Senior Cloud Database Developer

Company Overview

XPECT Solutions, LLC has built a strong reputation by supporting our clients in meeting their strategic goals and mission objectives. We provide high quality resources for a wide range of IT and security solutions at best-value pricing. Our success is built on a solid foundation of well-vetted, highly technical personnel, a disciplined project management approach, and an overarching commitment to customer service.

We develop, test, deploy, and support exceptional solutions that enhance system functionality, while maximizing reliability and availability, and ensure the tightest security.

In this role, you will support the health, performance, security, and scalability of the Data Warehouse and underlying cloud database ecosystems (e.g., AWS Redshift, PostgreSQL/Aurora). You will actively lead data architecture modernizations, optimize high-volume analytical query performance for BI engines (likeWebFOCUS), and enforce the security posture.

• Database Architecture & Provisioning:
  Lead the engineering, configuration, performance tuning, andlife cycle management of cloud-native analytical data stores (Amazon Redshift, AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS)
• Performance Optimization & Query Tuning:
  Proactively monitor system performance, optimize database parameters, design indexing/partitioning/distribution strategies, and refactor complex SQLstored procedures to accelerate query execution for reporting tools like WebFOCUS
• Database Migration & Integration:
  Oversee the migration, replication, and synchronization of legacy data assets into modern cloud repositories using tools such as AWS Database Migration Service(DMS) and containerized pipeline orchestrators (e.g., Apache Airflow).
• Dev Sec Ops  & Automation:
  Write operational automation scripts (using Python, Bash, or Infrastructure-as-Code frameworks like Terraform/Cloud Formation) for automated schema deployments, DDL/DMLmigrations, health checks, and database maintenance tasks
• Collaborative Data Support:
  Partner directly with Data Engineers, Business Analysts, and Software Architects to review schema designs, enforce data modeling best practices, and resolve complex data integration bottlenecks.

• Active Top Secret Clearance
• Experience:
  
  8+ years of progressive experience in database development and administration, with atleast 4+ years dedicated to cloud database platforms (AWS preferred) supporting high-volume data warehouses or BI environments
• Core Technical Stack:
  Advanced expertise in Amazon Redshift and PostgreSQL / Aurora administration.
• ETL & Orchestration:
  Direct experience configuring database targets and connection pools for Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, or similar modern orchestration platforms.
• SQL Mastery:
  Expert-level proficiency in advanced SQL, query plan analysis, query tuning, stored procedures, and schema optimization.
• Scripting & Automation:
  Strong hands-on scripting skills in Python or Bash for automating database maintenance, monitoring alerts, and data pipeline tasks.
• Backup & Security:
  Deep knowledge of cloud DB security practices and HA/DR strategies.

• BI Tool Integration:
  Familiarity with optimizing database performance specifically for TIBCOWebFOCUS or similar enterprise BI reporting engines.
• Federal Financial Domain:
  Domain awareness of federal financial data structures (e.g., UFMS,procurement datasets) and government data governance policies.
• Certifications:
  
  AWS Certified Database - Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or relevant database industry certifications

Xpect Solutions, LLC is a one-of-a-kind employer with a talented team that is cleared at various levels and is certified in dozens of industry-recognized certifications.…