Database Developer
Clearance: U.S. citizenship is required under the federal contract, and you must be able to obtain a DHS/CBP Public Trust (background investigation; no clearance needed to apply). An active or recent DHS Public Trust lets you start in weeks instead of months. Tell us if you have one.
Location: On site in Ashburn, VA one day a week; remote the rest.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Design and evolve Oracle and PostgreSQL schemas for a large, active CBP application portfolio: new structures, migrations, and cleanup of legacy ones.
Write and tune complex SQL; profile slow queries and fix them at the plan level, not by adding hardware.
Build and maintain ETL / data-staging jobs and Python scripts that move and validate data across environments.
Work in AWS: data migration, validation, and pipelines; deploy through GitLab and Harness alongside the application teams.
Sit with developers and the government customer to reach design decisions inside real constraints.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
BS/BA and 5+ years in database developer roles.
Someone who can explain a technical decision to a non-technical customer without either talking down or giving in.
Comfortable learning a new domain fast; customs and trade systems reward curiosity.
PAY AND PROCESS
Base salary $108,000 to $125,000, set by experience against the contract labor category.
Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company contribution, 15 days PTO plus federal holidays.
Start date is contingent on government onboarding (EOD). Active DHS Public Trust holders typically start in 2 to 3 weeks; a new investigation usually takes 8 to 14 weeks.
We reply to every application within one business day.