Appian
Database Engineer
$75K–$175K
McLean, Virginia +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Location
- McLean, Virginia
Appian Corporation - US - Experience
- 1+ years of professional experience in data engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field; degree is strictly required.
About the job
Designs and maintains scalable database architecture for Department of War programs, including legacy data migration, performance, and high availability.
What you'll do
- Design database architectures and logical and physical data models; migrate legacy data into modern environments.
- Convert legacy database logic, establish ETL functions, and configure and monitor database clusters.
- Tune database performance and integrate database code and objects into CI/CD and source control.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field; degree is strictly required.
- 1+ years of professional data engineering experience, including designing, planning, and implementing tables, views, stored procedures, and functions.
- Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases and query languages including SQL, MQL, and CQL.
- Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain; U.S. citizenship required, and willingness to travel up to 10% annually.
Nice to have
- AWS Certified Database Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CompTIA Security+, or Oracle/Microsoft platform certification.
- Experience migrating complex schemas across database engines; familiarity with Python, Java, C#, XML, JSON, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, and RHEL8.
Pay
$75,000 — $175,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
SQL, MQL, CQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MariaDB, Postgres, Oracle, AWS Cloud
AI focus
The role supports a team delivering AI-powered process automation; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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