Database Engineer

• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance required.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must have minimum of have 4 years of relevant professional experience.
• MYSQL knowledge.
• XPath programming experience required.
• Possess knowledge of SQL Server and its tools including the facets of successfully administering a wide range of simple to highly complex environments.
• Experience with data and schema design and engineering.
• Demonstrated practical experience with data migration from legacy systems to central repositories.
• Industry standard exchange schema implementation experience (E.g. Cybox or Capec).
• Be able to evaluate and install new software releases, patches and system upgrades.
• Knowledge and understanding of all aspects of database tuning: software configuration, memory usage, data access, data manipulation, SQL, and physical storage.
• Experience supporting technology strategy / roadmap.
• Experience with development and execution of database security policies, procedures and auditing-experience with database authentication methods, authorization methods, and data encryption techniques.
• Possess good communication skills, both oral and written.
• Must work well in a team environment as well as independently.
• Must exhibit good time management skills, independent decision making capability; focus on customer service.
• Ability to work with the other technical members of the team to administer and support the overall database and applications environment.

Desired Skills:

• Experience database engineering support to DHS, DoD or Intelligence Customers.
• Data Scientist skills and experience.
• Understanding of Certification and Accreditation (NIST 800-53) processes as they apply to database technologies.
• Operating system and hardware platform knowledge preferred.
• Apache Hadoop, PostgresSQL or VMware or Oracle DBMS knowledge.
• Experience working with large unstructured data sets.
• Experience with Map/Reduce technologies.
• Experience with process development and deployment.
• Trained in Six Sigma Methodology.
• ITIL knowledge and certification.
• Familiarity with SAFe.