Principal Database Engineer

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range: In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is $154,490 - $234,264. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado. This position is not remote.

Additional Compensation: This position is eligible for an end-of-year bonus.

Employment Benefits: Bluestaq offers a wide range of competitive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Paid Leave, and 401k. For more information regarding Bluestaq benefits, please visit https://www.bluestaq.com/bennies.

About Bluestaq:

Where Tech Meets Tenacity

Ready to trade that "job" for a mission? Welcome to Bluestaq.

Grit isn't just a buzzword here; it's in our DNA. We're not just another tech company; we're a collective of innovators, risk-takers, dreamers, and trailblazers. Founded in 2018, Bluestaq has quickly risen as a game-changer in enterprise software and secure data management. Our name? A fusion of "blue" (military lingo for the good guys) and "staq" (as in software stack).

The Buzz Around Us

In just five years, we've amassed accolades like we're collecting rare vinyl. For two consecutive years, Bluestaq has been recognized as one of Inc. 5000's fastest-growing private companies and maintains a consistent presence on several of Colorado's Best Workplaces lists. We're not just making waves; we're practically a tsunami in the Colorado tech world.

Why Colorado Springs? Why Not?

Nestled at the foot of the Rockies, downtown Colorado Springs isn't just our HQ; it's a lifestyle. Ranked #2 on U.S. News & World Report's Best Places to Live, this city is a tech hub that thrives and is alive. Plus, 300 days of sunshine? Yes, please.

Join the Mission

If you're aiming to do the most impactful work of your career with a top-tier tech team, consider this your invitation to join Bluestaq. We're eager to get acquainted.

Position Description:

The Bluestaq Principal Database Engineer position is a phenomenal opportunity for an expert engineer confident in taking complete ownership of building, testing, and implementing data warehousing solutions. The role focuses on data movement in and out of our enterprise data management platform. As a recognized technical leader, you will collaborate with the engineering team to develop large-scale data architectures across multiple database technologies, including SQL and NoSQL, to support some of the country's most critical national security challenges. If you are ready to take on the challenge of leveraging your extensive database experience to enhance data movement through our software platforms, then we strongly encourage you to apply for this position.

Are you ready to use your extensive database experience to focus data movement through our software platforms?

What you will be doing:

• Designing relational databases, data modeling, and using Data Definition Language (DDL) to create and modify database structures.
• Tuning database performance and working extensively with SQL.
• Implementing data security features such as Postgres RLS that restrict access to specific rows of data.
• Familiarizing yourself with other NoSQL datastore technologies such as MongoDB, Amazon RDS, Amazon EMR, and Amazon Athena.
• Developing custom code to ingest and analyze new and existing data sources.
• Designing and implementing large-scale ingest systems in a big data environment.
• Working with the Bluestaq development team to improve application performance.
• Providing enterprise search capabilities and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) experience to unlock big data hurdles.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting performance issues in the data pipelines.
• Proactively identifying issues and proposing solutions with corresponding context/data.
• Keeping up-to-date with industry best practices and trends to apply to future software architectures.
• Facilitating mentorship and healthy collaboration across the program.

Basic Qualifications and Skills:

• 12 years of database engineering experience with a Bachelor of Science degree OR Associate degree with 2 additional years of experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree OR a High School Diploma with 4 additional years of experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Experience in managing data across one of the following relational SQL databases: Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server.
• Experience in managing data across a non-relational database such as MongoDB.
• A general understanding of software development concepts.
• Experience working in a Linux environment.
• Knowledge of Common Table Expressions concepts.
• Knowledge of Dynamic SQL concepts.
• Familiarity and/or experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, HDFS, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
• Experience with database security and best practices.
• Capable of managing complex projects that involve multiple engineers and ensuring timely delivery.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong sense of ownership for projects.

Required Education:12 years of software engineering and database engineering experience with a Bachelor of Science degree OR Associate degree with 2 additional years of experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree OR a High School Diploma with 4 additional years of experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

Clearance Requirement: This position requires the ability to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance. To be eligible for a clearance, US Citizenship is required, and an employee must agree to participate in a background screen and credit check.

Relocation: Relocation may be available for this position.

Bluestaq is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by state or local law.

Bluestaq will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities and employees whose work requirements interfere with a religious belief unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Bluestaq or a direct threat. Employees needing such accommodation are instructed to contact Human Resources immediately at contact.us@bluestaq.com.