Staff Database Engineer at Lockheed Martin
Colorado Springs, CO
$113,900–$200,905from the description
Jul 9, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A database engineering role focused on the installation, configuration, and ongoing administration of Oracle and PostgreSQL databases in a Linux environment. Core responsibilities span database lifecycle management, disaster recovery, high availability, query optimization, and data access layer design. The role suits an experienced DBA comfortable with object-relational mapping and, ideally, containerization tools applied to database workloads. A Secret security clearance is required, and the position is fully on-site.
Senior level · National · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $106,921 (middle half $81,361–$138,439). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The job title is 'Database Engineer' but the role spans both DBA operations (patch/lifecycle management, disaster recovery, high availability, Oracle/PostgreSQL installation and configuration) and database design/programming (ORM, Data Access Object/Layers), making it a genuine hybrid between 15-1242 (Database Administrators) and 15-1243 (Database Architects). 15-1242 was chosen as primary given the strong operational emphasis.
No specific location is stated in the posting beyond 'a designated Lockheed Martin facility'; the salary bands reference multiple states (CA, MA, NY, CO, HI, IL, MD, MN, NJ, VT, WA, DC), so no single CBSA could be determined.
The salary range quoted ($113,900–$200,905/year) applies specifically to California, Massachusetts, New York (excluding most major metro areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington, and Washington DC. Candidates in other states may see a different range.
A Secret clearance is explicitly required; the posting also notes the facility requires 'special access,' which may imply additional access requirements beyond a standard Secret.
PostgreSQL is spelled 'Postgress' in the posting — treated as PostgreSQL.
Container knowledge (Docker/Podman) appears under 'Desired Skills' and is listed as preferred. The focus is specifically on database containerization.
Data Access Object/Layers (DAL) appears in both the required section (as a design/coding concept) and the desired section (as 'Object Brokers, DAL' experience). The required mention was treated as the gate; the desired mention adds depth of experience context.
No minimum years of overall experience are stated in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): database patch/lifecycle management.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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