Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 30, 2026.
Overview
Abile Group has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer on a 10 year contract providing User Facing and Data Center Services supporting an Intelligence Community customer. All the personnel on the team will work together to support innovative design, engineering, procurement, implementation, operations, sustainment and disposal of user facing and data center information technology (IT) services on multiple networks and security domains, at multiple locations worldwide, to support the IC mission.
The right candidate will possess the below skills and qualifications and be ready to handle all responsibilities independently and professionally.
Responsibilities
- Administer PostgreSQL databases: Manage database configuration, user accounts, roles, permissions, routine maintenance, patching, upgrades, and operational troubleshooting.
- Design and improve database architectures: Develop and refine schemas, data models, indexing strategies, and data access patterns to support application functionality, performance, and evolving system requirements.
- Optimize database performance: Analyze SQL queries and execution plans, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement improvements to queries, indexes, database configuration, and resource utilization.
- Support database operations in OpenShift environments: Collaborate with platform and application teams to support PostgreSQL deployment, connectivity, configuration, monitoring, and operational integration with OpenShift-based systems.
- Maintain database reliability and recoverability: Implement and maintain backup and restore procedures, validate recovery processes, and support existing high-availability, replication, and disaster recovery capabilities.
- Monitor database health: Configure and maintain database monitoring, logging, alerting, capacity tracking, and operational reporting to identify and resolve issues proactively.
- Collaborate with software developers: Advise on schema design, SQL development, transaction management, data access patterns, and database integration to ensure efficient and reliable application behavior.
- Drive continuous improvement: Identify database performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability improvements; evaluate appropriate tools and approaches; and implement practical solutions.
- Support database lifecycle management: Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, configuration changes, and modernization efforts while minimizing operational risk and service disruption.
- Establish and maintain standards: Document database architecture, configurations, security controls, operational procedures, and recommended engineering practices.
- Maintain database security: Apply appropriate access controls, least-privilege permissions, auditing, and security practices in accordance with applicable customer and system requirements.
- Provide technical guidance: Serve as the primary database technical resource for the engineering team, helping troubleshoot issues and make informed decisions about database design and operational practices.
Qualifications
Clearance Required: TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Poly.
Degree and Years of Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience in database administration, database engineering, database architecture, or a related technical discipline. (Additional Education, Training, Certifications or Work Experience can be substituted in lieu of degree or work experience).
Required Certifications:
- 8140.01M IAT Level II certification.
Required Skills:
- Hands-on experience administering and supporting PostgreSQL databases.
- Experience with relational database design, data modeling, SQL, schema development, indexing, and query optimization.
- Experience troubleshooting database issues and managing database users, roles, permissions, and configurations.
- Experience with database backups, restores, upgrades, and routine maintenance.
- Working knowledge of database high availability, replication, and disaster recovery concepts.
- Ability to collaborate with developers and infrastructure engineers to resolve technical issues and improve system performance.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
Desired Skills:
- Experience supporting PostgreSQL in OpenShift, Kubernetes, containerized, or Linux-based environments.
- Experience with PostgreSQL replication, failover, connection pooling, or high-availability technologies.
- Experience with database monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance diagnostics.
- Experience supporting both transactional and analytical data workloads.
- Experience with database automation, scripting, infrastructure as code, or repeatable deployment practices.
- Experience planning and executing database migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
- Familiarity with database security practices in regulated or classified environments.
- Experience with Oracle database administration or Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration.
About Abile Group, Inc.
Abile Group, founded in July 2004 to support the Intelligence Community and its contractors across Enterprise Analytics, IT & Systems Engineering, and Program & Project Management, merged with Valiant Solutions in January 2026 - an established provider of cybersecurity technologies and services for Federal Agencies since 2005. Together, this partnership creates a stronger, more integrated cybersecurity organization with expanded opportunities for employees, deeper technical collaboration, and a unified mission. With significant experience serving the Federal Government, we remain dedicated to our employees and clients and seek high-performing professionals who excel at providing guidance, developing solutions, and delivering implementation support that blends industry best practices with client expertise and Abile’s broad technical capabilities.
Hiring Statement
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