Senior Database Engineer

BOOST LLC is a dynamic management consulting firm that offers an array of government-compliant back-office solutions to support our teaming partners within the GovCon space. We are working with our client, SPAHR to find their next highly skilled Senior Database Engineer.

Position Summary

As a Senior Database Engineer, you will serve as the technical architect and primary liaison for secure application data solutions. You will be responsible for the end-to-end development, implementation, and security hardening of SQL Server environments, specifically focusing on cross-domain solutions and insider threat mitigation for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

Responsibilities

1. Systems Engineering & Development

• Cross-Domain Integration: Coordinate with Infrastructure teams to engineer and implement cross-domain solutions for replicating SQL Server data across non-secure and secure networks.
• Custom Module Development: Design and deploy an Insider Threat Module and develop tracking modules for the Agency’s Information Assurance (IA) workforce.
• Full Lifecycle Management: Translate customer requirements into technical development plans; design database physical structures, functional capabilities, and recovery specifications.
• Data Integrity: Conduct daily automated comparisons between database data and Active Directory records to ensure synchronization and security.

2. Security, Compliance & Liaison

• STIG Hardening: Verify and maintain SQL Server STIG settings to ensure compliance for annual ST&E security reviews and insider threat audits.
• Inter-Agency Liaison: Act as the primary technical point of contact between Insider Threat and Personnel Security, and the system administrators regarding Active Directory account management and disabling protocols.
• Reporting: Ensure all system developments meet FISMA and Insider Threat reporting requirements.

3. Database Administration & Optimization

• Performance Tuning: Maintain peak database performance by calculating optimum parameters, implementing new releases, and evaluating hardware/OS interactions.
• Maintenance & Utilities: Support database functions by designing and coding custom utilities, managing backups, and solving complex architectural requirements.
• User Support: Prepare and train end-users, resolve technical tickets, and provide expert-level consultation on database capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 10 - 15 years of professional experience in database engineering or administration.
• Security Clearance: Active Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) is mandatory.
• Certifications: * DoD 8570 IAT Level II or III compliant certification (e.g., Security+, CASP+, or CISSP).
  • • SQL Server and ASP.NET certifications (Strongly Preferred).
• Technical Skills: Deep expertise in SQL Server replication, STIG application, and cross-domain data movement.

Professional Standards

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge through continuous education, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and participating in professional societies.
• Enforce organizational standards to ensure high-quality service and team-oriented results.

Active Top Secret (TS) with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance.

Must work onsite 100% of the time at Fort Belvoir in Alexandria Va.

Starting salary range between $140,000.00 - $149,900.00 annually.

SPAHR is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.