Annapolis Junction, MD

Salary
$208,000–$214,000
Posted
Jul 14, 2026
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
Last confirmed open
Jul 21, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A database engineering role focused on the full lifecycle of relational and object-oriented database systems — from requirements gathering through system acceptance testing — covering design, development, implementation, and cloud-based storage and retrieval. Day-to-day work involves building and maintaining Oracle databases on Linux, writing Bash scripts, creating ad hoc queries and macros, and ensuring DoD information assurance compliance. Suited to a seasoned database professional holding an active TS/SCI with polygraph.

Senior level · 10+ years · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · TS/SCI clearance

Pay in the description: $208,000–$214,000

Must have (5)
Oracle DatabaseOracle Enterprise ManagerOracle Data GuardLinuxBash
Nice to have (1)
MongoDB

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How this req sits in the market our data

What won't set you apart
Oracle Database50%Linux50%

Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.

What the occupation pays Median $126,451 (middle half $103,006–$147,259). 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 (9)

The role title is 'Database Engineer' but the work spans both database administration (installation, patching, Data Guard, OEM) and database architecture/design (schema design, lifecycle requirements, system architecture trades). 15-1242 (Database Administrators) was chosen as the primary code given the heavy operational and DBA-flavored requirements; 15-1243 (Database Architects) is a close runner-up given the design and long-range planning responsibilities.

The posting explicitly requires a current TS/SCI clearance WITH a polygraph — this is a hard gate stated in the Security Clearance section.

DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II compliance is listed under Requirements with firm language ('is required') and is treated as a hard gate, even though it is a certification/compliance framework rather than a named technology.

MongoDB appears under 'Desired Skills' and is therefore preferred, not required.

Annapolis Junction, MD falls within the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD CBSA (12580).

The 10+ years of experience figure comes from the job title framing; no separate years-of-experience line appears in the body requirements section.

Employment type is not explicitly stated in the posting.

Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): DoD 8570.01-M 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.

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