Database Developer

Unissant, Inc. delivers innovative capabilities to the agencies that keep our nation healthy and safe. We apply our domain expertise, data acumen, and technology know-how to achieve breakthrough results for our clients. Working collaboratively, we advance missions and careers through a focus on honesty, integrity, and dependability. We continuously look for talent, excited to join that effort. To learn more about our exciting organization, please visit us at www.unissant.com.

Unissant is seeking a Database Developer to support a newly awarded program for a federal health agency. Develop and maintain database code, schemas, and data access components supporting enterprise business applications and approved modernization.

The ideal candidate combines practical SQL development skills with attention to data integrity, application performance, and controlled delivery of database changes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing schemas, stored procedures, views, and application data flows to understand business rules and dependencies.
• Develop and maintain SQL queries, views, stored procedures, functions, and scripts for assigned applications.
• Create and modify database objects and logical and physical data models in coordination with application architects and database administrators.
• Implement data validation and integrity rules that align database behavior with approved requirements.
• Analyze query execution and application data access; implement approved query and indexing improvements with database administrators.
• Develop and test data transformation, migration, and reconciliation scripts, verifying results against authoritative source data.
• Maintain database code in source control; prepare deployment scripts, rollback steps, and unit and integration test evidence.
• Document database objects, data dictionaries, business rules, and dependencies; support transition knowledge transfer.
• Coordinate database changes with developers, analysts, testers, and operations staff; investigate defects and report dependencies.
• Use Government-approved tools and authorized data environments; validate any AI-assisted database code before use.

Work Experience and Job Skills:

Basic Qualifications:

• 3-6 years of experience developing SQL queries and database code for relational business applications.
• Hands-on experience with an assigned relational database platform, such as Oracle or SQL Server, and its procedural SQL language.
• Ability to translate business and data requirements into database objects and maintainable data access logic.
• Experience with relational data modeling, keys, constraints, joins, views, and stored procedures.
• Ability to troubleshoot database code and query performance in coordination with application developers and database administrators.
• Experience testing database changes, validating data, and using source control and controlled deployment practices.
• Ability to document work clearly, protect sensitive program information, and collaborate across Government and contractor teams.
• Ability to meet federal suitability and access requirements and provide on-site support in the Bethesda, Maryland area as directed.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with PL/SQL or comparable procedural database development in a production application environment.
• Experience developing migration or transformation scripts and reconciling data across application interfaces.
• Familiarity with approved cloud database services and database code changes supporting application modernization.
• Experience supporting a Federal IT services environment, preferably within a federal health agency or comparable federal IT environment.
• Experience transferring knowledge from an incumbent team and maintaining reliable services during transition.

Education:

• A degree or relevant coursework in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related discipline is preferred.

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations:

• Relevant database development or database platform credentials are preferred.

Communication Skills:

• Clear verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to coordinate professionally across Government, prime contractor, and subcontractor teams.
• Ability to explain database designs, data issues, and implementation impacts to technical teams and business stakeholders.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must hold or be eligible for a Public Trust Moderate (Tier 2) background investigation and meet applicable federal suitability, badging, and system-access requirements.

Travel:

• Washington, DC.

Environmental Requirements:

• Mainly a routine office environment.
• May be required to lift up to ten (10) pounds
• Flexible in working extended hours

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. Unissant management reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as necessary. In addition, where applicable and available, reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position.

Candidate(s) will be required to go through pre-employment screening.

Unissant, Inc. is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer! (EOE; M/F/Disability/Vets)