Database Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable database systems for high-performance applications.
• Optimize database performance through indexing, query optimization, and schema design.
• Develop and manage ETL pipelines to ensure seamless data flow and integration.
• Collaborate with software developers, data scientists, and business teams to support data needs.
• Ensure database security and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Perform regular backups, disaster recovery planning, and failover testing.
• Maintain database health, troubleshoot issues, and provide on-call support as needed.
• Research and implement emerging database technologies to enhance efficiency and scalability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proficiency in relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra).
• Strong knowledge of SQL, database design, and normalization techniques.
• Experience with data warehousing and ETL tools (e.g., Apache Nifi, Talend, Informatica).
• Familiarity with cloud database solutions such as AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL, or Azure SQL Database.
• Knowledge of database performance tuning and optimization strategies.
• Strong understanding of database security, backup, and disaster recovery processes.

About Us

Pointer Technologies is Mission Forward and Employee Owned. We leverage talented engineers and effective technologies to drive success in our nation’s National Security and Intelligence missions. We enable our nation to be capable, modernized, and anticipatory for the fight ahead - seen or unseen.

We believe in our core values:

• Employee Ownership
• Transparency
• Talent
• Meaningful Work

Benefits

• Health Insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental, vision, long-term & short-term disability and life insurance
• 10% 401K matching with immediate vesting
• 248 hours of PTO with the ability to flex higher or lower
• Education and training budget of $5,250
• Paid military leave
• Paid maternity leave
• Internal referral profit sharing
• Employee Equity Program
• Quarterly all hands to promote transparency
• Paid company lunches
• Culture building events and parties
• The best company swag around