SAIC
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PostgreSQL Database Engineer at SAIC (Hybrid, Ashburn)

Join SAIC as a PostgreSQL Database Engineer supporting AWS RDS environments across defense, space, intelligence, and civilian technology missions. The role covers database deployment, monitoring, automation, optimization, and collaboration with application teams.

Description

  • Configure and administer managed PostgreSQL instances on AWS
  • Maintain database security policies, including role-based access controls and encryption
  • Analyze and optimize SQL queries, especially those involving large tables
  • Partner with development teams to review and improve database code
  • Configure and monitor Dynatrace alerts for database reliability and availability
  • Diagnose and resolve performance issues reported by monitoring tools or users
  • Build automation scripts for database deployments, scaling, and maintenance
  • Support CI/CD workflows for database changes
  • Monitor database health and address capacity or connectivity problems
  • Perform root-cause analysis on database incidents and implement preventive actions
  • Contribute to data modeling and schema design decisions
  • Work with developers and data engineers to improve data access patterns
  • Document database environments, procedures, and operating standards
  • Apply database best practices and governance policies
  • Mentor junior team members
  • Train application developers and stakeholders on database topics

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with at least five years of relevant experience
  • At least five years of PostgreSQL experience, including deploying, maintaining, and optimizing PostgreSQL on RDS
  • Strong command of database tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategies
  • Experience writing PostGIS queries with the PostGIS extension
  • Experience with database monitoring tools, especially Dynatrace or comparable platforms
  • Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages for database automation
  • Understanding of cloud database architectures and services such as AWS RDS
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and database version control
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
  • Experience designing tables, writing functions and stored procedures, tuning performance, validating indexes, implementing partitioning, and working in AWS
  • AWS Certified Database – Specialty, PostgreSQL DBA Certification, or a comparable credential is a plus
  • Knowledge of ETL pipelines and data warehouse architecture is preferred
  • Familiarity with analytics or modeling tools is preferred
  • Exposure to data replication and sharding strategies is preferred
  • Knowledge of government regulatory compliance standards is preferred
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Careful attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality results
  • U.S. citizenship is required
  • Current DHS Public Trust clearance, or the ability to obtain one; employment depends on holding or obtaining clearance before the start date

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