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# Database Engineer

- **Company:** Set of X
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Bash Shell, Cloud Database, Cloud Storage, Databases, Database Storage Structures, Oracle Data Guard, Linux, MongoDB, Open Database Connectivity, Object-Oriented Software Development, Oracle Databases, Parsing, Systems Architecture, Scripting, Macros, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Database Optimization, Database Tools and Utilities
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/c7c92631-71b7-4282-82cd-559df879e13f/database-engineer

## About the Role

* Extensive experience designing, developing, and implementing relational and/or Object-Oriented databases
 * Proficiency with database parsers, query development, scripting, macros, and cloud database storage/retrieval
 * Strong experience with Oracle Database, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Data Guard
 * Linux OS proficiency, including commands and Bash scripting
 * Experience evaluating and optimizing database systems for performance, security, and scalability
 * Familiarity with MongoDB is desirable
 * Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
 * Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams

Education/Experience:

 * Ten (10) years of experience as a Database Engineer (DBE) in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
 * 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 degree
 * Experience in Information Assurance: DoD 8570.01-M compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level II is required

Clearance:
TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

## Description

Design, develop, and maintain relational and Object-Oriented databases, ensuring optimal data storage, retrieval, and flow across complex systems. Analyze project requirements from inception through Initial Operational Capability (IOC), creating database structures that align with overall system architecture while balancing data volume, user load, distribution, response times, retention rules, security, and domain controls. Working closely with software developers, systems engineers, and IT teams, you will translate requirements into usable queries, scripts, macros, and database tools. You will also assist in evaluating, optimizing, and maintaining databases, including cloud-based storage and Open Database Connectivity solutions, and provide recommendations for system improvements., You will be responsible for installing, patching, and maintaining Oracle Database environments, Oracle Enterprise Manager, and Oracle Data Guard, while leveraging Linux OS, commands, and Bash scripting. Experience with MongoDB is a plus.


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