{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"83f989752ecbe7bb3f039e24","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/83f989752ecbe7bb3f039e24","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/83f989752ecbe7bb3f039e24","title":"Postgres Database Administrator (DBA) / Data Engineer","description":"Description\n\nNodal Exchange, the largest power futures exchange in North America, is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the world's largest sets of environmental and electric power futures and options contracts. All transactions on Nodal Exchange (power, environmental and natural gas) are cleared through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nodal Clear, using its award-winning portfolio margining methodology. As leaders in innovation, Nodal Exchange and Nodal Clear have built in-house most of the trading and clearing platforms that fuel our business. Nodal Exchange is part of the EEX Group which is in turn part of the Deutsche Börse Group.\nWe are now looking for talented, innovative individuals to join our team in Tyson’s Corner, VA (DC Metro area).\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nPrimary responsibilities include:\nPostgres Data Engineer\nThe TechOps team scope at Nodal Exchange covers all data services within the organization including production database management, data transformation processes, reporting infrastructure, test data management, data modeling, and more. Across these areas, Nodal seeks to use a project delivery model in which the TechOps team takes responsibility for identifying needs and opportunities and designing solutions, then implementing and deploying them, following up with ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement.\nNodal seeks candidates who have significant experience with technology delivery and database administration but seek to advance their career by deepening their skills across infrastructure/networking and continuously improving Nodal’s data architecture.\nThis candidate will be responsible for providing Data support to teams across the company. The candidate is also expected to provide responsive database operational support and modernize data warehouse and reporting solutions. You will be part of a team with cross-divisional responsibility for Data Warehousing, Data Self Services, Big Data and Data Science within a regulated environment. The candidate is expected to be able to fully understand all components of data architecture (physical/logical replication, monitoring, provisioning, performance tuning at both SQL/system levels, etc.).\nThe TechOps team scope at Nodal Exchange covers all data services within the organization including production database management, data transformation processes, reporting infrastructure, test data management, data modeling, and more. Across these areas, Nodal seeks to use a project delivery model in which the TechOps team takes responsibility for identifying needs and opportunities and designing solutions, then implementing and deploying them, following up with ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement.\nNodal seeks candidates who have significant experience with technology delivery and database administration but seek to advance their career by deepening their skills across infrastructure/networking and continuously improving Nodal’s data architecture.\nThis candidate will be responsible for providing Data support to teams across the company. The candidate is also expected to provide responsive database operational support and modernize data warehouse and reporting solutions. You will be part of a team with cross-divisional responsibility for Data Warehousing, Data Self Services, Big Data and Data Science within a regulated environment. The candidate is expected to be able to fully understand all components of data architecture (physical/logical replication, monitoring, provisioning, performance tuning at both SQL/system levels, etc.).\n\nSkills, Knowledge & Expertise\n\nRequirements:\nMinimum 4+ years’ experience with database administration including operation, administration (patching, backup/restore, replication), and SQL performance tuning\nExpert understanding of how database internals function (Write-Ahead Logging, Point-in-time recovery, database optimizers, query planning and optimization, etc.)\nStrong Linux experience\nExcellent communication skills\nExperience using JIRA, Confluence\nBachelor’s degree or higher in CS, MIS, Mathematics, or related field\nFamiliarity with cloud technologies like AWS’ data offerings\nUp to date with latest developments in database technology (PostgreSQL or whichever RDBMS they work with most frequently)\nExperience building ETL Pipelines\nCapable of being part of a team with on-call responsibilities for after-hours emergencies\nPreferred:\nExperience with data obfuscation (masking)\nExperience migrating data solutions from on-premises servers to Cloud\nExperience using Python and/or R\nFamiliarity with Ansible and Terraform\nSalary Range: $110,000 - $150,000 per year base salary, when annualized\n\nPay Transparency Notice: The salary range is based on the D.C. metro area, the successful candidate’s starting salary will vary depending on permissible, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to qualifications, skills, and experience. Nodal also offers a wide range of benefits and perks for full-time employees, which may include target bonuses.\n\nJob Benefits\n\nNodal Exchange, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, parental status, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, physical or mental health, hairstyle, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or in any other terms and conditions of employment. Nodal Exchange is an E-verify participant.\nApplicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis\n\nAbout Nodal Exchange\nNodal Exchange is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants in the North American commodities markets. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the largest set of electric power locational (nodal) futures and options contracts and the largest set of environmental futures and options contracts in the world. Nodal Exchange currently offers over 1,000 power contracts on hundreds of unique locations, providing the most effective basis risk management available to market participants.","company":"Nodal Exchange","rawCompany":"nodal exchange","city":"McLean","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T10:23:47.780Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1242.00","title":"Database Administrators","slug":"database-administrators"},{"code":"15-1243.00","title":"Database Architects","slug":"database-architects"},{"code":"15-1243.01","title":"Data Warehousing Specialists","slug":"data-warehousing-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"518210","title":"Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services","slug":"computing-infrastructure-providers-data-processing-web-hosting-and-related-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Postgres Database Administrator (DBA) / Data Engineer","description":"Description\n\nNodal Exchange, the largest power futures exchange in North America, is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the world's largest sets of environmental and electric power futures and options contracts. All transactions on Nodal Exchange (power, environmental and natural gas) are cleared through its wholly owned subsidiary, Nodal Clear, using its award-winning portfolio margining methodology. As leaders in innovation, Nodal Exchange and Nodal Clear have built in-house most of the trading and clearing platforms that fuel our business. Nodal Exchange is part of the EEX Group which is in turn part of the Deutsche Börse Group.\nWe are now looking for talented, innovative individuals to join our team in Tyson’s Corner, VA (DC Metro area).\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nPrimary responsibilities include:\nPostgres Data Engineer\nThe TechOps team scope at Nodal Exchange covers all data services within the organization including production database management, data transformation processes, reporting infrastructure, test data management, data modeling, and more. Across these areas, Nodal seeks to use a project delivery model in which the TechOps team takes responsibility for identifying needs and opportunities and designing solutions, then implementing and deploying them, following up with ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement.\nNodal seeks candidates who have significant experience with technology delivery and database administration but seek to advance their career by deepening their skills across infrastructure/networking and continuously improving Nodal’s data architecture.\nThis candidate will be responsible for providing Data support to teams across the company. The candidate is also expected to provide responsive database operational support and modernize data warehouse and reporting solutions. You will be part of a team with cross-divisional responsibility for Data Warehousing, Data Self Services, Big Data and Data Science within a regulated environment. The candidate is expected to be able to fully understand all components of data architecture (physical/logical replication, monitoring, provisioning, performance tuning at both SQL/system levels, etc.).\nThe TechOps team scope at Nodal Exchange covers all data services within the organization including production database management, data transformation processes, reporting infrastructure, test data management, data modeling, and more. Across these areas, Nodal seeks to use a project delivery model in which the TechOps team takes responsibility for identifying needs and opportunities and designing solutions, then implementing and deploying them, following up with ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement.\nNodal seeks candidates who have significant experience with technology delivery and database administration but seek to advance their career by deepening their skills across infrastructure/networking and continuously improving Nodal’s data architecture.\nThis candidate will be responsible for providing Data support to teams across the company. The candidate is also expected to provide responsive database operational support and modernize data warehouse and reporting solutions. You will be part of a team with cross-divisional responsibility for Data Warehousing, Data Self Services, Big Data and Data Science within a regulated environment. The candidate is expected to be able to fully understand all components of data architecture (physical/logical replication, monitoring, provisioning, performance tuning at both SQL/system levels, etc.).\n\nSkills, Knowledge & Expertise\n\nRequirements:\nMinimum 4+ years’ experience with database administration including operation, administration (patching, backup/restore, replication), and SQL performance tuning\nExpert understanding of how database internals function (Write-Ahead Logging, Point-in-time recovery, database optimizers, query planning and optimization, etc.)\nStrong Linux experience\nExcellent communication skills\nExperience using JIRA, Confluence\nBachelor’s degree or higher in CS, MIS, Mathematics, or related field\nFamiliarity with cloud technologies like AWS’ data offerings\nUp to date with latest developments in database technology (PostgreSQL or whichever RDBMS they work with most frequently)\nExperience building ETL Pipelines\nCapable of being part of a team with on-call responsibilities for after-hours emergencies\nPreferred:\nExperience with data obfuscation (masking)\nExperience migrating data solutions from on-premises servers to Cloud\nExperience using Python and/or R\nFamiliarity with Ansible and Terraform\nSalary Range: $110,000 - $150,000 per year base salary, when annualized\n\nPay Transparency Notice: The salary range is based on the D.C. metro area, the successful candidate’s starting salary will vary depending on permissible, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to qualifications, skills, and experience. Nodal also offers a wide range of benefits and perks for full-time employees, which may include target bonuses.\n\nJob Benefits\n\nNodal Exchange, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, parental status, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, physical or mental health, hairstyle, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or in any other terms and conditions of employment. Nodal Exchange is an E-verify participant.\nApplicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis\n\nAbout Nodal Exchange\nNodal Exchange is a derivatives exchange providing price, credit and liquidity risk management to participants in the North American commodities markets. Nodal Exchange is a leader in innovation, having introduced the largest set of electric power locational (nodal) futures and options contracts and the largest set of environmental futures and options contracts in the world. Nodal Exchange currently offers over 1,000 power contracts on hundreds of unique locations, providing the most effective basis risk management available to market participants.","datePosted":"2026-04-14T10:23:47.780Z","dateModified":"2026-04-14T10:23:47.780Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Nodal Exchange","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"McLean","addressRegion":"VA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"83f989752ecbe7bb3f039e24"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/83f989752ecbe7bb3f039e24"}}