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# Database Engineer

- **Company:** B CORE LLC
- **Location:** Warrenton, VA, United States
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $225,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Relational Databases, Database Security, Linux, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Azure, Windows Servers, MySQL, Oracle Databases, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Query Optimization, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, Backup and Restore, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Snowflake, Cloudformation, Amazon Relational Database Service, Kubernetes, SolarWinds (Software), Database Replication, Redgate, Database Monitoring, Puppet, Terraform, Azure Synapse Analytics, Docker, Amazon Redshift
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9102975/database-engineer

## About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Database Engineer with demonstrated expertise in relational database technologies across both on-premises and cloud environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on technical knowledge, strong engineering design, and the ability to collaborate effectively across infrastructure, application, security, and data teams. This role requires advanced engineering expertise, documentation proficiency, design leadership, and cross-functional communication skills to support modernization, transformation, and operational excellence initiatives., Candidates must demonstrate hands-on engineering expertise in the following relational database technologies (on-prem and cloud):

Relational Database Platforms

 * Microsoft SQL Server
 * Oracle Database
 * PostgreSQL (on-prem and cloud variants)
 * MySQL
 * Amazon RDS / Azure SQL Database / Google Cloud SQL

Cloud Platforms

 * Amazon Web Services (AWS)
 * Microsoft Azure
 * Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Core Technical Competencies

 * Database architecture and engineering design
 * High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
 * Performance tuning and query optimization
 * Backup and recovery strategies
 * Database security, encryption, and compliance
 * Migration from on-prem to cloud and hybrid environments
 * Linux and Windows server environments
 * Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
 * CI/CD integration for database deployments

## Description

Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government's mission and our client's business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation's cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting customer missions as a Database Engineer in Warrenton or Tysons, Virginia., * Database containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

 * Database monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Redgate, OEM, Cloud-native monitoring)
 * Data replication and distributed systems
 * Data warehouse platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, Azure Synapse)
 * ETL frameworks and tools
 * Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation)
 * Massively Parallel Processing database administration experience (MPP DBA)
 * Ansible (or similar IT automation tools like Puppet or Chef)
 * Supporting federal government compliance frameworks
 * Knowledge of Zero Trust architectures
 * Supporting mission-critical or high-transaction environments


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