Database Engineer

Remote in REMOTE WORK, TX, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $130,000.00 - 135,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Skills

Data Modeling
High Availability
Scalability
Security Clearance
Security+
Customer Engagement
CISSP
Amazon Web Services
Amazon EC2
Backup
Recovery
Performance Tuning
Query Optimization
Management
Entity Relationship Model
Performance Metrics
Dashboard
Problem Solving
Conflict Resolution
Data Integrity
ROOT
Database Administration
Database Performance Tuning
Cloud Computing
Remote Desktop Services
Amazon RDS
Database
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS

Summary

Job ID: 2601286

Location: REMOTE WORK, TX, US

Date Posted: 2026-02-13

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Database Admin

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required: Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: Yes

Description

Seeking a Database Engineer with strong experience supporting enterprise-scale, cloud-hosted databases, primarily within AWS environments. This role focuses on database administration, performance optimization, data modeling, and operational reliability, ensuring high availability and efficiency for mission-critical systems.

Target salary is $130-135k. (Please note this position is funded through March 2026 and most likely will push through June 2026).

Primary Focus Areas

Administer and optimize AWS-hosted databases
Design and maintain efficient, scalable data models
Monitor and tune database performance
Troubleshoot data integrity and system issues
Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of enterprise data platforms

Key Responsibilities

Manage enterprise databases hosted on AWS RDS and EC2
Perform database performance tuning (query optimization, indexing, configuration)
Design and optimize schemas, tables, indexes, and views
Identify and resolve data inconsistencies and database-related issues
Support database reliability, scalability, and operational health
Monitor database performance using metrics and monitoring tools

Qualifications

and active Secret Clearance

Core Technical Skills

Certification: 8570 certification in IAT Level II certification or above (Security+ CE, CASP+ CE, CISSP, etc.)
Cloud Platforms: AWS (RDS, EC2-hosted databases)
Database Administration: Backup/recovery, configuration, tuning
Performance Optimization: Query tuning, index management, execution plan analysis
Data Design: Schema and relational data modeling
Monitoring: Performance metrics, alerting, and health dashboards
Bachelor's and nine (9) or relevant years of experience in lieu of degree.

Problem Solving & Reliability

Strong troubleshooting skills for data integrity and performance issues
Ability to quickly diagnose root causes of database incidents
Experience maintaining uptime and system stability in production environments

Preferred

Database Administrator (DBA) transitioning into a cloud-focused engineer role
Backend or platform engineer with deep database tuning experience
Cloud engineer with strong RDS and data performance background
Engineers supporting high-volume or mission-critical systems
Experience with automation or infrastructure-as-code around databases
Exposure to multi-environment (dev/test/prod) database support
Familiarity with enterprise monitoring and alerting platforms

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2601286
Posted 1 hour ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets include secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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