Principal/Senior Principal Database Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance)

Company: SHLD, Inc.
Location: Herndon
Posted on: February 16, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description MUST HAVE TS/SCI WITH ABILITY TO OBTAIN A CI POLY CLEARANCE For Principal Level: Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree with 3 years of relevant experience OR A PhD with no experience; an additional 4 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement. For Senior Principal Level: Bachelor's degree with 9 years of relevant experience OR a Master's degree with 7 years of relevant experience OR A PhD with 41 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement. The selected candidate will work within a Production Operations team supporting data management processes, database engineering and management, deploying, maintaining, tuning, and enhancing database systems Job Duties: • Database engineering and management activities associated with high volume, multi-format data management services • Maintains large-scale data management solutions including developing efficient storage, indexing, and access approaches • Updates data enterprise architecture models (if needed) and data abstraction layer to enable access to new data sources • Designs and implements indexing strategies for ingested data. • Developing a strategy for continuous performance tuning of databases Basic Qualifications: • Experience with Postgres, SQL, and database performance tuning • Experience installing application software in an operational environment • Experience with Agile, AWS, RDBMS technology, Elasticsearch, Linux • DoD IAT Level II certification • Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain a poly Preferred Qualifications: • Familiarity with NoSQL technology (Hadoop and/or EMR) • Familiarity with Graph database technology • Data modeling experience Shld, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class. Job Posted by ApplicantPro

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