Database Developer/Architect
General Dynamics Information Technology
Job Description
<h3><u>Type of Requisition:</u></h3>Pipeline<p style="text-align:left"><u><b>Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:</b></u></p>None<p style="text-align:left"><u><b>Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:</b></u></p>None<h3><u>Public Trust/Other Required:</u></h3>Other<p style="text-align:left"><u><b>Job Family:</b></u></p>IT Infrastructure and Operations<h3><u>Job Qualifications:</u></h3><h3>Skills:</h3>Database Architecture, Database Engineering, Informix SQL<h3>Certifications:</h3>None<h3>Experience:</h3>3 + years of related experience<h3>US Citizenship Required:</h3>No<p style="text-align:left"><u><b>Job Description:</b></u></p><p>Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a <b>Database Developer </b>and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.</p><h3>MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT</h3><p>As a Database Developer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our cloud‑modernization customer supporting large‑scale enterprise transformation initiatives. You will play a crucial role in architecting, modernizing, and optimizing both cloud‑native and traditional relational databases to support secure, performant, and mission‑critical data operations.</p><ul><li>Use your skills in the design, migration, and optimization of hybrid data architectures that integrate cloud database services with legacy relational systems such as DB2, Informix and MySQL</li>
<li>Collaborate with cloud engineers, application developers, data modelers, and cybersecurity teams to align database solutions with mission requirements, performance targets, and security standards</li>
<li>Drive database modernization efforts by implementing automation, resolving complex data integration challenges, and introducing innovative solutions to support cloud adoption and mission resiliency</li>
<li>Utilize Oracle, AWS and Azure cloud database services (RDS, Aurora, Azure SQL), Informix, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other relational and NoSQL platforms, along with data modeling techniques, SQL scripting, database performance tuning, and DevSecOps practices</li>
</ul><h3>WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED</h3><p>Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Database Developer must have:</p><ul><li>Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT ,software engineering or equivalent experience</li>
</ul><p>Preferred Technical Training, Certification(s): Azure Database Engineer, AWS Certified Database Engineers</p><ul><li>Experience: 3+ years of related experience</li>
<li>Technical skills: experience with cloud database platforms, Informix and MySQL administration, SQL,PL/SQL development, data modeling, performance tuning, database security, and data migration across hybrid environments. Familiarity with languages like Python, Java, or C# that integrate with databases. Experience supporting legacy-to-cloud migrations or enterprise modernization init