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Database Engineer Sr Stf - E5

Lockheed Martin

Annapolis Junction, MDFull-time$145–270K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$145–270K/yr
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior Staff Database Engineer designs, develops, evaluates, and installs database management systems, including database modeling, relational architecture, metadata, and configuration management. The role focuses on PostgreSQL schema and query performance, database monitoring, high availability, replication, and automation. It also collaborates with developers on queries and stored procedures and documents database architecture and practices.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

SQLPerformance TuningQuery OptimizationLinux/UnixCLI ToolsLogical and Physical ReplicationPartitioningBackup StrategiesDatabase MonitoringPostgreSQLDatabase Schema DesignDatabase IndexingDatabase Performance MonitoringHigh AvailabilityStored ProceduresBashPythonDockerKubernetesAWS RDSGCP Cloud SQLAzure Database for PostgreSQLCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeTerraformAnsibleOracleMySQLNoSQL

Qualifications

5+ Years DBE ExperienceBachelor's in Technical Discipline or 5 Years DBE Experience

Benefits

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

Full job description

Standard Job Description

Designs, develops, builds, analyzes, evaluates and installs database management systems to include database modeling and design, relational database architecture, metadata and repository creation and configuration management. Uses data mapping, data mining and data transformational analysis tools to design and develop databases. Determines data storage and optimum storage requirements. Prepares system requirements, source analysis and process analyses and design throughout the database implementation.

Basic Qualifications

  • Five (5) years’ experience as a DBE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of DBE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
  • Strong SQL skills and experience with performance tuning and query optimization.

  • Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments and CLI tools like psql.

  • Experience with logical and physical replication, partitioning, and backup strategies.

  • Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., pg_stat_statements, Prometheus, Grafana).

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and optimize PostgreSQL database schemas, indexes, and queries for performance and scalability.

  • Monitor and tune database performance using native tools and custom scripts.

  • Implement and maintain high availability (HA) and replication strategies.

  • Collaborate with developers to refine complex queries and stored procedures.

  • Automate routine tasks using scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python).

  • Document database architecture, processes, and best practices.

  • Knowledge of scripting languages for automation and tooling.

Desired Skills

  • Experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS RDS, GCP Cloud SQL, or Azure Database for PostgreSQL).

  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible).

  • Exposure to other RDBMS (e.g., Oracle, MySQL) or NoSQL systems is a plus.

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $145100.00 - $269500.00

At Lockheed Martin, we know mission success starts with taking care of our people. Our Total Rewards program is designed to attract top talent, support your well-being, and help you grow—both professionally and personally.

The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

  • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.

  • For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

How this job compares

Set against the 427 open Database Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$145–270K/yr
  • US median$137–229K/yr306 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $207K, is 6% above the US median midpoint ($195K) — in the middle half of Database Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 22 open Database Engineer jobs in Maryland and 427 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Database Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (372 postings).
Education
153 of the 427 open Database Engineer jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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