Peraton is seeking a Database Engineer to be part of a cutting edge, mission focused team supporting the Deep Space Network (DSN) in Monrovia, CA with NASA/JPL. You will be responsible for supporting Information Security, processes, procedures and technologies across the DSN including JPL, Monrovia, and Goldstone locations. The Deep Space Network is NASA's international array of giant radio antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions, plus a few that orbit Earth. The DSN also provides radar and radio astronomy observations that improve our understanding of the solar system and the larger universe. The antennas of the Deep Space Network are the indispensable link to explorers venturing beyond the moon. They provide the crucial connection for commanding our spacecraft and receiving their never-before-seen images and scientific information on Earth, propelling our understanding of the universe, our solar system and ultimately, our place within it. The successful candidate will build, analyze, evaluate and install database management systems, metadata and repository creation and configuration management. Uses data mapping, data mining and data transformational analysis tools to maintain databases. Determines data storage and optimum storage requirements. Prepares system requirements, source analysis and process analyses throughout the database implementation. Writes and tunes SQL queries for performance and scalability. Implements comprehensive backup and database replication solutions.