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# Systems Engineer III (Graph DB DBA)

- **Company:** Arch Systems
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Systems Engineering, JIRA, Backup Devices, Data Validation, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Graph Database, Python (Programming Language), Link Analysis, Neo4j, OpenShift, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SQL Databases, Database Optimization, Gitlab, User Administration
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7bc176c6-dd9b-4edf-b6df-1d07d0a299e5

## About the Role

* 10+ years of experience in graph database administration, graph modeling, and database engineering.
 * Strong expertise in Neo4j, RocketGraph/Trovares, Cypher, Python, SQL, Red Hat Linux, OpenShift, and database performance tuning.
 * Experience supporting FISMA/NIST 800-53 compliant environments and handling sensitive federal data.
 * U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain IRS suitability clearance and HSPD-12 credentials.
 * Expertise in graph data models, storage, and data loading/updating processes is essential

 * Experience with Oracle databases, Airflow, GitLab, Jira, graph analytics, AI/ML use cases, and IRS or federal systems.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer III (Graph DB DBA) to support the IRS yK1 Link Analysis platform, a mission-critical graph analytics application serving over 2,800 IRS users.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience administering and optimizing Neo4j, RocketGraph/Trovares, Cypher, Python, and Red Hat Linux environments., * Administer, monitor, tune, patch, and maintain graph databases across production, test, development, and mission-control environments.

 * Perform database backups, recovery operations, user administration, incident response, and on-call support for critical issues.
 * Design and optimize graph data models, traversal algorithms, and Cypher queries to improve performance and scalability.
 * Support graph data loads, ETL processes, data validation, and Oracle-to-graph reconciliation activities.
 * Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and FISMA-compliant system artifacts.
 * Collaborate with development and analytics teams to implement enhancements such as Enterprise Crawl, Reverse Tier Structure Tool, and K2/K3 data integration.