Bigbear.ai Holdings

Senior Database Engineer with Poly

Hanover, Maryland, US

Pay: Pay not listedSimilar roles state $127K–$190K
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Senior Database Engineer Location:On-Site at Customer Location (Annapolis Junction, MD) Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly
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What you’ll work on

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Monitor databases and related systems to keep them running efficiently
Design schemas, tables, data types, indexes, procedures and functions
Work with developers across the application development lifecycle
Take part in agile release and sprint planning and retrospectives

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Monitor databases and related systems to ensure they are running efficiently and effectively.

Design local schemas, tables, data types, indexes, procedures, and functions to support mission needs.

Work closely with developers throughout the application development lifecycle to build features that deliver value to our customers.

Participate in agile activities, including release planning, sprint planning, and retrospectives

What you’ll bring

All qualifications

Core experience

TS/SCI with Poly clearance (required)
Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of database experience
Proficiency with MongoDB or MariaDB, including scaling and tuning
Experience with Django or Flask frameworks
Familiarity with REST endpoints and microservices

Qualification wording

Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly (required).

Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of database experience.

Proficiency in database technologies such as MongoDB or MariaDB

Experience with Django or Flask frameworks.

Familiarity with REST endpoints and microservices.

Education & alternatives

What you need to have - Experience: Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of database experience. - Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly (required).

Tools in this posting

AWS
Docker
MongoDB
Django
Flask

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- Swagger for API documentation. - Cloud experience with AWS, C2S, or other platforms. - Containerization tools like Docker.

- Cloud experience with AWS, C2S, or other platforms. - Containerization tools like Docker. - Proficiency with IDEs such as Visual Studio Code or similar.

- Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly (required). - Technical Expertise:- Proficiency in database technologies such as MongoDB or MariaDB, including:- Deployment and management of the database itself. - Debugging and resolving optimization issues.

- Scaling databases to meet performance demands. - Experience with Django or Flask frameworks. - Familiarity with REST endpoints and microservices.

About Bigbear.ai Holdings

BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity.

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Residency

All applicants must reside in the United States at the time of application.

Overview

Senior Database Engineer

Location:

On-Site at Customer Location (Annapolis Junction, MD)

Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Are you ready to take your database engineering expertise to the next level and support mission-critical operations? BigBear.ai is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join our team and assist in meeting the needs of our government customer. In this role, you’ll work onsite at the assigned customer location, ensuring optimized database performance and delivering solutions that directly impact national security. If you’re passionate about database management, agile development, and building scalable solutions, we want to hear from you!

What you will do

Optimize Performance: Monitor databases and related systems to ensure they are running efficiently and effectively.
Support Agile Development: Participate in agile activities, including release planning, sprint planning, and retrospectives, to incorporate lessons learned into engineering processes.
Model Data: Design local schemas, tables, data types, indexes, procedures, and functions to support mission needs.
Collaborate with Developers: Work closely with developers throughout the application development lifecycle to build features that deliver value to our customers.

What you need to have

Experience: Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of database experience.
Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly (required).
Technical Expertise:
- Proficiency in database technologies such as MongoDB or MariaDB, including:
  - Deployment and management of the database itself.
  - Debugging and resolving optimization issues.
  - Scaling databases to meet performance demands.
- Experience with Django or Flask frameworks.
- Familiarity with REST endpoints and microservices.

What we'd like you to have

Swagger for API documentation.
Cloud experience with AWS, C2S, or other platforms.
Containerization tools like Docker.
Proficiency with IDEs such as Visual Studio Code or similar.
JSON and/or XML serialization.
Experience with Jira and Confluence for project management.
Git version control for collaborative development.
Agile development methodologies.

Pay transparency

Please note the targeted compensation range is provided as an estimate, and any actual compensation offer may vary depending on the needs of the company, or an applicant's skillset, competencies, experience, education, certifications, location, or other factors. The estimated range does not include the value of any benefits offered.

About BigBear.ai

BigBear.ai is a leading provider of AI-powered decision intelligence solutions for national security, supply chain management, and digital identity. Customers and partners rely on Bigbear.ai’s predictive analytics capabilities in highly complex, distributed, mission-based operating environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, BigBear.ai is a public company traded on the NYSE under the symbol BBAI. For more information, visit https://bigbear.ai/ and follow BigBear.ai on LinkedIn: @BigBear.ai and X: @BigBearai.

BigBear.ai is an Equal opportunity employer all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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