Senior Database Engineer (TS)

Koniag Emerging Technologies, LLC (KET), a Koniag Government Services (KGS) company, is hiring a Senior Database Engineer to support our government customer in Washington DC. Position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with ability to obtain additional security requirements. Please do not apply if you do not possess the required Top Secret Clearance.

We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.

We are seeking a Senior Database Engineer to lead and support the design, implementation, and optimization of complex, geographically dispersed PostgreSQL-based database systems. The ideal candidate will provide deep technical expertise across protocols, services, and tools to diagnose configuration issues, implement corrective actions, and ensure secure, resilient, and high performing data environments.
This role includes guiding best practice security, performance tuning, maintenance strategy, and high availability/distributed PostgreSQL solutions such as pgEdge. Candidates must demonstrate extensive experience with enterprise PostgreSQL deployments and modern distributed DB technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and assist in the architecture, deployment, and sustainment of complex distributed PostgreSQL environments.
• Provide expert troubleshooting for database performance, configuration, replication, scalability, and reliability issues.
• Analyze problematic configurations and implement corrective actions across a variety of database technologies and protocols.
• Recommend and apply best practices in database hardening, security, backup, and maintenance.
• Support distributed PostgreSQL solutions including pgEdge, Crunchy Data, and other HA/DR frameworks.
• Collaborate with system engineering, cybersecurity, and cloud teams to ensure compliant and optimized data environments.
• Maintain documentation, procedures, and operational runbooks for enterprise database operations.

Required Experience:

• 5+ years as a Database Administrator or Database Engineer
• Significant hands-on PostgreSQL experience in enterprise or mission critical environments
• Experience with geographically dispersed architecture, HA/DR, and distributed PostgreSQL

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field is preferred.

Required Certifications:

DoD 8140 Baseline:
• Security+ (or GSEC) required
• Additional acceptable: Cloud+, SSCP, CASP+, CISSP, CISA

Technical Certifications:

• T3 Level: DB platform certification aligned to environment (e.g., DP 300, Oracle OCP) + Security+
• T4 Level: Senior DB platform certification + CISSP (or CCSP for cloud DB environments)

Preferred Certifications/Training:

• T3: SSCP, cloud data specialty, performance/tuning training
• T4: Data architecture credentials, encryption/key management training, HA/DR specialization

Relevant Technology Stack:

• PostgreSQL (latest versions)
• Crunchy Data
• pgEdge or similar distributed PostgreSQL technology

Requirements:

TS/SCI security clearance required, candidate will not be considered without.

Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our custome