Database Architect - Careers at Leidos
Leidos
Database Architect - Careers at Leidos
Job Description
Database Architect Opportunity at Leidos
Join Leidos in supporting the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD), a mission-critical initiative for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This role focuses on screening and processing travelers at U.S. ports of entry, demanding innovative database solutions for high-stakes operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead architectural design and development of databases across multiple applications in the portfolio.
- Define system solutions balancing user needs, costs, and integration with existing platforms.
- Collaborate with Architecture team to standardize systems, tools, and security practices.
- Coordinate with app architects to evaluate emerging technologies for DB enhancement and innovation.
- Model and document logical/conceptual data relationships for complex apps.
- Identify requirements, research options, and implement leadership-level solutions.
- Conduct technical planning, system integration, verification/validation, cost/risk assessments.
Basic Qualifications
- BS/BA + 12+ years relevant experience; Masters + 10+ years; or 16+ years without degree.
- 8+ years in database design/modeling (relational, dimensional, NoSQL).
- 5-7 years administering PostgreSQL, Oracle, NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra).
- Expertise in data warehouses/lakes, ETL/ELT (dbt, Airflow), data governance/MDM.
- Strong data security/compliance, performance tuning (Delta Lake, partitioning).
- Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP); ETL design; resiliency strategies; observability tools.
- US Citizen; eligible for CBP Background Investigation.
This hybrid role requires onsite presence in Ashburn, VA twice weekly. Be a self-starter and leader in a dynamic Enterprise Architecture team using Confluence and advanced tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- PL/SQL/PG/SQL decomposition experience.
- Databricks/Delta Lake architecture.
- Advanced NoSQL (document, key-value, graph).
- OpenMetadata for data cataloging/lineage.
Apply your expertise to national security missions at Leidos.
Locations
- Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Salary
131,300 - 237,350 USD / yearly
131,300 - 237,350 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Database design and modeling (relational, dimensional, NoSQL)intermediate
- PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra administrationintermediate
- Data warehouses, data lakes, ETL/ELT pipelines (dbt, Airflow)intermediate
- Data governance, Master Data Management (MDM)intermediate
- Data security, compliance, performance tuning (partitioning, indexing, Delta Lake)intermediate
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)intermediate
- Databricks, Delta Lake, OpenMetadataintermediate
- Database backup, recovery, high availability, observabilityintermediate
Required Qualifications
- BS/BA + 12+ years experience or Masters + 10+ years or 16+ years without degree (experience)
- 8+ years database design/modeling expertise (experience)
- 5-7 years DBMS administration (PostgreSQL, Oracle, NoSQL) (experience)
- US Citizen with ability to obtain CBP Background Investigation (experience)
- Hybrid onsite requirement: Ashburn, VA twice weekly (experience)
Responsibilities
- Architect databases for mission-critical CBP applications
- Define solutions based on user needs, cost, and integration
- Develop policies for systems, tools, and security with Architecture team
- Evaluate/recommend technologies for DB innovation
- Design/model data relationships, implement ETL, resiliency, observability
- Perform technical planning, integration, V&V, risk assessments
Benefits
- general: Competitive salary $131,300 - $237,350
- general: Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance
- general: 401(k) matching and retirement plans
- general: Professional development and tuition reimbursement
- general: Paid time off, flexible hybrid work (2 days onsite Ashburn, VA)
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Database Architect - Careers at Leidos
Leidos
Database Architect - Careers at Leidos
Job Description
Database Architect Opportunity at Leidos
Join Leidos in supporting the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD), a mission-critical initiative for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This role focuses on screening and processing travelers at U.S. ports of entry, demanding innovative database solutions for high-stakes operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead architectural design and development of databases across multiple applications in the portfolio.
- Define system solutions balancing user needs, costs, and integration with existing platforms.
- Collaborate with Architecture team to standardize systems, tools, and security practices.
- Coordinate with app architects to evaluate emerging technologies for DB enhancement and innovation.
- Model and document logical/conceptual data relationships for complex apps.
- Identify requirements, research options, and implement leadership-level solutions.
- Conduct technical planning, system integration, verification/validation, cost/risk assessments.
Basic Qualifications
- BS/BA + 12+ years relevant experience; Masters + 10+ years; or 16+ years without degree.
- 8+ years in database design/modeling (relational, dimensional, NoSQL).
- 5-7 years administering PostgreSQL, Oracle, NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra).
- Expertise in data warehouses/lakes, ETL/ELT (dbt, Airflow), data governance/MDM.
- Strong data security/compliance, performance tuning (Delta Lake, partitioning).
- Cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP); ETL design; resiliency strategies; observability tools.
- US Citizen; eligible for CBP Background Investigation.
This hybrid role requires onsite presence in Ashburn, VA twice weekly. Be a self-starter and leader in a dynamic Enterprise Architecture team using Confluence and advanced tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- PL/SQL/PG/SQL decomposition experience.
- Databricks/Delta Lake architecture.
- Advanced NoSQL (document, key-value, graph).
- OpenMetadata for data cataloging/lineage.
Apply your expertise to national security missions at Leidos.
Locations
- Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Salary
131,300 - 237,350 USD / yearly
131,300 - 237,350 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Database design and modeling (relational, dimensional, NoSQL)intermediate
- PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Cassandra administrationintermediate
- Data warehouses, data lakes, ETL/ELT pipelines (dbt, Airflow)intermediate
- Data governance, Master Data Management (MDM)intermediate
- Data security, compliance, performance tuning (partitioning, indexing, Delta Lake)intermediate
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)intermediate
- Databricks, Delta Lake, OpenMetadataintermediate
- Database backup, recovery, high availability, observabilityintermediate
Required Qualifications
- BS/BA + 12+ years experience or Masters + 10+ years or 16+ years without degree (experience)
- 8+ years database design/modeling expertise (experience)
- 5-7 years DBMS administration (PostgreSQL, Oracle, NoSQL) (experience)
- US Citizen with ability to obtain CBP Background Investigation (experience)
- Hybrid onsite requirement: Ashburn, VA twice weekly (experience)
Responsibilities
- Architect databases for mission-critical CBP applications
- Define solutions based on user needs, cost, and integration
- Develop policies for systems, tools, and security with Architecture team
- Evaluate/recommend technologies for DB innovation
- Design/model data relationships, implement ETL, resiliency, observability
- Perform technical planning, integration, V&V, risk assessments
Benefits
- general: Competitive salary $131,300 - $237,350
- general: Comprehensive health, dental, vision insurance
- general: 401(k) matching and retirement plans
- general: Professional development and tuition reimbursement
- general: Paid time off, flexible hybrid work (2 days onsite Ashburn, VA)
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