Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer

bcore • Springfield, VA

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About The Position

Bcore is hiring a Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer to support the NGA customer mission. The position combines hands-on PostgreSQL administration with database engineering and architecture. The engineer will serve as the team's primary database subject matter expert, partnering with software developers and systems engineers to maintain reliable database operations and improve database performance, design, security, and maintainability. The environment uses PostgreSQL for transactional and analytical workloads and OpenShift for application deployment. The role involves independently troubleshooting operational issues and recommending and implementing improvements to database design, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.

The position is based in Springfield, Virginia, or St. Louis, Missouri, and requires an active TS clearance with SCI eligibility and eligibility to obtain a CI polygraph. A bachelor's degree in a relevant technical discipline or equivalent education, training, certifications, and experience is required, along with at least five years of relevant experience.

Requirements

• Active TS clearance with SCI eligibility and eligibility to obtain a CI polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent education, training, certifications, and experience.
• At least five years of experience in database administration, database engineering, database architecture, or a related technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience administering and supporting PostgreSQL databases.
• Experience with relational database design, data modeling, SQL, schema development, indexing, and query optimization.
• Experience troubleshooting database issues and managing database users, roles, permissions, and configurations.
• Experience with database backups, restores, upgrades, and routine maintenance.
• Working knowledge of database high availability, replication, and disaster recovery concepts.
• Ability to collaborate with developers and infrastructure engineers to resolve technical issues and improve system performance.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• CompTIA+ certification.
• Experience supporting PostgreSQL in OpenShift, Kubernetes, containerized, or Linux-based environments.
• Experience with PostgreSQL replication, failover, connection pooling, or high-availability technologies.
• Experience with database monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance diagnostics.
• Experience supporting both transactional and analytical data workloads.
• Experience with database automation, scripting, infrastructure as code, or repeatable deployment practices.
• Experience planning and executing database migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
• Familiarity with database security practices in regulated or classified environments.
• Experience with Oracle database administration or Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration.
• Intelligence Community experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer PostgreSQL databases, including configuration, accounts, roles, permissions, routine maintenance, patching, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Design and improve database architectures, schemas, data models, indexing strategies, and data access patterns.
• Analyze SQL queries and execution plans, identify performance bottlenecks, and optimize queries, indexes, configuration, and resource utilization.
• Support PostgreSQL deployment, connectivity, configuration, monitoring, and operational integration with OpenShift-based systems.
• Implement and maintain backup and restore procedures, validate recovery processes, and support high availability, replication, and disaster recovery capabilities.
• Configure and maintain database monitoring, logging, alerting, capacity tracking, and operational reporting.
• Advise software developers on schema design, SQL development, transaction management, data access patterns, and database integration.
• Identify and implement improvements to database performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
• Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, configuration changes, and modernization efforts while minimizing operational risk and service disruption.
• Document database architecture, configurations, security controls, operational procedures, and recommended engineering practices.
• Maintain database security through access controls, least-privilege permissions, auditing, and other applicable security practices.
• Provide technical guidance and help the engineering team troubleshoot issues and make database design and operations decisions.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Voluntary life insurance.
• Stipends.
• Referral bonuses.
• Service anniversaries and spot awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior