Senior Database Platform Engineer (onsite) with Security Clearance

Senior Database Platform Engineer
Washington DC 20006 – 100% ONSITE
Per Federal contract U.S. Citizenship Required
Must be able to pass enhanced background screen (criminal, financial, drug) for Public Trust clearance
W-2 or C2C Application Deadline: 8/19/2026 Position Requirements:
Provide a senior engineer to deliver database server administration for the Board's on-premises SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments as automated, FISMA-compliant code — supporting the PostgreSQL ATO, cloud-readiness, and platform modernization.

Tasks:

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines in GitLab for database server and instance builds, version upgrades, patching, cumulative updates, and configuration changes across SQL Server and PostgreSQL server enterprise service offerings.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Powershell, Ansible playbooks/roles executed via AAP; IaC modules) to provision, configure, and enforce desired state for on-premises database servers.
• Develop PowerShell scripts and T-SQL stored procedures to automate routine tasks
• Automate routine maintenance — backups, health checks, patch cycles, drift remediation.
• Embed security and compliance in the pipeline: vulnerability scanning, hardening, and FISMA control evidence supporting the PostgreSQL ATO.
• Documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer.
• Database Administration & Operations: o Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain SQL Server instances (2019/2022/2025) across development, test, and production environments o Manage database backups, restores, and disaster recovery procedures o Monitor database performance, capacity, and availability using native tools and third-party monitoring solutions o Perform routine maintenance: index optimization, statistics updates, integrity checks (DBCC CHECKDB) o Manage database security: user accounts, roles, permissions, encryption (TDE/Always Encrypted) o Strong experience with Performance Tuning and Optimization.