Senior Database Engineer | Database Engineer Advisor - Active TS/SCI

Position Summary

One of our clients is seeking an experienced Database Engineer Advisor for an on-site position in Landover, MD. This multi-disciplinary role focuses heavily on database engineering, relational database architecture, systems administration, and software development support.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Designs, builds, analyzes, and installs comprehensive database management systems.
• Develops data models, relational database architectures, metadata repositories, and configuration management frameworks.
• Writes, optimizes, and tunes complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and triggers to maximize performance and scalability.
• Implements and manages robust database backup solutions and complex data replication strategies.
• Troubleshoots and repairs database replication issues within a master-master replication environment.
• Designs and maintains Ansible automation playbooks to patch and update operational assets with minimal service downtime.
• Develops and maintains advanced UNIX/Linux shell scripts and tooling to automate database management and operational workflows.
• Provides cross-functional systems administration support for both operating systems and application-level deployments.

Experience and Skill Requirements

• Education & Experience Matrices:
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree with a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience.
• Ph.D. with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Technical Proficiencies:
• Demonstrated experience patching both Linux and Windows systems at the OS and application levels.
• Proven background managing enterprise-level, multi-site joint planning systems and a strong understanding of their architectural frameworks.
• Language Skills:
• Native or bilingual English proficiency is required.