Job Description
Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.
We are looking for a skilled Senior Database Developer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and managing scalable data pipelines and infrastructure, with a focus on AWS cloud services. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to support data-driven applications and analytics, ensuring efficient data flow and accessibility. The ideal candidate will thrive in an Agile project management setting and possess a strong background in data management and processing. The position is in Herndon, VA.
Responsibilities:
- Designing, developing, and managing database systems, particularly focusing on AWS RDS for PostgreSQL and SQL databases
- Managing data structures and load routines to support application development and support application users
- Working with reporting tools like Power BI
- Developing and interfacing with Application Program Interfaces (APIs), supporting application development teams, and leveraging AWS environments for database and application support
- The ideal candidate will thrive in an Agile project management setting and possess a strong background in data management and processing
Requirements:
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- Demonstrated database experience preferably with PostgreSQL and SQL databases
- Proficiency in working with views, triggers, and stored procedures
- Strong knowledge of SQL scripting, database indexing, and optimization techniques
- Experience in developing and interfacing with APIs
- Experience in developing, creating, and modifying data structures and load routines for business use
- Expertise in working with relational data, including cleansing, transforming, and processing structured data
- Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments
- Experience working within an Agile project management framework
- Proven experience collaborating with diverse teams, including client staff, IT customers, and technical and non-technical stakeholders
- US Citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required
Desired Experience:
- Experience designing, developing, and deploying AI and Generative AI models and algorithms
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and solve business challenges using AI technologies
- Researching and staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and GenAI
- Experience with AWS Cloud Data Migration Services
- Familiarity with Jira for project tracking and management
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes
- Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau
- AWS certifications related to data engineering or architecture
Do you know anyone for this position, or other positions open at The Swift Group? We offer a $5,000 bonus for any referral candidate we hire, paid out at the new hire’s 90-day mark.
We are not working with outside staffing agencies to fill this position, and we will not be accepting unsolicited resumes. All inquiries must go through the recruiting team.
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The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.
Pay Range: $49,996.80 - $290,004.00
Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed and/or implied final compensation or salary for this job opening. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several different factors including, but not limited to: level of position, complexity of job responsibilities, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, Federal Government contract labor categories, and contract wage rates.
At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including but not limited to: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time off benefits.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Herndon, Virginia |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Company Size | 1,500 to 1,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1973 |
About Company
SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative that provides the communications platform, products and services to connect more than 10,800 banking organisations, securities institutions and corporate customers in over 200 countries and territories. SWIFT enables its users to exchange automated, standardized financial information securely and reliably, thereby lowering costs, reducing operational risk and eliminating operational inefficiencies. SWIFT also brings the financial community together to work collaboratively to shape market practice, define standards and debate issues of mutual interest. SWIFT is headquartered in Belgium and has over 24 offices worldwide. In 2014 SWIFT processed more than 5.6 billion FIN messages.
Skills
- Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
- Algorithmsunmatched
- Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)unmatched
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
- Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
- Atlassian JIRAunmatched
- Cloud Computingunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Data Managementunmatched
- Data Migrationunmatched
- Data Processingunmatched
- Data Scienceunmatched
- Data Structuresunmatched
- Data Visualization Toolsunmatched
- Database Administrationunmatched
- Database Optimizationunmatched
- Database Programmingunmatched
- Database Technologyunmatched
- Database Triggersunmatched
- Defense Intelligenceunmatched
- Dockerunmatched
- Federal Contractsunmatched
- Federal Governmentunmatched
- Government Contractsunmatched
- Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
- Intelligence Communityunmatched
- Interface Programming Languagesunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- PostgreSQLunmatched
- Power BIunmatched
- Project Trackingunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Recruiting/Staffing Agencyunmatched
- SQL Databasesunmatched
- Sales Pipelineunmatched
- Scalable System Developmentunmatched
- Scripting (Scripting Languages)unmatched
- Security Clearanceunmatched
- Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)unmatched
- Software Administrationunmatched
- Software Developmentunmatched
- Software Engineeringunmatched
- Stored Proceduresunmatched
- Structured Dataunmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Tableauunmatched
- Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
- United States Citizenunmatched
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