2025-10-02
Leidos
Other
/yr
full-time
part-time
employee
contract
Washington
District of Columbia
20090
United States
Description
Leidos is seeking a skilled Database Engineer to support the DHS Insider Threat Program (ITP) under the HEITS Contract. This is a dynamic opportunity to apply your expertise in designing, sustaining, and evolving the database infrastructure that powers one of DHS’s most critical missions—identifying and mitigating insider threats through advanced analytics, monitoring, and data correlation.
As the Database Engineer, you will:
Maintain and support the ITP database backend infrastructure
Perform routine maintenance: reindexing, backups, transaction log truncation, cluster management
Design and implement database encryption solutions (e.g., Transparent Data Encryption - TDE)
Document and maintain configuration baselines
Develop and execute system recapitalization plans to support capacity growth
Serve as the SME for all database infrastructure
Create and optimize stored procedures, queries, and views
Support data warehouse features and integrations
Optimize database schemas for referential integrity, cascading transactions, indexing, and performance
Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 10+ years
Expertise in Oracle database management, upgrades, and maintenance
Experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, and other database types
Ability to integrate diverse data types into cloud containers (e.g., AWS S3)
Strong understanding of DBMS and database design principles
Experience with database migrations and data lake/repository connectors
Eligibility to obtain DHS EOD SCI clearance
Master’s degree in IT Management, Engineering, or related field
10+ years of experience in IT service delivery management
Familiarity with User Activity Monitoring platforms
Experience with Everfox High Speed Guard Platform
Proficiency with Oracle, Microsoft SQL, PostgreSQL, or other DBMS platforms
Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.
We're the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
