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Senior Database Engineer
Linthicum Heights, MD
Open 5 months, first seen by us 163 days ago- Pay
$170,000–260,000/yearAnnual period assumed — pay source
Location: Linthicum Heights, MD / Partial Telework (1 day per week expected) Salary Range: The salary range for this full-time position is $170,000 to $260,000. Our salary ranges are determined by position, level, skills, professional experience, relevant education and certifications. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for this position across our projects. Within the range, your salary is determined by your individual benefits package selection. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred position during the hiring process. Benefits:
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Tired of being treated like a company drone? Tired of promised adventures during the hiring phase, then being dropped off on a remote contract and never seen or heard from the mothership again? Our engineers were certainly tired of the same.
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Job Description: GliaCell is seeking a Senior Database Engineer on one of our subcontracts. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to support a U.S. Government customer. The mission is to provide technical expertise that assists in sustaining critical mission-related software and systems to a large government contract. Required Skills:
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Before you apply
- Work authorization
- Citizens only
Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance
What you’ll work on
Full postingDeploy and manage the database itself
Debug database optimization issues
Scale databases as load grows
Help sustain critical mission-related software and systems
From the employer’s posting
deployment and management of the database itself
debugging of optimization issues
scaling
The mission is to provide technical expertise that assists in sustaining critical mission-related software and systems to a large government contract.
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- 10+ years of experience as a DBE on similar programs
- Database experience with MongoDB or MariaDB
- Active or reinstatable TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline, or 5 years of DBE experience in its place
Preferred experience
- Experience working in Agile environment
- Strong communication skills.
Qualification wording
10+ years of experience as a DBE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
Database experience using MongoDB or MariaDB
Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
U.S. Citizenship.
A bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of DBE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Experience working in Agile environment
Strong communication skills.
Education & alternatives
- Works well independently as well as on a team. - 10+ years of experience as a DBE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of DBE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree. - Strong communication skills.
Benefits in the posting
Full benefits wording- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for Employee and Dependents
- Up to 25 Days of Paid Time Off
- Up to 40 hours of PTO Carryover
- 401K Company Contribution, Fully Vested Day 1
- Discretionary, Certification, and Sign-On Bonus Potential
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Annual Professional Development
- Additional Voluntary Life Insurance Coverage Available
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Protection Program
- Financial Planning Assistance
- Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave
- Monthly Team and Family Events
- Technology Budget
- Global Entry
- Annual Swag Budget
- GliaCell Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
From the employer’s posting.
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Report an errorOpen 5 monthsWe first saw this posting 163 days ago and it is still up. Roles open this long are often slow to fill or kept open to collect applications.
- Status in our records
- Live
- First seen by us
- Jun 3, 2026163 days ago
- Recorded sightings
- 221
- Last seen by us
- Nov 14, 2026
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How this job compares
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Day 163
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GliaCell Technologies is hiring
10 open jobs
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- Its jobs tend to stay up a long time
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- Python
- AWS
- Docker
- MongoDB
- Django
- Flask
Where the posting names them
Desired Skills: - Python, Django or Flask - ReST Endpoint Development
- Swagger - AWS, C2S or other cloud experience - Docker
- AWS, C2S or other cloud experience - Docker - Visual Studio Code or similar IDEs, JSON and/or XML serialization
Required Skills: - Database experience using MongoDB or MariaDB, including:- deployment and management of the database itself - debugging of optimization issues
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About the role
We file this job under Data Engineer, by the work the posting describes.
Data engineers build and run the pipelines that copy data out of apps and outside services into a warehouse or lake, and fix them when a source changes or a load fails.
Expect SQL, Python, a cloud platform, a scheduler such as Airflow, and often tools for large data such as Spark or Kafka.
An analytics engineer works one step later, turning the raw data a data engineer lands into clean tables people can query.
US government figures for database architects
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $139,500
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 9.4% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data engineers, so these figures are for the closest group, database architects, which includes data integration and data warehousing specialists.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 15-1243.
Job description
Are you a Senior Database Engineer who is ready for a new challenge that will launch your career to the next level?
- Tired of being treated like a company drone?
- Tired of promised adventures during the hiring phase, then being dropped off on a remote contract and never seen or heard from the mothership again?
- Our engineers were certainly tired of the same.
At GliaCell our slogan is “We make It happen”.
- We will immerse you in the latest technologies.
- We will develop and support your own personalized training program to continue your individual growth.
- We will provide you with work that matters with our mission-focused customers, and surround you with a family of brilliant engineers.
Culture isn’t something you need to talk about…if it just exists.
If this sounds interesting to you, then we’d like to have a discussion regarding your next adventure! If you want to be a drone, this isn’t the place for you.
We Make It Happen!
GliaCell Technologies focuses on Software & System Engineering in Enterprise and Cyber Security solution spaces. We excel at delivering stable and reliable software solutions using Agile Software Development principles. These provide us the capability to deliver a quick turn-around using interactive applications and the integration of industry standard software stacks.
GliaCell’s Enterprise capabilities include Full-Stack Application Development, Big Data, Cloud Technologies, Analytics, Machine Learning, AI, and DevOps Containerization. We also provide customer solutions in the areas of CND, CNE, and CNO by providing our customers with assessments and solutions in Threat Mitigation, Vulnerability Exposure, Penetration Testing, Threat Hunting, and Preventing Advanced Persistent Threat.
We Offer:
- Long term job security
- Competitive salaries & bonus opportunities
- Challenging work you are passionate about
- Ability to work with some amazingly talented people
Job Description:
GliaCell is seeking a Senior Database Engineer on one of our subcontracts. This is a full-time position offering the opportunity to support a U.S. Government customer. The mission is to provide technical expertise that assists in sustaining critical mission-related software and systems to a large government contract.
Required Skills:
- Database experience using MongoDB or MariaDB, including:
- deployment and management of the database itself
- debugging of optimization issues
- scaling
Desired Skills:
- Python, Django or Flask
- ReST Endpoint Development
- Micro-Service Model
- Swagger
- AWS, C2S or other cloud experience
- Docker
- Visual Studio Code or similar IDEs, JSON and/or XML serialization
- Jira, Confluence
- Git version control
- Experience working in Agile environment
Key Requirements:
To be considered for this position you must have the following:
- Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance.
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Works well independently as well as on a team.
- 10+ years of experience as a DBE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of DBE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
- Strong communication skills.
Location: Linthicum Heights, MD / Partial Telework (1 day per week expected)
Salary Range: The salary range for this full-time position is $170,000 to $260,000. Our salary ranges are determined by position, level, skills, professional experience, relevant education and certifications. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for this position across our projects. Within the range, your salary is determined by your individual benefits package selection. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred position during the hiring process.
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for Employee and Dependents
- Up to 25 Days of Paid Time Off
- Up to 40 hours of PTO Carryover
- 11 Federal Government Holidays
- Work From Home Opportunities
- 401K Company Contribution, Fully Vested Day 1
- Discretionary, Certification, and Sign-On Bonus Potential
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Annual Professional Development
- 100% Premium Covered for Life & Disability Insurances
- Additional Voluntary Life Insurance Coverage Available
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Protection Program
- Financial Planning Assistance
- Bereavement and Jury Duty Leave
- Monthly Team and Family Events
- Technology Budget
- Global Entry
- Annual Swag Budget
Learn more about GliaCell Technologies: https://gliacelltechnologies.applytojob.com/apply/
To apply for this position, respond to this job posting and attach an updated resume for us to review.
GliaCell Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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Location: Linthicum Heights, MD / Partial Telework (1 day per week expected) Salary Range: The salary range for this full-time position is $170,000 to $260,000. Our salary ranges are determined by position, level, skills, professional experience, relevant education and certifications. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for this position across our projects. Within the range, your salary is determined by your individual benefits package selection. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred position during the hiring process. Benefits:
- Location & working pattern
Linthicum Heights, MD
- Tired of being treated like a company drone? - Tired of promised adventures during the hiring phase, then being dropped off on a remote contract and never seen or heard from the mothership again? - Our engineers were certainly tired of the same.
- Work authorization
To be considered for this position you must have the following: - Possess an active or rein-statable TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance. - U.S. Citizenship. - Works well independently as well as on a team.