Database Developer

Position Type: Full-TimeLocation: Hybrid (2 days onsite)Days Remote: 3 days remotePosition Summary:The Database Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing the data layer supporting a large-scale federal cloud platform. Working closely with application developers, database architects, and cloud engineers, this role develops high-performance database solutions, data pipelines, and data access components using AWS data services. The Database Developer ensures data integrity, security, scalability, and performance while leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality.Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain relational and NoSQL database schemas supporting enterprise application workloads. Develop SQL queries, stored procedures, database objects, and data access components. Build, maintain, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines supporting application and reporting requirements. Optimize database performance through indexing, query tuning, and execution-plan analysis. Support logical and physical data modeling activities across AWS database platforms. Develop database solutions using AWS services including Amazon Aurora, Amazon RDS, DynamoDB, and Amazon S3. Ensure database security, integrity, backup, recovery, and compliance with enterprise standards. Collaborate with application developers, architects, and DevOps engineers to implement efficient data access strategies. Troubleshoot production database issues and support ongoing performance improvements. Utilize AI-assisted development tools to improve database development productivity and code quality.

If you are looking for technically challenging work, exceptional learning, and a résumé-defining opportunity with national impact, I would love to connect.Database Developer, 3+ years of database development experience. Experience developing database solutions for enterprise applications. Experience working within Agile software development environments. Mandatory Skills: SQL development. Database design and development. Data modeling fundamentals. Relational and/or NoSQL databases. Database performance tuning. AWS database services (Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, or similar). ETL/ELT development. Database security and data integrity. Strong problem-solving and communication skills. U.S. work authorization. Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Nice-to-Have Skills: Amazon Redshift experience. Experience developing data pipelines on AWS. Federal government or other high-volume transaction system experience. Familiarity with AI-assisted database development tools. Experience supporting cloud-native application architectures. Knowledge of CI/CD practices supporting database deployments. Degrees and CertificationsRequired Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent professional experience). Preferred AWS Certified Database - Specialty.