Database Developer
About The Position
Xenith Solutions is seeking a Database Developer / Engineer to support a government contract for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The effort provides technical services for the operation, maintenance, modernization, and enhancement of mission-critical systems, subsystems, databases, and web services. The role provides advanced database development, engineering, performance optimization, and lifecycle management. The successful candidate will work with complex SQL, database architecture, query optimization, data management, and automated database deployment and maintenance. They will develop and maintain database objects, analyze query execution plans, establish data archiving strategies, and create scripts for data corrections and migrations. The position also uses Liquibase and other approved automation tools to streamline installations, schema changes, migrations, and recurring data correction activities. Work is performed collaboratively in an Agile development environment, with a focus on secure, scalable, reliable, and mission-supporting database solutions.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of related work experience executing the described job duties.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- DoD 8570-compliant IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+.
- Ability to obtain a DHS Background Investigation.
- Excellent active listening and verbal communication skills.
- Strong collaboration, teamwork, and accountability.
- Strong business writing ability.
- Flexible and adaptable attitude, including the ability to handle shifting priorities, demands, and timelines.
- Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of stakeholders.
- Excellent client-facing consulting, leadership, and analytic skills.
- Ability to discuss technical issues with non-technical, executive-level government officials.
- Ability to communicate issues, status, tradeoffs, and priorities.
Nice To Haves
- Active DHS or ICE Background investigation.
- Experience operating in an Agile DevOps environment.
- Experience working in a cloud environment such as AWS, Azure, or Oracle Cloud.
Responsibilities
- Analyze SQL query execution plans, identify performance bottlenecks, optimize complex queries, and improve database efficiency, responsiveness, and scalability.
- Develop and document a data archiving plan covering retention requirements, archiving procedures, retrieval processes, and historical data management.
- Design, implement, and maintain data archiving processes that optimize storage, preserve data integrity, and meet applicable retention and security requirements.
- Develop, test, and execute targeted SQL scripts for manual data corrections, resolving inconsistencies, and supporting migrations with accuracy and minimal operational disruption.
- Implement and maintain automated database installation, configuration, and schema management with Liquibase for consistent, repeatable, version-controlled deployments.
- Design, develop, and implement automated processes to identify, validate, and correct data inconsistencies.
- Design, develop, and maintain complex database objects, including stored procedures, triggers, functions, and views.
- Manage and maintain databases, ensuring data integrity, security, and optimal performance.
- Collaborate within an Agile development environment to deliver secure, scalable, reliable database solutions.
- Lead and mentor teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
