Principal / Senior Principal Database Engineer

Job overview

The Principal / Senior Principal Database Engineer role is onsite in Herndon, VA, with compensation not specified. The selected candidate will work within a Production Operations team supporting data management processes. The engineer designs, deploys, maintains, tunes, and enhances database systems for high-volume, multi-format data services. The work supports reliable data access through storage and indexing approaches, architecture updates, and ongoing database performance tuning.

What you'll do

• Perform database engineering and management for high-volume, multi-format data services
• maintain large-scale data management solutions
• develop storage, indexing, and access approaches
• update enterprise architecture models and data abstraction layers as needed
• design indexing strategies for ingested data
• and develop continuous database performance-tuning strategies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

database engineer

principal engineer

senior principal

database management

postgresql

sql

performance tuning

aws

elasticsearch

linux

ts/sci clearance

herndon va

shld inc.

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires active TS/SCI clearance with ability to obtain a CI polygraph and DoD IAT Level II certification. Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL, performance tuning, Agile, AWS, RDBMS, Elasticsearch, and Linux is listed.

About the employer

SHLD, Inc. is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.