Database Engineer/ Database Administrator

General Dynamics

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Work type
Remote
Location
Silver Spring, MD
Salary
$102,000–$138,000 / yr
Posted
55 days ago
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Below market

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · Database Engineer/ Database Administrator

JOB TITLE: Database Engineer/ Database Administrator The Data Engineer Senior joins the data science and data engineering team to support the Unified Case Management system for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Program Integrity. In this role, you will manage AWS-hosted PostgreSQL environments, including Amazon RDS and Aurora, ensuring high performance and reliability. Your daily responsibilities involve monitoring health, performing advanced SQL performance tuning, managing backups, and supporting major application releases. You will design and maintain data pipelines using Python, SQL, and AWS data services to facilitate near real-time movement to platforms like Snowflake and Databricks. You will also implement change data capture using AWS DMS, Kinesis, and Kafka. This position requires expertise in database administration, query optimization, and automation to enhance investigative capabilities against fraud, waste, and abuse.

What you'll do

  • Administer and support AWS-hosted PostgreSQL (Amazon RDS/Aurora) environments including monitoring, backups, and routine maintenance.
  • Manage database snapshot retention, restoration, and refresh processes across production, test, and reporting environments.
  • Provide database migration support for major application releases including schema changes, data fixes, and deployment validation.
  • Perform advanced SQL performance tuning through query optimization, indexing strategies, and execution plan analysis.
  • Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks across databases, data pipelines, and application connectivity.
  • Manage database security through role management, access provisioning, and audit support.
  • Design and maintain data pipelines using Python, SQL, and AWS services for ingestion and transformation.
  • Support change data capture and streaming architectures using AWS DMS, Kinesis, and Apache Kafka.

What we're looking for

  • Must possess a NACI (T1) clearance.
  • Must have lived in the United States at least three out of the last five years.
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of related experience.
  • Proficiency in AWS RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL administration, including monitoring, backups, and environment refreshes.
  • Advanced SQL skills for performance tuning, query optimization, and indexing strategy.
  • Python proficiency for data engineering, automation, and pipeline development.
  • Experience with CDC/streaming using AWS DMS, Kinesis, Debezium, or Kafka (preferred).

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