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Database Engineer (MongoDB, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS)

Peraton


Job Location:

Lanham, MD - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 86000 - 138000
Posted: 5 November 2026 (6 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 2 February 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the worlds leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider we deliver trusted highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land sea space air and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day our employees do the cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced Database Engineer MongoDB Aurora PostgreSQL AWS RDB & Oracleto provide database expertise and technical guidance to a development team supporting enterprise applications by design and implement data infrastructure ETL pipelines and integration solutions to the Federal Agency customer. This individual will also support the Data Architect with database design performance tuning optimization and data pipeline development efforts while providing hands-on expertise with MongoDB Oracle Databricks and relational database technologies.

Work Location: Onsite; Lanham Maryland

Shift Schedule: 8am - 5pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)

What You Will Do:

  • Design and implement ETL workflows using Informatica and Glue
  • Develop data transformation logic for schema compliance data accuracy and data quality
  • Integrate data from on-prem cloud and legacy systems
  • Implement data validation and quality checks
  • Optimize pipeline performance and reliability
  • Maintain data lineage tracking and documentation
  • Serve as the Data SME providing technical expertise and guidance to development and technical teams.
  • Support database design data modeling performance tuning optimization implementation and operational support.
  • Support MongoDB Aurora PostgreSQL RDS and relational database environments including Oracle.
  • Supporting the ETL platforms for large-scale databases exceeding 5TB ensuring scalability reliability and performance.
  • Troubleshoot complex database issues and identify opportunities for performance and operational improvements.
  • Support Databricks and enterprise-level data solutions.
  • Collaborate with developers architects and technical teams to develop and maintain scalable high-performing data integration solutions.
Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors Degree and 5 years of professional experience or a High School Diploma/equivalent and 9 years of professional experience.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust level clearance.
  • 5 years of demonstrated database ETL experience.
  • Strong hands-on expertise with MongoDB Aurora PostgreSQL RDS relational database technologies including Oracle.
  • Strong experience with ETL tools such as Informatica AWS Glue.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale databases greater than 5TB and optimizing enterprise database environments to ensure performance scalability reliability and availability.
  • Ability to provide technical expertise and guidance on database architecture design implementation and operational support.

Preferred Skills:

  • Active IRS MBI Clearance
  • Experience with Databricks.
  • Databricks foundational/basic certification desired.
  • Informatica/AWS Glue certification desired.
  • Experience supporting highly scalable enterprise-level database environments.
Target Salary Range
$86000 - $138000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position the individuals experience education knowledge skills and competencies as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position employees may be eligible for overtime shift differential and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical dental vision life health savings account short/long term disability EAP parental leave 401(k) paid time off (PTO) for vacation and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at Statements


Required Experience:

IC


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Peraton provides innovative solutions for the most sensitive and critical programs in government today, developed and executed by scientists, engineers, and other experts.

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