Responsibilities
- Own reference database architecture, including instance design, replication topology, parameter tuning, connection management, and query plan health.
- Govern schema conventions across programs and build reusable backup, restore, disaster-recovery, and zero-downtime migration tooling.
- Define database security patterns within FedRAMP boundaries, including encryption, least-privilege access, and audit logging.
- Partner with Platform Engineering and Data Engineering on shared infrastructure and production-to-analytics integration.
- Support program teams, provide portfolio-wide database escalation on-call, 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 or alternatively Aurora, MySQL, or Oracle.
- Strong query-plan literacy, including the ability to read EXPLAIN ANALYZE without a profiler, and production experience with zero-downtime schema migrations.
- Production experience with an OLAP or analytics store such as Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery, or ClickHouse.
- Production AWS experience, particularly with RDS or Aurora, plus hands-on experience inside a FedRAMP Moderate or High boundary.
- Experience creating database patterns, tooling, or standards used by teams beyond one’s own and familiarity with database participation in an ATO continuous-monitoring cycle.
- Strong customer-facing communication about data residency, retention, and encryption, and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include row-store and column-store experience, PostgreSQL logical replication, AWS DMS, vector storage, federal-grade database security tooling, PostGIS or other spatial extensions, and IL5, IL6, or JWICS experience.
Benefits
- Discretionary Time Off with no maximum limit.
- Industry-leading health, vision, and dental benefits.
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
- Flexible hybrid or remote work, with travel to customer sites as engagements require.
- Wellness stipends and dedicated wellness programming.
- Career development programs with reimbursement for educational certifications.
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About Exiger
Exiger transforms supply chain management from a complex challenge into a strategic advantage—driving savings and operational excellence in today’s volatile market. Exiger’s single, intuitive 1Exiger platform provides instant visibility into vast supplier ecosystems through a single pane of glass. Leveraging proprietary data and advanced agentic AI, 1Exiger proactively surfaces risks, automates compliance, accelerates procurement, and reveals opportunities to gain efficiencies and reduce costs to strengthen long-term resilience. With a mission to make the world a safe and transparent place to succeed, Exiger empowers 550+ global customers, including 150 Fortune 500 and 60+ government and Defense Industrial Base organizations, with supply chain AI. Exiger is FedRAMP® authorized and the largest provider of supply chain technology to the U.S. Federal Government. Named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Supplier Risk Management, twice selected as one of Fast Company’s ‘Brands That Matter,’ and recipient of the Third Party Risk Association’s Innovator Award, Exiger’s technology has been recognized by leading analyst evaluations and 50+ awards. Learn more at Exiger.com and follow Exiger on LinkedIn. WANT TO WORK WITH US? Exiger is hiring! We have many exciting global opportunities across our business. Please visit our Careers page at https://www.exiger.com/careers/ to view our open positions.