Database Developer

The Puyenpa family of companies are comprised of multiple SBA Certified Native American Tribal 8(a) and multi-certified organizations focused on delivering Information Technology, Management Consulting, and General Construction solutions to the Federal Government along with the Commercial Sector. We are actively seeking a Database Developer based in Sterling, VA. This is a full time, remote opportunity.. This position requires an active government clearnace that can transfer, and hacve the ability to rollover to a Customs Border Protection Background Investigation.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Puyenpa team supporting the Department of Homeland Security DAC-TER Customs Border Protection program. The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Work with a team of physicists, analysts, and software developers to support homeland security operations.
• Design, create, and manage tables in AWS Cloud to facilitate data analysis, reporting, application development, and cloud migration efforts.
• Write performative queries and stored procedures to work with large data sets.

The qualified candidate will have the following knowledge and experience:

• 5 years of database development experience.
• 3 years of AWS Cloud database experience (Redshift, RDS/Postgresql, S3).
• Proficiency in SQL with ability to write complex queries and other features.
• Education: B.S. degree in IT or related field.

Preferred qualifications:

• Python programming experience using SQL toolkit libraries preferred.
• Experience with migration from on-premises databases to AWS Cloud is a plus.

Performance Standards: In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision. Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.

Puyenpa provides a variety of benefits including company-paid health, dental & vision insurance coverage, as well as additional employee-paid health insurance options; company-paid life and disability insurance; 401k retirement savings plan with employer match; 11 company paid holidays per year, and paid time off.