Senior Database Developer (Lead)

BDR Solutions, LLC, (BDR) supports the U.S. Federal Government in successfully achieving its mission and goals. Our service and solution delivery starts with understanding each client's end-state, and then seamlessly integrating within each Agency's organization to improve and enhance business and technical operations and deployments.

BDR is seeking a Sr. Database Developer (Lead) to join our growing team! This position will be performed virtually from the individual's home office working on EST time schedule. This position requires US Citizenship with a Public Trust or the ability to obtain one.

(Military Veterans and HUBZone candidates are highly encouraged to apply)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Database Developer (Lead Position) with extensive experience in both Oracle and PostgreSQL development and a strong background in cloud-based data platforms. This role is ideal for someone who excels at providing technical leadership and architectural guidance for database initiatives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in PL/SQL and SQL development, cloud migration, and performance optimization, and will be comfortable interfacing with both technical teams and stakeholders to support mission-critical systems. Prior experience supporting government clients is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Leadership role in providing guidance and strategic direction on enterprise database development and modernization efforts.

Provide expert level support with PL/SQL development including Procedures, Triggers, Scripting, functions, and packages.

Write and maintain Oracle and PostgreSQL queries, scripts, and stored procedures.

Design and maintain database structures to support software applications and business needs.

Perform data migrations, integrations, and transformations between Oracle and PostgreSQL databases.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams —including application developers, DevOps, and data analysts— to understand data requirements and deliver effective solutions.

Stay up-to-date with Oracle and PostgreSQL technologies and best practices to continuously improve database systems.

Perform query and database tuning to find bottlenecks and improve performance of queries

Provide expert level support and guidance on database migration efforts and tools such as AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), GoldenGate, and other industry-standard platforms

Learn and gain insight on the applications' databases including hosting environment, structure, and code base

Maintain code using Git and GitLab

Help guide database related decision process with the customer

Work on production data support, produce scripts, and deployment instructions

Ensures data availability and disaster recovery planning

Collaborates with development teams to ensure proper database design and usage.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Information Systems, or other related discipline (8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education)

5+ years of experience of Database Development

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Advanced knowledge and hands-on experience with Oracle PL/SQL and PostgreSQL SQL

Proven ability to develop and optimize complex stored procedures, triggers, functions, and packages

Experience with cloud database platforms such as AWS RDS, Amazon Aurora, and/or Azure Database Services

Strong background in database performance tuning and query optimization

Experience using AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and Oracle GoldenGate for database migrations

Familiarity with disaster recovery strategies, high availability architecture, and backup/restoration procedures

Experience with version control systems and deployment pipelines involving database code

Ability to lead technical discussions and make architectural recommendations in collaborative settings

Ability to create professional resolutions in adverse situations with minimal oversight.

Comfort working in agile teams, producing high-quality documentation and deliverables

Prior experience supporting a government client

In addition, U.S Citizenship is required. Select applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and be able to obtain a government-granted security clearance. Individuals may also be subject to a background investigation including, but not limited to criminal history, employment and education verification, drug testing, and creditworthiness.

BDR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or genetic information.