Database Developer

Database Developer Job #1045

Clearance: Active Public Trust in DHS or a component of DHS


Hybrid role, in Ashburn, VA 1-2 days per week

What You'll Be Doing: The Database Developer will work with a team of database developers and database administrators to support an active program of application development - creating new structures, updating existing ones and managing data within large, complex databases. This is a great opportunity to learn a new domain and a new skillsets in a dynamic environment.


Required Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree plus 5+ years in database development roles
• Experience in data profiling, cleansing, reporting, data staging, ETL jobs
• Strong experience creating complex SQL in complex data environments
• Strong experience troubleshooting, tuning SQL and writing performance queries
• Experience in writing DDL, DML and DCL
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL database development
• Experience writing Python scripts
• Experience with Git/version control
• AWS experience including data migration, validation, data pipelines, CloudWatch, Kibana and Dynatrace
• Ability to learn new tools quickly as needed to provide new ideas for solving problems
• Ability and desire to work with other program staff and customers to reach design decisions within given constraints
• Excellent diplomacy and communication skills with both clients and technical staff

Preferred Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Experience working with federal government clients
• Experience with Oracle/DB2/SQLServer/MySQl/Terradata
• Experience with Databricks, PySpark, Liquibase, DMS
• Experience in database administration
• Experience with Agile methodology and use of Jira for tracking
• Must be willing to learn DB2 if not already a skill set

Who We Are

Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client's missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.


As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past TWELVE years in a row, the Top Workplaces USA for the past five years, and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past six years, Dev Technology employees enjoy:

• Generous and flexible time-off policy
• Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
• Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
• Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
• 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
• Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
• A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts
• To learn more about working at Dev Technology, visit Working At Dev Technology Group

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

Dev Technology Group operates in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV.

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