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Whether it’s architecting critical IT solutions, producing actionable intelligence, or developing cutting edge technology, we succeed because of the expertise, collaboration, and agility of our teams. Our Mission Services division combines enterprise IT, cloud solutions, DevSecOps, systems engineering, software development, and operational support. Bcore accelerates decisive advantage for warfighters and intelligence professionals by fusing human insight, rapid-fire engineering, precision-measured outcomes, and relentless grit into mission-ready solutions.\nDo you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business? Do you have a desire to change how people work? Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team as a Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer, supporting the NGA customer mission.\nResponsibilities\nThis position combines hands-on PostgreSQL administration with database engineering and architecture. You will serve as the team's primary database subject matter expert, partnering with software developers and systems engineers to maintain reliable database operations while improving database performance, design, security, and maintainability.\nOur environment uses PostgreSQL for both transactional and analytical data workloads and leverages OpenShift for application deployment. The ideal candidate enjoys solving practical database challenges, can independently troubleshoot operational issues, and can recommend and implement improvements to how databases are designed, deployed, monitored, and maintained.\nWhat you get to do every day:\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: Active TS clearance (with SCI Eligibility) and eligibility to obtain CI Poly\nCertification: CompTIA+ (preferred)\nEducation/Experience:\nRequires Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent education, training, certifications, and experience\n5+ years of experience in database administration, database engineering, database architecture, or a related technical discipline\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.\nWhat is ideal?\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\nIntelligence Community Experience preferred\nWhat you can expect from us\nRecognizing great achievements do not go unnoticed by bcore through service anniversaries, spot awards, and employee referral bonuses\nYou’ll join a growing organization of passionate, top-shelf, IT engineering professionals with extensive experience in actively developing the technology revolution in the Intelligence community \nThe expected salary range within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $113,000-$140,000. Final compensation is unique to each individual and will be determined based on factors such as experience, education, geographic location, and contractual requirements. This is not a guarantee.\nBenefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, STD/LTD/Life Insurance/Voluntary Life Insurance, Stipends, Referral Bonuses, and more.\nBCore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. 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