Geospatial Database Engineer – Multiple Positions at Junior/Mid/Senior Levels
About the role
NV5 Geospatial (NV5G) is actively recruiting qualified and cleared Geospatial Database Engineers to support national security client sites in the Northern Virginia and St. Louis, MO areas. Candidates will work with a broad range of customers on enterprise database design and implementation strategies while applying Esri technology best practices.
Candidates will consult with customers to understand business and technical requirements, design enterprise data management strategies, and implement those strategies throughout the engagement life cycle. They will work both independently and as part of project teams to configure back-end geospatial database management capabilities that support customer workflows utilizing ArcGIS web, desktop, and mobile applications.
A Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility or an active TS/SCI are required conditions of employment. The work environment is located in the Northern Virginia Area (Springfield, VA and/or Vienna, VA) with up to 15% travel required.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure database solutions to support mission-critical applications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams during all phases of implementation including requirements, analysis, design, build/configuration, and deployment
- Configure and maintain database environments, including backup, restore, high-availability, and disaster recovery strategies
- Monitor and tune database performance using industry-standard tools and methodologies (such as query optimization, indexing strategies)
- Implement data security measures, access controls, and compliance standards across environments
- Automate routine database loading, maintenance, and monitoring tasks to improve efficiency
- Provide technical guidance and best practices for database design, migration, and integration projects
Qualifications
Required qualifications include US citizenship with an Active or Current (within two years of active) Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, GIS, or related STEM field, and 5+ years of hands-on experience in database design, administration, and optimization for Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or SAP HANA.
Candidates should also have familiarity with database design principles, data loading techniques, backup and recovery solutions, performance monitoring and tuning, database maintenance, and security, as well as scripting skills in SQL and Python for automation and data workflows.
Preferred qualifications include experience with ArcGIS Enterprise geodatabases, CompTIA Security+ certification, knowledge of integrating GIS with other enterprise systems, and one or more industry standard IT certifications (such as Esri, CompTIA, Microsoft, Amazon, PostgreSQL, Oracle).
Benefits
NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, FTO, 401(k), and professional development/advancement opportunities.