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Database Engineer

Bogart Associates

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Job Requirements

Warrenton, VA Tysons, VA
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
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Job Description

Database Engineer
Location Options: Warrenton, VA or Tysons, VA

We are seeking a highly experienced Database Engineer with demonstrated expertise in relational database technologies across both on-premises and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on technical knowledge, strong engineering design, and the ability to collaborate effectively across infrastructure, application, security, and data teams. This role requires advanced engineering expertise, documentation proficiency, design leadership, and cross-functional communication skills to support modernization, transformation, and operational excellence initiatives. 

QUALIFICATIONS
•   TS/SCI w/ Poly security clearance
•   Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
•   Minimum ten (10) years of related database technologies experience

Required Skills: 
Candidates must demonstrate hands-on engineering expertise in the following relational database technologies (on-prem and cloud):

Relational Database Platforms
•   Microsoft SQL Server
•   Oracle Database
•   PostgreSQL (on-prem and cloud variants)
•   MySQL
•   Amazon RDS / Azure SQL Database / Google Cloud SQL

Cloud Platforms
•   Amazon Web Services (AWS)
•   Microsoft Azure
•   Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Core Technical Competencies
•   Database architecture and engineering design
•   High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
•   Performance tuning and query optimization
•   Backup and recovery strategies
•   Database security, encryption, and compliance
•   Migration from on-prem to cloud and hybrid environments
•   Linux and Windows server environments
•   Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
•   CI/CD integration for database deployments 

Desired Skills:
•   Database containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
•   Database monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Redgate, OEM, Cloud-native monitoring)
•   Data replication and distributed systems
•   Data warehouse platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, Azure Synapse)
•   ETL frameworks and tools
•   Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation)
•   Massively Parallel Processing database administration experience (MPP DBA) 
•   Ansible (or similar IT automation tools like Puppet or Chef)
•   Supporting federal government compliance frameworks
•   Knowledge of Zero Trust architectures
•   Supporting mission-critical or high-transaction environments

Responsibilities: 
•   Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for relational database technologies
•   Document and analyze current-state (as-is) database environments while promptly coming up to speed
•   Develop comprehensive engineering design documents for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives for the database to align with the organization technical vision
•   Lead implementation of enhanced and future-state database architectures
•   Design, deploy, configure, optimize, secure, and maintain database platforms across hybrid environments
•   Collaborate closely with the department engineering teams, including Network, Storage, Windows and Linux Systems Operating, Cloud, Web Services, Software Development, ISSO, and DevOps
•   Partner with Software Engineers, Data Engineers (ETL), Data Modelers, Data Scientists, and Data Analysts
•   Ensure high availability, performance tuning, security hardening, and compliance adherence
•   Provide database governance, standards, and best practices across the enterprise

Bogart Associates is an equal opportunity and E-Verify employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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