Database Engineer

Index Analytics is seeking a Database Engineer to design, administer and optimize cloud-based database services supporting a large federal data warehouse. Working with Data Engineers, Cloud Architects, DevSecOps Engineers, security personnel and analytics teams, this role combines database engineering, automation and production administration across Aurora, Postgres, Snowflake and AWS-based services., Design and maintain database schemas, data models, objects and interfaces that support structured and semi-structured data.

Administer Snowflake and PostgreSQL environments, including user provisioning, role-based access control, row-level security and object permissions.

Develop, review and deploy DDL and database changes through controlled CI/CD and change-management processes.

Write and optimize complex SQL; monitor performance, workload utilization, storage and cost; tune queries and database resources.

Develop Python scripts and infrastructure-as-code components to automate administration, deployment and validation tasks.

Support integration among databases and AWS services such as S3, Secrets Manager and Lambda.

Implement database security, auditing, encryption, retention, backup, recovery and continuity controls in partnership with security teams.

Troubleshoot database access, performance, deployment and production issues; document root cause and corrective action.

Maintain database standards, architecture documentation, runbooks and Confluence content.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related discipline and at least eight (8) years of relevant experience, or equivalent specialized experience.

Hands-on database engineering or administration experience with Snowflake and SQL.

Experience with AWS cloud services and production database environments.

Experience with performance analysis, query tuning, sizing and cost optimization.

Experience with Python automation, access controls and database CI/CD.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication and collaboration skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with PostgreSQL, Oracle, Teradata, Databricks, or other enterprise data platforms.

Snowflake or AWS certification.

Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, data governance, metadata management, or federal health programs.

WORK AUTHORIZATION AND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Where required by the assigned work, candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a federal client badge and successfully complete a Public Trust background investigation.

LOCATION AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position is remote-first and open to candidates residing in the United States. Occasional travel and on-site presence may be required to support client meetings, project activities, training, or other organizational needs. Standard business hours are aligned with Eastern Time; however, availability outside normal business hours may occasionally be required for releases, incidents, deadlines, surge support, or other business-critical situations.

The salary range provided represents the anticipated compensation for this role and applies across all geographic locations. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, internal equity and market conditions.

In addition to a competitive base salary, Index Analytics offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement savings options, discretionary bonus opportunities and reimbursement for professional development and continuing education.