Database Engineer

Position: Database Engineer

Company: Altus Engineering

Location: Remote

Salary: $90,000-$160,000 per year

Position Overview

Altus Engineering is seeking a cleared Senior Oracle Database and Data Integration Engineer to support an anticipated federal contract opportunity.

*This position is contingent upon contract award

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, sustain, and optimize Oracle databases supporting production enterprise applications.
• Develop and maintain PL/SQL procedures, schemas, data models, views, queries, and data dictionaries.
• Monitor database health, performance, and data issues and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain schema version control and coordinate database changes with application development, testing, and release activities.
• Support data imports, transformations, validation, reconciliation, and exception handling.
• Investigate data anomalies and develop ad hoc queries and data extracts to support Government and application users.
• Support reporting and data visualization using Oracle BI, Power BI, Tableau, or comparable tools.
• Support secure data exchange using APIs, XML, SFTP, middleware, and EDI.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, interface specifications, data mappings, SOPs, and technical decision documentation.
• Collaborate with application developers, testers, Government stakeholders, and other technical personnel to resolve database and data integration issues.

Qualifications / Desired Skills

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Active, fully adjudicated Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Database Administration, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of database engineering and/or database administration experience.
• Advanced experience with Oracle 19c/21c, PL/SQL, schema design, database tuning, and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).
• Experience supporting production databases for mature enterprise applications.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with ETL, data validation, and data reconciliation.
• DoD 8140/8570 IAT II certification requirement, such as Security+ CE.
• Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Oracle certification.
• Experience with SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Python, Pandas, T-SQL, and/or ETL tools.
• Experience with business intelligence and reporting platforms.

What We Offer

• 401(k)
• 401(k) Matching
• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• HSA
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Vision Insurance

About Us

Founded in 2003, Altus Engineering is a Maryland small business providing professional engineering services to the Department of Defense and industry customers. These include high-quality software development services, system modeling and simulation, scientific research, and engineering analysis of combat systems and personnel vulnerabilities.

We pride ourselves on providing outstanding professional and technical services by building and empowering teams that will continue to grow with us.