Principal Database Engineer/Specialist

Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Washington, DC (Client Site)

• →Database Strategy and Architecture:
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  • →Define and lead the implementation of enterprise-level database strategies and architectures to support large-scale, mission-critical systems.
  • →Develop innovative solutions for data storage, retrieval, and processing, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
  • →Collaborate with executive leadership and technical teams to align database systems with organizational goals and long-term objectives.
• →Database Optimization and Maintenance:
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  • →Oversee the optimization of database systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance for high-demand environments.
  • →Lead the development and implementation of advanced disaster recovery and business continuity plans for database systems.
  • →Resolve the most complex database issues, including performance bottlenecks, data corruption, and security vulnerabilities, using advanced diagnostic tools and techniques.
• →Data Governance and Security:
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  • →Establish and enforce enterprise-wide data governance policies, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and compliance with DoD and industry standards.
  • →Design and implement advanced security measures, including encryption, access controls, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • →Lead efforts to prepare databases for audits and ensure adherence to industry best practices and legal regulations.
• →Documentation and Reporting:
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  • →Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of enterprise database systems, including designs, configurations, processes, and procedures.
  • →Create executive-level reports and dashboards to provide insights into database performance, usage trends, and system health.
• →Leadership and Collaboration:
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  • →Lead cross-functional teams on projects of significant scope and complexity, ensuring successful delivery of database solutions.
  • →Mentor and guide senior team members, fostering technical growth and professional development across the organization.
  • →Represent the organization as a technical expert in discussions with external stakeholders, customers, and industry partners.
• →Strategic Contributions:
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  • →Drive innovation by researching and implementing emerging database technologies and methodologies to improve system performance and scalability.
  • →Contribute to the development of organizational strategies, including the adoption of new technologies and best practices.
  • →Play a key role in overall functional strategic planning, ensuring database systems align with organizational priorities and future needs.

• Lead installation, tuning, and administration of Oracle Enterprise Edition (12c+), including Oracle Enterprise Linux installs, Real Application Clusters (RAC), Exadata, and advanced Oracle security (Oracle Label Security) and partitioning strategies.
• Architect, deploy, and operate multi-node PostgreSQL clusters (on prem and cloud), perform performance profiling and tuning (pgBench, EXPLAIN ANALYZE, native stats), and manage cloud Postgres services (e.g., RDS/Aurora).
• Design and maintain spatial and spatiotemporal databases (PostGIS and/or Oracle Spatial) to support geolocation/tracking and large time series datasets.
• Develop and optimize multi INT data fusion and geolocation tracking algorithms, implement database-level alerting/alarming, and conduct long-term trending and anomaly analysis.
• Plan and execute migrations of legacy Oracle/Postgres data stores to IC/DoD and hybrid cloud environments; coordinate cloud security, compliance, and data migration strategies.
• Provide Echelon 2 Operations & Maintenance (O&M) support for tactical/strategic data feeds (monitoring, incident response, runbooks) and maintain configuration management baselines for code/data.
• Experience with high-volume ingestion/ETL/streaming (bulk/parallel loading, Kafka, Airflow), web-extractor architectures, UI/widget integration (OWF or equivalent), and cloud geospatial alternatives (BigQuery GIS, Snowflake Geospatial).

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master’s degree strongly desired.
• 10+ years of experience in database engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in SQL and relational database management systems (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL).
• Proven experience designing and optimizing enterprise-level database systems and architectures.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to independently address highly complex technical challenges.
• Effective leadership and communication skills to manage projects and collaborate with stakeholders.

• Extensive experience working in DoD or government contracting environments.
• Expertise in cloud-based database solutions (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database).
• Advanced knowledge of database security practices, including encryption, access controls, and compliance standards.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for database automation and management.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra), big data technologies, and data warehousing solutions.
• Experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Snowflake, Tableau) and advanced analytics.

• This position follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring onsite presence at the client’s location at least two (2) days per week