Sr. Database Engineer I
Washington dc, DC
Category: Development
Industry: Government
Reference ID: JN -032026-105998
Date Posted: 03/16/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/nKFz4l
Description:
Onsite in Washington dc, DC
The organization seeks a Sr. Database Engineer with PostgreSQL expertise to support mission-critical federal applications. The role will design, administer, and optimize databases across on-premises and cloud environments, with a focus on performance, availability, and security. The engineer will manage Kubernetes-enabled, containerized operations and CI/CD automation, and will support production with disciplined operational practices. The position requires clear communication of technical risks and strong stakeholder trust through reliable delivery.
This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis.
Salary: $180,000 - $250,000/ yr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Design, administer, and optimize databases in on-premises and cloud environments.
- Perform database performance tuning, backups, replication, and recovery.
- Enforce access controls, auditing, governance, and retention policies.
- Manage schemas, indexes, stored procedures, and permissions.
- Manage Kubernetes clusters and support containerized database and application operations.
- Administer CI/CD pipelines and automation supporting database and application delivery.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborative delivery activities.
- Support production operations with urgency and operational discipline.
- Communicate technical risks, issues, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong customer trust through technical expertise, responsiveness, and reliability.
Experience Requirements:
- Active Top Secret with current or previously held SCI access.
- 5+ years of experience as a database administrator or engineer.
- Experience designing, implementing, managing, and tuning PostgreSQL databases in enterprise environments.
- Experience ensuring database performance, availability, and reliability, including capacity planning and performance tuning.
- Experience implementing and managing database security controls, including access management and auditing.
- Experience performing database backups, recovery, and restore operations, including support for high-availability configurations.
- Experience with distributed PostgreSQL solutions (e.g., pgEdge or similar).
- Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred.
- Certification meeting DoD 8140 (e.g., Security+ or GSEC, or higher).
- Certification for database platform (e.g., DP-300, Oracle OCP, or equivalent).
Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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