Database Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise, direction, and oversight for Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4), and Information Technology (IT) engineering programs that span USSTRATCOM’s current and future mission sets.
• Recommend and implement new database technologies and strategies to enhance USSTRATCOM’s evolving data storage and access requirements.
• Design and manage database architectures that are in alignment with Presidential, DoD, and USSTRATCOM’s mission requirements.
• Assume responsibility for 1) Database Architecture & Engineering, and 2) Database Integration within cloud environments.
• Conduct research on emerging database technologies, prepare business case analyses (BCAs) to advise leadership on database solutions, and collaborate with national labs, industry, and academia to align with best practices in database management, architecture, and engineering.
• Drive innovation by improving database processes, implementing potential and validated database solutions, and ensuring these meet the future requirements of Presidential, DoD, and USSTRATCOM: This includes database integration with AI, ML, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and DevSecOps.
• Engage in technical aspects of database systems engineering, including change control, data integrity, backup and recovery procedures, and configuration management.

Qualifications

• Active DoD TS/SCI clearance
• A minimum of 12 years’ experience as an IT Subject Matter Expert with at least four years of documented experience with systems engineering and/or relevant technical systems engineering processes for USSTRATCOM. In lieu of experience, a Master’s degree in any engineering discipline or computer science can be substituted for six years of IT experience. A Bachelor’s degree in any engineering discipline or Computer Science can be substituted for four years of IT experience.
• Proven project management skills with at least two years of experience monitoring, managing, and assessing the progress of complex database projects.
• Training or hands-on experience in designing, deploying, and maintaining database systems that adhere to DoD cybersecurity policies and regulations, DoD Software Modernization Policies, and DoD DevSecOps architectures.
• Training and experience on new techniques and software defined approaches for Platform as a Service (PaaS) and infrastructure.
• Maintain IAT Level II Certifications per DODI 8570.01-M (current CompTIA Security+ certification strongly desired)
• Possess a minimum of five years’ experience in demonstrated written and oral communication skills including developing and presenting complex written products and oral briefings for and to senior leaders at O-6 and SES/GS-15 levels or higher
• A minimum of five years’ experience of people skills and temperament to work in a calm professional manner with peers, management, contractors, academia, and other entities
• ITIL 4 experience or certification preferred
• Familiarity with MOSA preferred
• Open to ongoing skills enhancement through formal and ad-hoc upskilling