{"id":3551446,"url":"https://alion.io/job/abile-group-senior-postgresql-database-engineer","title":"Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer","company":{"id":1946130,"name":"Abile Group","domain":"abilegroup.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/abilegroup","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"Data Science","role_family":"Data Science","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Saint Louis, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":104000,"max_usd":197000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":1343},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Least Privilege","optional":false},{"name":"OpenShift","optional":false},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":true},{"name":"Linux","optional":true},{"name":"Oracle","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T22:53:08Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-01T08:56:56Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Overview\nAbile 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.\nThe right candidate will possess the below skills and qualifications and be ready to handle all responsibilities independently and professionally.\nResponsibilities\nAdminister PostgreSQL databases: Manage database configuration, user accounts, roles, permissions, routine maintenance, patching, upgrades, and operational troubleshooting.\nDesign 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.\nOptimize database performance: Analyze SQL queries and execution plans, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement improvements to queries, indexes, database configuration, and resource utilization.\nSupport 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.\nMaintain database reliability and recoverability: Implement and maintain backup and restore procedures, validate recovery processes, and support existing high-availability, replication, and disaster recovery capabilities.\nMonitor database health: Configure and maintain database monitoring, logging, alerting, capacity tracking, and operational reporting to identify and resolve issues proactively.\nCollaborate with software developers: Advise on schema design, SQL development, transaction management, data access patterns, and database integration to ensure efficient and reliable application behavior.\nDrive continuous improvement: Identify database performance, reliability, scalability, and maintainability improvements; evaluate appropriate tools and approaches; and implement practical solutions.\nSupport database lifecycle management: Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, configuration changes, and modernization efforts while minimizing operational risk and service disruption.\nEstablish and maintain standards: Document database architecture, configurations, security controls, operational procedures, and recommended engineering practices.\nMaintain database security: Apply appropriate access controls, least-privilege permissions, auditing, and security practices in accordance with applicable customer and system requirements.\nProvide 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.\nQualifications\nClearance Required: TS/SCI with ability to obtain a CI Poly.\nDegree 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).\nRequired Certifications:\n8140.01M IAT Level II certification.\nRequired Skills:\nHands-on experience administering and supporting PostgreSQL databases.\nExperience with relational database design, data modeling, SQL, schema development, indexing, and query optimization.\nExperience troubleshooting database issues and managing database users, roles, permissions, and configurations.\nExperience with database backups, restores, upgrades, and routine maintenance.\nWorking knowledge of database high availability, replication, and disaster recovery concepts.\nAbility to collaborate with developers and infrastructure engineers to resolve technical issues and improve system performance.\nStrong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.\nDesired Skills:\nExperience supporting PostgreSQL in OpenShift, Kubernetes, containerized, or Linux-based environments.\nExperience with PostgreSQL replication, failover, connection pooling, or high-availability technologies.\nExperience with database monitoring, logging, alerting, and performance diagnostics.\nExperience supporting both transactional and analytical data workloads.\nExperience with database automation, scripting, infrastructure as code, or repeatable deployment practices.\nExperience planning and executing database migrations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives.\nFamiliarity with database security practices in regulated or classified environments.\nExperience with Oracle database administration or Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration.\nAbout Abile Group, Inc.\nAbile 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.\nHiring Statement\nAbile is committed to hiring the most qualified and best fit person for the job - always has, always will. Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email  with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.\nPlease review our current job openings and apply for the positions you believe may be a fit. 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