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SQL Developer

Peraton

Washington, DC · HybridFull-time$80–128K/yrPosted 4 days agoStill listed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$80–128K/yr
Location
Washington, DCHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearance

Job overview

Peraton seeks a SQL Developer to support the CFTC Data Engineering and Processing project, maintaining processes that ingest financial market data for regulatory and analytical systems. The role develops and supports SQL solutions in AWS cloud environments, databases, and data pipelines. It requires up to three onsite days and two teleworking days each week in Washington, DC.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

SQLAWS Cloud DatabasesSQL ServerXML ProcessingDelimited Data ProcessingAgile Engineering SupportAWS DevelopmentETL ProcessingAgile Software Development

Qualifications

Bachelor's or 5 Years Experience, Associate or 7 Years, or High School or 9 YearsUS CitizenshipPublic Trust Clearance EligibilityActive Public Trust or Other ClearanceMaster's in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Statistics or Related Field and 2 Years Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is looking to add a SQL Developer to our ongoing development, maintenance, and data engineering team. We support the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Data Engineering and Processing (DEAP) project by providing analyses, solutions and maintenance of many processes that ingest financial market data used across multiple CFTC regulatory and analytical systems, including high volume, mission critical data ingest pipelines. These processes and the data ingested are critical to the mission of the CFTC.

This position requires up to three (3) specific days onsite in the Washington DC facility and two (2) teleworking days per week.

What You Will Do:

  • Serve as a member of an Agile team to provide engineering support and maintenance of services and processes that migrate and promote data and algorithms to the AWS cloud environment and supporting cloud databases.

  • Design, code, test and implement AWS cloud-based solutions in SQL.

  • Work with the customer and Peraton team on requirements gathering and task estimation.

  • Perform routine data checks, code development and quality checks.

  • Support database planning, design and implementation.

  • Support systems analysis, design and implementation.

  • Support code reviews and cloud deployments.

  • Provide regular status updates on progress both within the Agile framework and via weekly status reporting.

  • Serve as a member of an Agile team to provide engineering support and maintenance of services and processes that migrate and promote data and algorithms to the AWS cloud environment and supporting cloud databases.

  • Design, code, test and implement AWS cloud-based solutions in SQL.

  • Work with the customer and Peraton team on requirements gathering and task estimation.

  • Perform routine data checks, code development and quality checks.

  • Support database planning, design and implementation.

  • Support systems analysis, design and implementation.

  • Support code reviews and cloud deployments.

  • Provide regular status updates on progress both within the Agile framework and via weekly status reporting.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree and 5 years professional experience; or AS/AA degree and 7 years professional experience; or high school diploma/equivalent and 9 years of professional experience.

  • Familiar with tools such as AWS Cloud databases using SQL Server.

  • Experience with processing XML, CSV and other delimited data files.

  • Knowledge and experience working with Agile team member to provide engineer support and maintenance.

  • Must be US Citizen; must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance and cannot start before cleared.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Active Public Trust or other active clearance.

  • AWS developer experience.

  • Experience in ETL processing.

  • Experience working in an Agile software development environment.

  • Master’s degree in business, finance, computer science, statistics or related field and 2 years of experience.

Target Salary Range $80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own. EEO EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,190 open Data Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–128K/yr
  • Washington, D.C. median$105–188K/yr79 salary ranges
  • US median$122–208K/yr4,891 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $104K, is 31% below the Washington, D.C. median midpoint ($150K) — in the lowest quarter of Data Engineer salary ranges in Washington, D.C..

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 97 open Data Engineer jobs in Washington, D.C. and 6,190 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Data Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (5,419 postings).
Education
2,676 of the 6,190 open Data Engineer jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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