Database Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Title: ? Database Engineer 2 

Department: ?Cyber Solutions/Div 11 

Reports to: Senior Program Manager 

Revision date: 6/10/2025 

FLSA Status: Exempt?  

Location: Columbia, MD? ? ? ? ?  

Level: T2 

Rate of Pay: $150k-$185k  

 
Company Overview 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.?

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply. 

Position Summary: 

Comtech Systems, Inc. (CSI) is looking for a?Database Engineer (DBE) 2 to support one of our government clients in Columbia, MD. 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide technical expertise for database design, development, implementation, information storage and retrieval, and data flow and analysis.?
• Develop relational and object-oriented databases, database parsers, and database loading software.?
• Project long-range requirements for database administration and design.?
• Develop a database structure that fits into the overall architecture of the system under development and how to make trades among data volumes, number of users, logical and physical distribution, response times, retention rules, security, and domain controls.?

• Work primarily at the front end of the lifecycle requirements through system acceptance testing and Initial Operational Capability (IOC).?
• Develop requirements from a project's inception to its conclusion for a particular business and Information Technology (IT) subject matter area (i.e., simple to complex systems).?
• Assist with recommendations, analysis, and evaluation of systems improvements, optimization, development, and maintenance efforts.?
• Translate a set of requirements and data into a usable document by creating or recreating ad hoc queries, scripts, and macros; update existing queries, create new ones to manipulate data into a master file; and build complex systems using queries, tables, and Open Database Connectivity, and database storage and retrieval using Cloud methodologies.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain.

 
Qualifications:? 

• Five (5) years of experience as a DBE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.?
• Four (4) additional years of DBE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

Education: 

• A bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.?

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.