PostgreSQL Database Analyst with Security Clearance

About the role

Your Work Will Matter
Data is at the heart of national security — and you'll be the one keeping it reliable, secure, and fast. As a Database Analyst supporting our Intelligence Community customer, you won't just manage databases. You'll help ensure that the people who depend on this data can trust it completely, every single day.

Responsibilities

• Keep databases running at peak performance through tuning, monitoring, and proactive alerting
• Design and maintain efficient table structures for both transactional and data warehouse workloads
• Collaborate with developers on schema design, query optimization, and stored procedures
• Configure and enforce role-based access control (RBAC) and manage admin/service accounts
• Maintain database integrity and ensure compliance with industry and regulatory standards
• Implement and manage high-availability solutions so downtime is never an option
• Plan and execute database upgrades, patching, and migrations with minimal disruption
• Evaluate open-source and vendor tools to modernize the environment
• Lead or support migration efforts across Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL platforms
• Own backup, restore, and snapshot strategies — because recovery speed matters
• Maintain clear, thorough documentation for configurations, standards, and procedures
• Develop and implement testing strategies and document results

Requirements

• 5+ years of database analysis and/or administration experience
• Hands-on PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning experience
• Experience with PostgreSQL high-availability solutions and server agent alerts
• Strong knowledge of backup, restore, migration, and snapshot technologies
• Ability to build and maintain efficient table structures for transactional and warehouse data
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification (recommended)

Bonus points for

• Oracle 19c administration and performance tuning experience
• Oracle, MySQL, or cross-platform migration experience
• Familiarity with evaluating and onboarding vendor or open-source database tools

Qualifications

• 5+ years of database analysis and/or administration experience
• Hands-on PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning experience
• Experience with PostgreSQL high-availability solutions and server agent alerts
• Strong knowledge of backup, restore, migration, and snapshot technologies
• Ability to build and maintain efficient table structures for transactional and warehouse data
• Active TS/SCI clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification (recommended)

Skills

• Database analysis and administration
• PostgreSQL administration and performance tuning
• High-availability solutions
• Backup, restore, and snapshot strategies
• Schema design and query optimization
• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Database integrity maintenance
• Migration planning and execution
• Vendor and open-source tool evaluation

Benefits

The salary range for this position is typically $145-$155k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.

Pay

$145-$155k

Schedule

Not specified