Database Engineer

Database Engineer

Job Category: Information Technology

Time Type: Full time

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

Employee Type: Regular

Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

Type of Travel: Continental US

Anticipated Posting End: 4/1/2025

The Opportunity: 

Are you ready to put your knowledge, skills, and experience to work developing modern and intuitive mission management systems that use modern development practices, are cloud native, and are built within an extreme agile continuous deployment software development framework? As a motivated Database Administrator/ Engineer on this exciting program comprised of multiple product teams, you will support our mission customers through modernization of mission management applications. We’ll look to you to help design, develop, and maintain database solutions in no-SQL and relational data stores for a data-rich application with complex user workflows. As a part of the development process, you will create enhancements to noSQL and relational databases, create or enhance monitoring metrics for database performance,  plan and support database software upgrades and resizing efforts, as well as support integration activities with custom and COTS software components, deploy to a fully automated DevSecOps pipeline, and influence the current architecture and future technical direction of the project. Each day, you can expect to report a brief status at an agile stand-up meeting, dig into the highest priority work to accomplish that day, add technical detail to tickets in the backlog, and participate in TEMs as needed.

Responsibilities: 

• Work in a Team based environment
• Developing and maintaining a large data archive
• including data ingest, storage, query capability, and tool access.
• Implementation and maintenance of fully functional NoSQL database clusters
• Implementation and maintenance of fully functional relational databases
• Implement high availability solution and define Backup/Recovery strategies
• Assist with the design of redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery to ensure effective availability, protection, and integrity of data assets
• Database Security management and User Management
• Optimize query performance
• Troubleshoot any problems that may come up with the database environments: performance issues, replication issues, or operational issues.
• Understanding and knowledge of deployments for MongoDB architecture types to include replica set, sharded, and stand-alone configurations in Kubernetes deployment orchestration
• Configure, manage, monitor and troubleshoot MongoDB clusters to include managing mongodb Oplog and journal
• Ability to learn, implement, and maintain MongoDB OPS Manager/Cloud Manager

Qualifications: 

Required:   

• TS/SCI security clearance
• Experience in planning and implementing capacity and resource expansion and database software upgrades  to ensure scalability of company databases
• Good understanding of DB schema design, performance tuning and capacity planning
• Experience with Kubernetes deployments
• Working in Agile and DevOps / DevSecOps processes
• Ability to maintain multiple environments such as: development, QA and production with strong experience in performance tuning in Cloud environment.

Desired:  

• Experience with MongoDB Administration and/ Development
• Knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL, or other relational databases
• Deployments using Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, ArgoCD
• Software development related to database components
• Other software development experience
• Familiarity with development tools such as Git / Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence Jenkins, Ansible
• Working in Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment
• Knowledge of Linux system administration skills
• Certifications such as Security+ or CISSP

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What You Can Expect:

A culture of integrity.

At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

An environment of trust.

CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

A focus on continuous growth.

Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

Your potential is limitless. So is ours.

Learn more about CACI here.

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Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here.

Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.

The proposed salary range for this position is:

$95,500-$210,100

CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.