Principal Database Engineer- TS Clearance

This position requires an active Top Secret Security Clearance. Candidates who do not hold this clearance are not eligible for hire.

Solidus is hiring a Principal Database Engineer. This is an on-site role based in Richardson, TX

Day in the Life:

• Identify and understand customer needs and apply sound, demonstrable understanding of database principles, theories, and concepts related to software engineering to translate those needs to viable design solutions
• Translate needs and design requirements into physical data models
• Analyze business requirements, RFCs, and technical specifications to identify data modeling impacts and design needs
• Collaborate with systems engineers, product owners, architects, and stakeholders to gather and validate data requirements
• Design new database structures (tables, indexes, constraints, views) and modify existing models to accommodate program needs
• Author and implement database data model changes (DDL) using database change control automation
• Work with developers on best practices for interacting with databases, writing and maintaining SQL statements
• Utilize data modeling tools such as Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler, Oracle Designer, and others
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills with the ability to communicate concepts and ideas clearly
• Use proven problem solving and analytical skills
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Must be able to obtain and maintain SCI program access and complete polygraphs
• Obtain Security+ certification within 60 days of start
• Familiar with designing, creating, updating, and managing databases and high-performance data models

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• US Citizen with an active Top Secret Clearance
• Must be able to obtain and maintain SCI program access and complete polygraphs
• Ability to obtain Security+ Certification within 60 days of hire
• Undergo a comprehensive background investigation
• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and 8 years of Database Engineering experience
• 5 years of experience performing relational data modeling with Oracle and PostgreSQL Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS)
• 8 years of experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, and PostgreSQL SQL and pl/pgsql skills
• Experience with bash scripting and Python
• Experience working with Systems and Software Engineers to design, implement, and modify backend databases to interact with applications
• Experience and strong Linux command line skills to perform database administration activities, deployment automation
• Apply a sound, demonstrable understanding of database principles, theories, and concepts related to software engineering to translate those needs to viable design solutions based on customer needs.
• Translate needs and design requirements into physical data models
• Analyze business requirements, RFCs, and technical specifications to identify data modeling impacts and design needs
• Design new database structures (tables, indexes, constraints, views) and modify existing models to accommodate program needs
• Author and implement database data model changes (DDL) using database change control automation
• Utilize data modeling tools such as Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler, Oracle Designer, and others
• Design, create, update, and manage databases and high-performance data models

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Active TS/SCI is preferred
• Existing Security+ Certification (or higher)
• Experience using AWS RDS for Oracle and AWS Aurora PostgreSQL database services
• Experience with NoSQL database products such as MongoDB and DynamoDB
• Data architecture experience for critical design decisions (such as the suitability of a product/technology for a given use case)
• Experience troubleshooting database issues such as Disaster Recovery, replication & backups and other related issues
• Experience troubleshooting database performance issues
• Strong SQL tuning experience in Oracle and PostgreSQL
• Database security controls and audit & compliance requirement
• Virtualizing or containerizing databases
• Automating routine tasks
• Oracle Spatial and/or PostgreSQL PostGIS
• Using git source control
• Using Atlassian Jira and Confluence

Benefit selection, customer contractual specifications, relevant work experience, skills, competencies, certifications, and clearance status will influence the final salary.
Full benefits: $138,000 to $173,000 annually
Reduced benefits (no medical, dental, vision): Up to $190,000 annually

What we will bring:
Solidus offers you an exciting opportunity to tackle the nation's greatest challenges applying innovation and expertise to produce cutting-edge results that have a long-lasting impact. We offer outstanding benefits, generous PTO and much more! Apply today to learn why Solidus has a 4.9/5 Star rating on Glassdoor!

Req ID: 5040

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