[Hiring] Database Engineer @SAIC

Role 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).

• 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.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with AWS RDS and EC2.
• Proficiency in database performance tuning (query optimization, indexing, configuration).
• Experience in designing and optimizing schemas, tables, indexes, and views.
• Ability to identify and resolve data inconsistencies and database-related issues.
• Knowledge of monitoring database performance using metrics and monitoring tools.

Requirements

• Manage enterprise databases hosted on AWS RDS and EC2.
• Support database reliability, scalability, and operational health.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $130-135k.
• Position funded through March 2026, with potential extension through June 2026.

Company Description

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 includes 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.

• Approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities.
• SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with annual revenues of approximately $7.5 billion.
• For more information, visit saic.com .
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