Senior PostgreSQL Database Engineer - Active TS/SCI required

Riptide Technology is seeking a Senior Database Design Engineer (Level V) to support cutting-edge Research and Development (R&D), Data Analysis, and Cloud Migration initiatives in a hybrid role at the  Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, D.C. This Subject Matter Expert (SME) will lead the design, implementation, and operations of high-performance database infrastructures—spanning PostgreSQL and Oracle Enterprise RDBMS—to support critical, ongoing programs within the Naval Center for Spacecraft Technology (NCST). This dual-database architecture handles massive volumes of multi-source event data, supports data fusion, and is actively transitioning toward modern Cloud architectures. We are seeking a seasoned Database Design Engineer and Architect who possesses full-spectrum software development capabilities. While you must understand traditional database administration, your primary focus is engineering future-state data models, designing tracking algorithms, managing data migration strategies, and deploying resilient cloud/on-premise database ecosystems.