Staff Database Engineer

Staff Database Engineer

Job ID:STAFF-DBE-CU-1534145

Position Type:Full Time

Location: Colorado Springs Colorado. This position is not remote.

Travel Requirements:

• Expect up to 3 international trips per year 2-3 weeks each with company-paid airfare lodging and per-diem.
• Must hold (or be able to obtain) a U.S. passport valid for 6 months past each trip.

Salary Range:In compliance with Colorados Equal Pay for Equal Work Act the salary range for this role is$130000 - $145000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates relevant work experience skills certifications and geographic location.

Additional Compensation:This position is eligible for an end-of-year bonus.

Employment Benefits:Bluestaq offers a wide range of competitive benefits including Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Disability Insurance Paid Leave and 401k. For more information regarding Bluestaq benefits please visit Innovation Powers Impact

Ready to turn your expertise into impact Welcome to Bluestaq.

About Bluestaq

At Bluestaq were not just another tech company-were a mission-driven team of innovators problem-solvers and trailblazers. Whether supporting space exploration defense systems global alliances government initiatives healthcare advancements or commercial breakthroughs our work spans industries that shape the future. Founded in 2018 Bluestaq has quickly become a leader in enterprise software and secure data management. Our name A nod to our roots-blue (military shorthand for the good guys) and staq (as in software stack).

Recognized Excellence

We dont just talk about excellence-we deliver it. Bluestaq has earned national recognition as one of Inc. Magazines Fastest-Growing Private Companies and is consistently ranked among Colorados Best Workplaces. Whether were supporting national security enabling healthcare advancements or driving commercial innovation were committed to building data management solutions that matter.

Why Colorado Springs

• Tech Talent Hotspot - Ranked #2 up-and-coming tech market in North America by CBRE (2024).
• Top Place to Live - Named #3 Best Place to Live in the U.S. and Most Desirable City overall by U.S. News (2024-25).
• Neighborly Spirit - Recognized as Americas Most Neighborly City (2024) for community engagement and quality of life.
• Active Lifestyle Hub - Top 5 for hiking and fitness blending outdoor recreation and wellness (2022).
• Pet-Friendly Leader - Ranked #1 Most Pet-Friendly City in the U.S. (2023) for furry scaly and feathery friends.
• Womens Workforce Haven - Ranked #6 Best City for Women in the Workforce by Checkr (2025) highlighting earning potential and female leadership opportunities.

With 300 days of sunshine and the Rocky Mountains as your backdrop Colorado Springs offers the perfect mix of urban energy and outdoor adventure.

Join the Mission

Ready to push boundaries with tech that transforms industries At Bluestaq we engineer secure scalable data ecosystems for space defense healthcare and beyond. Join us to tackle mission-critical challenges protect the worlds most valuable data and build whats next. Lets make extraordinary possible - together.

Position Description:

The position of Bluestaq Database Engineer is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys taking full responsibility for creating testing and implementing data warehousing solutions. The primary focus of this position is on moving data in and out of our enterprise data management platform. As an experienced and innovative Bluestaq Database Engineer you will be responsible for helping our engineering team build large-scale data architectures across multiple database technologies (SQL and NoSQL) and designs to support some of the countrys most critical national security challenges. Are you ready to utilize your database experience to prioritize data movement through our software platforms

What you will be doing:

• Relational database design data modeling DDL performance tuning and extensive work with SQL
• Work with data/row-level security features such as Postgres RLS.
• Become familiar with and work on other NoSQL datastore technologies such as MongoDB Amazon RDS Amazon EMR Amazon Athena
• Design and implement large-scale ingest systems in a big data environment.
• Develop custom solutions/code to ingest and exploit new and existing data sources.
• Work with the Bluestaq development team to improve application performance.
• Provide ETL experience simultaneously with enterprise search capabilities to unlock big data hurdles.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues in the data pipelines
• Proactively identify issues and propose solutions with corresponding context/data.
• Stay up to date with industry best practices and trends to apply to future software architectures.
• Facilitates mentorship and healthy collaboration across the program.

Basic Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience with and managing data across one of the following relational SQL databases: Postgres MySQL Oracle SQL Server.
• Experience with and managing data across a non-relational database such as MongoDB.
• A general understanding of software development concepts.
• Experience working in a Linux environment.
• Knowledge of Common Table Expressions concepts.
• Knowledge of Dynamic SQL concepts.
• Familiarity and/or experience with NoSQL databases such Cassandra HDFS Redis and Elasticsearch.
• Experience with database security and best practices.
• Scope work on complex projects involving multiple engineers and ensures the teams delivery.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Display a strong sense of ownership for projects.

Why Join Us

• Purpose-Driven Work: Support systems that power industries and critical operations including healthcare and defense.
• Continuous Growth: Expand your technical expertise with hands-on projects and mentorship.
• Dynamic Environment: Be part of a team that thrives on problem-solving learning and collaboration.
• Ready to make an impact Apply today and help shape the future of data management in healthcare defense and beyond!
• Your Impact Starts Here. Are you ready to build secure scalable and high-performing data systems Join Bluestaq and help drive innovation in data engineering. Apply today and be part of a mission that matters.

Required Education:6 years of software engineering and database engineering experience with a Bachelor of Science degree OR Associate degree with 2 additional years of experience beyond the minimum may be substituted in lieu of a degree OR a High School Diploma with 4 additional years of experience beyond the minimum may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

Date the Position Closes: Applications will be accepted until Monday August 25 2025 or until the position is filled whichever comes first.

Clearance Requirement:This position requires the ability to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance. To be eligible for a security clearance US Citizenship is and an employee must agree to participate in a background screen and credit check. Eligibility for a TS/SCI Clearance will be assessed as part of the onboarding process or based on programmatic needs.

Relocation:This position does not offer relocation. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Bluestaq is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis age 40 and over color disability gender identity genetic information military or veteran status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation or any other status protected by state or local law.

Bluestaq will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities and employees whose work requirements interfere with a religious belief unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Bluestaq or a direct threat. Employees needing such accommodation are instructed to contact Human Resources immediately at

Required Experience:

Staff IC