Senior Database Engineer

Job Description ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TS/SCI POLYGRAPH LEVEL IS REQUIRED Driven to orchestrate bulletproof data platforms? If you love managing high-performance data architectures and driving automated cloud infrastructure engineering, you’re in the right place. We are looking for a Senior Database Infrastructure Engineer who shares our drive to push boundaries and transform enterprise data environments into seamless, reliable realities. Active security clearance notice In this role, you will lead the creation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of enterprise database clusters across multiple secure network architectures. You will be challenged to think outside the box to optimize system performance, integrate robust backup and recovery solutions, and build clean scripting tools to eliminate repetitive manual tasks. Work with a mix of on-premise and cloud-native environments alongside a collaborative team that genuinely values your technical mastery. Let’s achieve more together. Location & Work Environment Primary Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Work Style: On-site Compensation & Benefits The annual base salary range for this role is $154,000 - $182,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered may vary based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. Required Skills Clearance: Active Fully-Cleared with Poly Compliance Certification: Active DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II baseline certification is mandatory (e.g., Security+ CE, GSEC, SSCP, or CCNA-Security). Database Administration: Strong proficiency engineering, monitoring, and troubleshooting Microsoft SQL Server, MariaDB, and/or Oracle database engines. Linux & Windows Administration: Deep hands-on experience handling systems administration, command line troubleshooting, and infrastructure logging tools. Infrastructure Containerization: Solid deployment, configuration, and runtime management knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker environments. CI/CD & Automation: Experience building and executing automated continuous integration / continuous deployment processes. Performance Engineering: Proven expertise evaluating query performance, database tuning, database design optimization, and managing full-lifecycle enterprise backups. Education & Experience Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years of professional software, systems, or database engineering experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline from an accredited college or university. Substitution: Four (4) years of additional database or software engineering experience may substitute for a bachelor’s degree (totaling 14 years of experience). Desired Skills Hands-on engineering depth with cloud-native architectures, specifically AWS Cloud technologies and Amazon RDS. Scripting capability using PowerShell or Python to automate administrative data flows. Exposure to enterprise backup ecosystems like Commvault and event pipeline automation tools like Apache NiFi. Experience with Windows Event Log Filtering, Task Scheduler engineering, and visualization dashboards like Grafana or Kibana. Background hardening COTS application configurations and building/supporting Virtual Machines (VMs). About Nyla Technology Solutions Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done. If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team, Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle. The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule. PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract! LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave! SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It\'s flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks! WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place. To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here. Nyla is an equal opportunity employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr