This role pays more than
64%
of similar roles. Most pay
$126,800–$210,314
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$184k
versus about
$169k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.
Leidos currently has
264 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$92,300–$166,850
across 245 roles with salary data.
Sr. Database Engineer joins the Cyber & Analytics Business Area to provide leadership for large distributed systems within a national security context involving signals intelligence and cryptographic key management. This role involves analyzing system requirements to develop architecture, design documentation, and technical specifications for large-scale enterprise environments. The engineer will manage database installations, upgrades, patching, and performance tuning while ensuring normalized schemas and compliance with security standards. Day-to-day tasks include creating capacity plans, performing risk assessments, and collaborating with Agile teams to support end-to-end system delivery. Required expertise includes Oracle or PostgreSQL internals, relational database programming including functions and stored procedures, and data modeling. The role requires a candidate skilled in performance tuning and supporting development efforts across all phases of the lifecycle within an environment involving service-oriented architectures and continuous integration.