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The Principal Database Engineer/Specialist applies expert-level principles, theories, and concepts to solve the most challenging technical problems, develop innovative solutions, and contribute to the advancement of industry knowledge in the area of database engineering. This role involves strategic planning, leadership of cross-functional teams, and direct contributions to organizational goals and objectives.\nKey Responsibilities:\nDatabase Strategy and Architecture:\nDefine and lead the implementation of enterprise-level database strategies and architectures to support large-scale, mission-critical systems.\nDevelop innovative solutions for data storage, retrieval, and processing, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.\nCollaborate with executive leadership and technical teams to align database systems with organizational goals and long-term objectives.\n\nDatabase Optimization and Maintenance:\nOversee the optimization of database systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance for high-demand environments.\nLead the development and implementation of advanced disaster recovery and business continuity plans for database systems.\nResolve the most complex database issues, including performance bottlenecks, data corruption, and security vulnerabilities, using advanced diagnostic tools and techniques.\n\nData Governance and Security:\nEstablish and enforce enterprise-wide data governance policies, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, and compliance with DoD and industry standards.\nDesign and implement advanced security measures, including encryption, access controls, and compliance with regulatory requirements.\nLead efforts to prepare databases for audits and ensure adherence to industry best practices and legal regulations.\n\nDocumentation and Reporting:\nDevelop and maintain comprehensive documentation of enterprise database systems, including designs, configurations, processes, and procedures.\nCreate executive-level reports and dashboards to provide insights into database performance, usage trends, and system health.\n\nLeadership and Collaboration:\nLead cross-functional teams on projects of significant scope and complexity, ensuring successful delivery of database solutions.\nMentor and guide senior team members, fostering technical growth and professional development across the organization.\nRepresent the organization as a technical expert in discussions with external stakeholders, customers, and industry partners.\n\nStrategic Contributions:\nDrive innovation by researching and implementing emerging database technologies and methodologies to improve system performance and scalability.\nContribute to the development of organizational strategies, including the adoption of new technologies and best practices.\nPlay a key role in overall functional strategic planning, ensuring database systems align with organizational priorities and future needs.\n\nManager Defined Field:\nLead installation, tuning, and administration of Oracle Enterprise Edition (12c+), including Oracle Enterprise Linux installs, Real Application Clusters (RAC), Exadata, and advanced Oracle security (Oracle Label Security) and partitioning strategies.\nArchitect, deploy, and operate multi-node PostgreSQL clusters (on prem and cloud), perform performance profiling and tuning (pgBench, EXPLAIN ANALYZE, native stats), and manage cloud Postgres services (e.g., RDS/Aurora).\nDesign and maintain spatial and spatiotemporal databases (PostGIS and/or Oracle Spatial) to support geolocation/tracking and large time series datasets.\nDevelop and optimize multi INT data fusion and geolocation tracking algorithms, implement database-level alerting/alarming, and conduct long-term trending and anomaly analysis.\nPlan and execute migrations of legacy Oracle/Postgres data stores to IC/DoD and hybrid cloud environments; coordinate cloud security, compliance, and data migration strategies.\nProvide Echelon 2 Operations & Maintenance (O&M) support for tactical/strategic data feeds (monitoring, incident response, runbooks) and maintain configuration management baselines for code/data.\nExperience with high-volume ingestion/ETL/streaming (bulk/parallel loading, Kafka, Airflow), web-extractor architectures, UI/widget integration (OWF or equivalent), and cloud geospatial alternatives (BigQuery GIS, Snowflake Geospatial).\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Master’s degree strongly desired. \n10+ years of experience in database engineering or equivalent work experience.\nExpert-level proficiency in SQL and relational database management systems (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL).\nProven experience designing and optimizing enterprise-level database systems and architectures.\nStrong problem-solving skills and ability to independently address highly complex technical challenges.\nEffective leadership and communication skills to manage projects and collaborate with stakeholders.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExtensive experience working in DoD or government contracting environments.\nExpertise in cloud-based database solutions (e.g., AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database).\nAdvanced knowledge of database security practices, including encryption, access controls, and compliance standards.\nProficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) for database automation and management.\nFamiliarity with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra), big data technologies, and data warehousing solutions.\nExperience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Snowflake, Tableau) and advanced analytics.\nWork Environment/Conditions:\nThis position follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring onsite presence at the client’s location at least two (2) days per week\nBenefits:\nThis is an exempt position with annual salary range of $143,850 - $225,000.\nMedical Insurance and Prescription\nDental Insurance\nVision Insurance\nLife and AD&D Insurance\nShort-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)\nVoluntary Critical Illness and Accident Insurance\nTuition Reimbursement Assistance\nPaid Leave\nPaid Holidays\nBereavement Leave\nRetirement Plan\nThe Concurrent Technologies Corporation pay range for this job level is a general guideline and not a guarantee of compensation or wage.\nWhy CTC?\nOur teams at CTC are passionate and thrive on collaboration in a high-paced team environment\nWhen we encounter a difficult problem, we have a variety of talented and diverse employees that work together to solve the toughest challenges\nCompetitive salary and benefits package\nAlthough our work at CTC is extremely important, we also recognize the need for our employees to maintain a proper mix of work and personal life\nVisit www.ctc.com to learn more\nJoin us! 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