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You'll support a large existing database environment while helping evaluate future cloud and database technologies that could shape the customer's long-term modernization roadmap.\n\nThis is an excellent opportunity for an experienced database professional who wants to move beyond traditional administration and play a meaningful role in architecture, technology evaluation, and modernization within a sophisticated national-security environment.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nDesign, manage, and optimize scalable, secure enterprise database and cloud infrastructure\nSupport and improve large-scale database environments while helping define future architecture and technology direction\nEvaluate Oracle/OCI, AWS, Azure, and other database or cloud technologies for future modernization initiatives\nDevelop database architectures supporting distributed data sources, platforms, applications, and classified environments\nDrive database performance through query optimization, indexing strategies, capacity planning, and infrastructure improvements\nDesign and implement data security, backup, recovery, resiliency, and availability strategies\nSupport data integration and interoperability across multiple platforms and environments\nDocument database architectures, configurations, integrations, and technical recommendations\nProvide technical recommendations to customers and engineering leadership regarding future database and cloud investments\nCollaborate with software, RF, ELINT, cloud, database, and other technical specialists across a multidisciplinary engineering team\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nBachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant database/cloud engineering experience OR Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience\nActive TS/SCI security clearance required – inactive or previously held clearances cannot be considered\nStrong enterprise database engineering, administration, or architecture experience\nExperience with Oracle/OCI, AWS, Azure, or comparable enterprise database and cloud platforms\nStrong SQL, database design, data modeling, and performance tuning experience\nExperience with query optimization and indexing strategies\nUnderstanding of cloud database architecture, distributed data environments, and data integration\nExperience with database security, backup, recovery, availability, and resiliency\nAbility to evaluate technologies and make informed architectural recommendations\nAbility and willingness to work 100% onsite in a secure SCIF environment\n\nPreferred Backgrounds\n\nOracle and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)\nAWS or Azure cloud database environments\nExperience across multiple enterprise database technologies or cloud platforms\nCloud migration, database modernization, or platform evaluation initiatives\nOCI Architect, OCI Implementation Specialist, or related cloud certifications\nLarge-scale enterprise or highly distributed database environments\nExperience integrating data across secure or classified networks\nDefense, intelligence, Electronic Warfare, SIGINT, ELINT, or other national-security programs\nExperience advising government or enterprise customers on database architecture and technology strategy\n\nIdeal Candidate Profile\n\nThe ideal candidate combines the hands-on technical depth of a senior database engineer with the broader thinking of a database or cloud architect.\n\nYou should be comfortable optimizing the environment that exists today while also asking what the environment should look like tomorrow. The strongest candidates will have exposure to multiple database and cloud technologies and be capable of objectively evaluating platforms rather than being tied to a single solution.\n\nYou'll also enjoy working collaboratively with engineers from multiple disciplines and be comfortable translating complex technical considerations into recommendations that help customers make long-term technology decisions.\n\nWhy This Opportunity\n\nWork on sophisticated classified technology supporting critical U.S. national-security missions\nOpportunity to influence the future direction of a substantial enterprise data environment\nGo beyond traditional DBA responsibilities into architecture, modernization, and technology strategy\nEvaluate Oracle/OCI, AWS, Azure, and other potential technologies as part of future platform decisions\nJoin a multidisciplinary team of approximately 20–30 engineers and technical specialists\nExceptional 10% employer retirement contribution, significantly above a traditional company match\n4+ weeks of PTO beginning immediately\n100% tuition support for continued education\nCompensation flexibility for exceptional senior engineers, with leveling based on experience\nJoin a mission-focused R&D environment tackling challenging technical problems with real-world national-security impact","company":"Hiring Method","rawCompany":"hiring method","city":"Dayton","state":"OH","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-22T15:17:17.316Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1243.00","title":"Database Architects","slug":"database-architects"},{"code":"15-1242.00","title":"Database Administrators","slug":"database-administrators"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"}],"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":"Cloud Database Engineer","description":"\\\n\nLocation: Dayton / Fairborn, OH – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base area\n\nWork Setting: 100% onsite in a secure SCIF environment; no hybrid or remote flexibility\n\nTravel: Minimal, expected to be 10% or less\n\nCompensation: Approximately $130,000–$186,000 base salary depending on experience and leveling\n\nBenefits: 10% employer retirement contribution, 4+ weeks of PTO starting immediately, 100% tuition support, comprehensive medical and employee benefits, and potential sign-on assistance for qualified candidates\n\nSecurity Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance required on Day 1\n\nPosition Summary\n\nA mission-driven research and development organization supporting U.S. national security is seeking a Staff Cloud Database Engineer / Architect to join a multidisciplinary technical team supporting highly classified work in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base environment.\n\nThis is a senior, hands-on role combining enterprise database engineering, cloud architecture, performance optimization, and technical strategy. 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