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# Database Engineer II

- **Company:** Black Eagle Defense
- **Location:** Fort Meade, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $143,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Confluence, JIRA, Cloud Database, Program Optimization, Databases, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Serialization, Database Design, Database Storage Structures, Software Debugging, Computer Data Storage, Django Web Framework, Human-Computer Interaction, JSON, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Microsoft Visual Studio, MongoDB, Object-Oriented Software Development, Parsing, Swagger, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Storage Management, Macros, Flask (Web Framework), Git, Information Technology, Data Management, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9124552/database-engineer-ii

## About the Role

QUALIFICATIONS Five (5) years of experience as a DBE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity are required. A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of DBE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Additionally, the candidate must have database experience using MongoDB or MariaDB, including:

 * Deployment and management of the database itself
 * Debugging of optimization issues
 * Scaling

Desired Skills

 * Python, Django, or FlasK
 * ReST Endpoint Development
 * Micro-Service Model
 * Swagger
 * AWS, C2S, or other cloud experience
 * Docker
 * Visual Studio Code or similar IDEs, JSON and/or XML serialization
 * Jira, Confluence
 * Git version control
 * Experience working in an Agile environment

## Description

DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Database Engineer II role, you will support the Secure the Enterprise initiative by helping transition manual system security evaluation and authorization processes to a model focused on automation, streamlined approvals, continuous monitoring, and lifecycle-wide data collection. You will provide expertise in database design, development, implementation, data storage and retrieval, and analysis, developing relational and Object-Oriented databases, parser software, and data loading solutions. Responsibilities include designing database architectures that balance performance, security, scalability, and data management requirements; supporting activities from requirements development through system acceptance testing and IOC; translating business and technical requirements into database solutions; and developing queries, scripts, macros, and cloud-based data management capabilities to support system optimization, reporting, and enterprise automation
efforts., * Provide technical expertise for database design, development, implementation, information storage and retrieval, data flow, and analysis activities

 * Develop, maintain, and optimize database structures that align with overall system architecture while balancing data volumes, user access, performance, retention requirements, security controls, and logical and physical distribution considerations
 * Lead the development of databases, database parser software, database loading software, and supporting workflows to automate existing processes and improve operational efficiency
 * Support the analysis, evaluation, optimization, enhancement, and maintenance of database systems and associated applications
 * Develop long- and short-term requirements and technical recommendations for database administration, design, and implementation throughout the project lifecycle
 * Translate business and technical requirements into database solutions by creating and maintaining database schemas, ad hoc queries, scripts, macros, and master data files
 * Create new workflows, enhancements, and break/fix solutions to support evolving mission and operational requirements
 * Support the development, testing, and maintenance of Python-based ReST endpoints, microservices, and data model management capabilities utilizing Django and Flask frameworks
 * Design and develop integrations with MariaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL databases, delivering data in JSON format to user interface front-end applications
 * Develop requirements and technical solutions from project inception through deployment, supporting both simple and complex business and information technology systems


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