#x 9; Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications using Microsoft Azure services. Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define technical requirements and deliver high-quality software. Implement best practices for application development, including security, scalability, and performance optimization. Supervise that developers write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in languages such as C#, Java, or Python. Develop and maintain APIs, microservices, ...
Senior Database Engineer
**Pay will be market rate**
**Candidates must be local to the Washington, DC metro area**
*Requires active SECRET security clearance to start*
Job Description:
Our customer is seeking a skilled and visionary Sr. Database Engineer to lead their cloud strategy and design robust solutions within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem to help modernize a legacy application to the newest technology and approach available in the Azure Cloud. You will play a critical role in shaping their cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, guide technical decisions, and drive innovation. If you’re passionate about cloud architecture and have a deep understanding of Azure services, we encourage you to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deploy cloud-native applications using Microsoft Azure services.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define technical requirements and deliver high-quality software.
- Implement best practices for application development, including security, scalability, and performance optimization.
- Supervise that developers write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in languages such as C#, Java, or Python.
- Develop and maintain APIs, microservices, and serverless components.
- Ensure seamless modernization between on-premises systems to cloud-based applications.
- Monitor application performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize resource utilization.
- Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
- Stay up to date with Azure services, industry trends, and emerging technologies
Required Qualifications:
- Must have five (5) or more years of support development, enhancement, and maintenance of multiple datasets.
- Must have five (5) or more years of programming language experience of data science technologies.
- Must have five (5) or more years with database/cloud skills and data visualization skills.
- Active secret clearance
- CompTIA Security+ or SSCP (Systems Security Certified Practitioner) Other security-related certs that are accepted (in addition to the above two certs) as well for the DoD IAT Level 2 include the following as well: CCNA Security; CySA+; GICSP; GSEC, CND).
- BA degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Azure services, including Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure SQL Database.
- Proficiency with architecture and data modeling for applications, data flows and securing data at rest and in-transit.
- Proficiency designing and implementing cloud-native applications.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or ARM templates.
- Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless computing.
- Knowledge about cross-domain cloud connection/traffic.
- Familiarity with Azure Dev/Ops, Azure AI, Azure ML, and Azure AI Search.
Nice if you have:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
- Experience with non-SQL databases such as Cosmos DB
What happens next:
Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry – even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means our team of expert recruiters will have access to your profile, making your opportunities limitless.
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