Appian
Senior Database Engineer
$100K–$200K
McLean, Virginia +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Location
- McLean, Virginia
Appian Corporation - US - Experience
- 3+ years of professional data engineering experience.
- Education
- B.S. or B.A. in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field; degree is strictly required.
About the job
Designs and maintains database architecture for Department of War initiatives, including legacy-data migration and performance, availability, and security support.
What you'll do
- Design database architectures and data models; assess legacy structures and migration risks.
- Convert legacy database logic, migrate and transform data, and ensure application query compatibility.
- Configure and monitor database clusters, tune performance, and integrate database code into CI/CD and source control.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a specified technical field; degree is strictly required.
- 3+ years of professional data engineering experience, including designing and implementing tables, views, stored procedures, and functions.
- Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases and SQL, MQL, and CQL; hands-on experience with named database platforms and cloud technologies.
- Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain; U.S. citizenship; willingness to travel up to 10% annually.
Nice to have
- AWS, security, Oracle, or Microsoft database certifications.
- Experience migrating complex schemas; familiarity with Python, Java, C#, XML, JSON, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or RHEL8.
Pay
$100,000 — $200,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
SQL, MQL, CQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MariaDB, Postgres, Oracle, AWS Cloud
AI focus
The team supports solutions described as AI-Powered Process Automation; this role focuses on database architecture and migration, with no specific AI development duties stated.
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