{"id":3489513,"url":"https://alion.io/job/d2-consulting-senior-postgresql-database-engineer-2","title":"Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer","company":{"id":673019,"name":"D2 Consulting","domain":"d2consulting.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/d2consulting","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":{"grade":"C","score":66,"open_postings":21,"ghost_share":0.476,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":61,"computed_at":"2026-10-30T05:48:23Z"}},"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":{"min":140000,"max":150000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":150000},"salary_estimate":null,"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":"2026-10-29T18:28:41Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-29","last_verified_at":"2026-10-30T16:08:32Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"**ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED**\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'll Do\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.\n\nWHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED\nRequired Qualifications\nActive TS/SCI security clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph. Polygraph sponsorship may be available.\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent education, training, certifications, and experience.\nFive or more years of experience in database administration, database engineering, database architecture, or a related technical discipline.\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.\nPreferred Qualifications\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.\nCompTIA Security+ certification or equivalent, as required by the applicable customer environment.\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION\nLocation: On-site at the customer location.\nSecurity Clearance: Active TS/SCI required; ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph. Sponsorship may be available.\nPrimary Database Technology: PostgreSQL.\nApplication Platform: OpenShift.\nOther Technologies: Oracle experience is beneficial but not required.\nAdditional Information\nAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.\nCompensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $140-150k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.\nHighlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!\nD2 Technical Services is committed to a merit-based recruitment process and encourages applications from all qualified individuals. 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