Database Engineer (PostgreSQL)

Location: Onsite or hybrid in Dayton, Ohio; position listed in Beavercreek, Ohio

Company

hirify.global provides engineering and advanced technology solutions for intelligence, national security, and Department of Defense missions.

What you will do

• Design, configure, maintain, and optimize relational, NoSQL, distributed, and leaderless databases for the GEMSTONE platform.
• Deploy and sustain databases supporting microservices in containerized Kubernetes environments.
• Develop schema designs, data models, indexing strategies, and optimized SQL queries.
• Automate database provisioning, backups, recovery, replication, and migrations through Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Implement data governance, audit logging, access control, and cybersecurity requirements while monitoring database health and availability.
• Collaborate with software, platform, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and government stakeholders on API-driven data access, documentation, and operational procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• 1–5 years of professional experience supporting database technologies.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, or MSSQL, and NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB, Couchbase, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, Redis, or distributed databases.
• Knowledge of distributed consensus, replication, SQL optimization, database design, normalization, and data modeling.
• Familiarity with Linux and basic scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.

Nice to have

• Experience with ETL, Kubernetes, containerized applications, distributed microservices, and cloud databases.
• Knowledge of API-driven integration patterns and the Transactional Outbox pattern.
• Experience with PostgreSQL scaling and replication, high-availability architectures, DevSecOps, and CI/CD tools.
• Familiarity with digital engineering, MBSE, modeling and simulation, analytics, AI/ML, NIST RMF, STIGs, or DoD cybersecurity requirements.
• Experience with observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Loki.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven collaboration with software engineers, DevSecOps architects, product leads, mission experts, defense specialists, and government stakeholders.
• Agile and secure development practices with emphasis on clarity, precision, communication, and iterative delivery.
• No travel required; standard working hours.
• Benefits may include a 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, and a flexible work schedule.
• Professional training and development opportunities.