Production and Data Sustainment Engineer

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can:
Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

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, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.

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This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with CI polygraph.

Vantor is seeking a Production & Data Sustainment Engineer to ensure the smooth operation of production applications and databases, including GIS systems, manage data pipelines, and maintain data standards across systems. The ideal candidate brings expertise in database management, application sustainment, GIS data handling, and operational support in medium to large enterprise environments, with the ability to adapt to evolving business and technical priorities.

This project supports a hard and deeply buried target mission set, providing critical analytic insights to government stakeholders. Success depends on the ability to sustain critical production systems, uphold data and GIS standards, and anticipate operational or security risks. Success also requires strong communication and adaptability as organizational needs and technical roadmaps evolve. The work directly impacts national security objectives by transforming complex data into actionable intelligence in a highly specialized and sensitive domain.

• This position is full time onsite in Reston, VA.
• Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot production applications and databases, including ESRI GIS portals and other enterprise systems.
• Support data integration and pipelines, ensuring accurate and consistent flow of information between systems.
• Maintain data standards and schema consistency across applications and databases, including geospatial datasets.
• Provide technical expertise in application and database sustainment, including schema management, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and connectivity components.
• Collaborate with development and operational teams to resolve technical issues and align sustainment activities with evolving business priorities.
• Identify and mitigate potential security and operational risks in production applications.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, processes, and best practices for sustaining applications, databases, and GIS systems

• Current/active TS/SCI security clearance and be willing and able to obtain CI polygraph.
• 6 years of professional experience in database administration or related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Database Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS internals (e.g., SQL Server, Postgre
  
  SQL, Oracle) and database administration best practices.
• Experience with data integration, ETL pipelines, or scripting (e.g., Python, Shell, Perl).
• Familiarity with GIS data structures, ESRI ArcGIS portals, geodatabases, and backend connectivity components.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in high-volume production environments.
• Understanding of security, compliance, and operational best practices for production applications.

• Master's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience working in a classified or DoD environment.
• Experience with cloud-based databases and applications (AWS, Azure, RDS, etc.).
• Experience with…