
Over 12 years of experience in supporting Enterprise Applications, including significant expertise in Workday environments (HCM, Benefits, Integrations). Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field. Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles and integration patterns (APIs, middleware, data flows). Proven experience managing large-scale programs using structured methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid), including governance, risk management, and executive reporting. Ability to translate business needs into scalable solution architectures and aligned technology roadmaps. Experience partnering with business and IT stakeholders to optimize processes and ensure alignment with enterprise standards. Demonstrated leadership of cross-functional teams and vendors, including mentoring and driving delivery best practices. Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills across technical and non-technical audiences. Experience overseeing Workday integrations and ensuring data integrity, compliance, and system performance. Track record of driving continuous improvement, process optimization, and operational efficiency within enterprise systems. Experience developing user documentation, training materials, and enabling end-user adoption. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a customer-focused mindset and attention to compliance and governance.