Database Engineer 3 at Wyetech
Annapolis Junction, MD
$133,390–$241,946
Jul 26, 2026
Annapolis Junction, MD
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Database Engineer (DBE) role supporting federal government contracts, focused on designing, developing, and implementing relational and object-oriented databases across the full system lifecycle — from requirements through acceptance testing. The position involves database architecture trade-off analysis, ad hoc query and script development, and cloud-based storage and retrieval, with a heavy emphasis on Oracle technologies running on Linux. Suits an experienced database professional holding an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
Senior level · 10+ years · TS/SCI clearance · Contract
Pay in the description: $64.13–$116.32/hr
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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 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (10)
The role is titled 'DBE' (Database Engineer) with no seniority level in the title; however, 10 years of experience is required, placing it firmly at the Senior level.
A Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline is listed as required, but the posting explicitly states that 5 years of additional DBE experience may be substituted — so no degree is treated as a hard gate.
The posting lists work locations across Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, and OCONUS; no single metro is specified. The CBSA field has been left blank accordingly.
The role is classified as Contract based on the hourly pay structure and the federal contract context, though the posting does not explicitly state the engagement type.
SOC classification is a close call between 15-1242 (Database Administrators) and 15-1243 (Database Architects): the role spans both operational DBA work (installation, patching, Data Guard) and architectural design (schema design, trade-off analysis). 15-1242 is selected as primary given the operational depth described.
TS/SCI with agency-appropriate polygraph is an explicit hard requirement.
MongoDB is listed under 'Desired Technical Skills' and is treated as preferred.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8570 IAT Level II.
Requires a TS/SCI 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.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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