DATABASE ENGINEER

Key Responsibilities

• Develop complex PL/SQL packages, procedures, and functions for large-scale custom program applications.
• Maintain data integration workflows using bash/shell and PowerShell scripting.
• Design, configure, optimize, and administer Oracle Databases on Windows.
• Administer Microsoft Windows Server operating systems, ensuring compatibility with database management systems and applications.
• Parse and transform structured and unstructured inputs (XML, JSON, JSON-D, EBTS) for ingestion and analytics.
• Perform advanced SQL and PL/SQL performance tuning, data modeling, and leverage cloud-based services for efficient data management.
• Ensure STIG compliance and continuous security hardening across all hosts; enforce NIST 800-53 and RMF-aligned controls for encryption, auditing, and access.
• Provide direct database and integration support to website and API engineering teams.
• Support Azure database deployments (Oracle on Azure VMs), including patching, backup, and automation.
• Collaborate on solution design with project managers and technical teams.
• Author and maintain detailed database design documentation, migration plans, and sustainment procedures to support accreditation and audit readiness.

Minimum Requirements

• Hands-on experience supporting Oracle databases, with working knowledge of Microsoft SQL and other database environments.
• Strong experience developing and maintaining database solutions, with an emphasis on PL/SQL development.
• Familiarity with Linux, Windows, and Solaris operating systems.

Required Skills

• Advanced PL/SQL expertise (HIGH PRIORITY) – including dynamic SQL, parallel processing, and performance optimization.
• Database design and modeling (logical and physical).
• Performance tuning (table partitioning, indexing, and process threading).
• Experience with scripting languages (bash/shell, PowerShell).
• Strong understanding of database security, compliance, and hardening practices.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).