Database Engineer 1

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Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

Markon's partner company is seeking a Database Engineer to design, build, optimize, and support enterprise database solutions supporting critical business and mission applications for an IC customer.

Design, implement, and maintain database schemas, tables, views, stored procedures, and indexes
• Develop and optimize SQL queries for performance, scalability, and reliability
• Monitor database health and performance; identify bottlenecks and implement tuning strategies
• Support database deployments, upgrades, migrations, and patching activities
• Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies to ensure system continuity
• Enforce data integrity, security controls, and access management aligned with best practices
• Collaborate with application teams to support integration, troubleshooting, and data modeling
• Automate routine database operations and monitoring tasks where possible
• Create and maintain technical documentation for database configurations, processes, and runbooks

• Active TS/SCI w/ Full Scope Polygraph
• 3+ years of database engineering, database administration, or data platform experienStrong proficiency in SQL and relational database concepts
• 3+ years of experience with one or more database technologies such as: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server
• Experience with performance tuning (indexing, query optimization, execution plans)
• Knowledge of backup/recovery processes and data protection strategies
• Experience troubleshooting production issues and supporting operational environments