1 day ago
Richmond, VA, USA +2 moreSenior
Responsibilities
- Own reference database architecture, instance design, replication topology, parameter tuning, connection management, and query-plan health across federal programs.
- Govern schema conventions and build reusable backup, restore, disaster-recovery, and zero-downtime migration tooling.
- Own database security patterns covering encryption, least-privilege access, and audit logging inside FedRAMP boundaries.
- Partner with Platform Engineering and Data Engineering on shared infrastructure and production-to-analytics integrations.
- Support program teams, provide portfolio-wide database escalation and on-call coverage, and discuss data residency, retention, encryption, and access with customers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of production database engineering at scale with a major relational engine, preferably PostgreSQL; Aurora, MySQL, or Oracle experience is also acceptable.
- Strong query-plan literacy, including the ability to read EXPLAIN ANALYZE without a profiler.
- Production experience with zero-downtime schema migrations, at least one OLAP or analytics store, and AWS RDS/Aurora.
- Hands-on experience inside a FedRAMP Moderate or High boundary and familiarity with the database side of an ATO continuous-monitoring cycle.
- Experience building database patterns, tooling, or standards consumed by teams beyond one’s own practice.
- Strong customer-facing communication skills and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include row-store and column-store experience, logical replication and AWS DMS, vector storage, federal-grade database security tooling, PostGIS or other spatial extensions, and IL5, IL6, or JWICS experience.
- An active U.S. Government clearance is preferred; Secret is the minimum for most engagements, while TS or TS/SCI is required for some engagements.
Benefits
- U.S.-based hybrid or remote work with travel to customer sites as engagements require.
- Discretionary time off with no maximum limit.
- Health, vision, and dental benefits.
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
- Wellness stipends and dedicated wellness programming.
- Career development programs with reimbursement for educational certifications.
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About Exiger
Exiger builds AI- and data-driven software for supply chain, third‑party risk, and compliance management, used by corporations, banks, and government agencies. Its 1Exiger platform provides supplier visibility, risk detection, and due diligence, delivered as SaaS with supporting analytics and advisory services. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Exiger is FedRAMP authorized for U.S. public‑sector use and is majority‑owned by The Carlyle Group.