2 months ago
Richmond, VA, USA or New York, NY, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own reference database architecture, including instance design, replication topology, parameter tuning, connection management, and query plan health.
- Define and govern schema conventions used across federal programs.
- Build reusable backup, restore, disaster-recovery, and zero-downtime migration tooling validated through production recovery drills.
- 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 integration.
- Support program teams, carry portfolio-wide escalation on-call for database infrastructure, and participate in customer discussions about data posture.
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 output and reason about performance without a profiler.
- Production experience with zero-downtime schema migrations, at least one OLAP or analytics store, and AWS—particularly RDS or Aurora.
- Hands-on experience operating inside a FedRAMP Moderate or High boundary and familiarity with the database side of an ATO continuous-monitoring cycle.
- Experience creating database patterns, tooling, or standards consumed by teams beyond the immediate team.
- Strong customer-facing communication regarding data residency, retention, encryption, and access decisions.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance; an active clearance is preferred, with Secret minimum for most engagements and TS or TS/SCI for some engagements.
- Preferred experience includes row-store and column-store engines, Postgres logical replication, AWS DMS, vector storage, TDE, Vault, AWS KMS customer-managed keys, PostGIS, and IL5, IL6, or JWICS environments.
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.
Tech Stack
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.