Senior Database Developer

What you'll do:

Be the human Rosetta Stone between raw data and real insight. Assess our client's current data systems and design a data management framework that actually makes sense.
Build (and guard) a central data repository like it's Fort Knox, but friendlier.
Whip messy data into shape with validation rules and automated cleansing. No rogue duplicates on your watch.
Set up access controls so the right people see the right data, and only the right data. Least privilege, maximum peace of mind.
Build backup and disaster-recovery plans so solid that "we lost the data" becomes a foreign phrase.
Automate the boring stuff - data collection, transformation, and reporting pipelines that hum along without someone babysitting them.
Keep a living, breathing data dictionary and enforce naming standards, so nobody's guessing what a field actually means ever again.
Be THE point of contact for our government client's Contracting Officer and COR. The one name everyone knows to call.
Keep a bird's-eye view of everything happening across the contract, including the work of the analysts on your team.
Answer the call (literally) within 24 hours, every time. Because reliability is basically your love language.

What we'd like you to have:

A bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience.
Serious database chops: architecture, development, and administration, not just "I know how to write a SELECT statement."
Strong SQL skills. You write queries that are clean, fast, and a little bit beautiful: joins, CTEs, window functions, performance tuning, the works.
A solid understanding of report development and automation. You'd rather build a report that runs itself than hit "refresh" every Monday morning.
Hands-on experience developing data frameworks. You look at a pile of disconnected tables and think, "Oh, I can fix that."
A general understanding of AWS. You know your way around the cloud well enough to never get lost in it.
Experience building or improving a data governance framework (data quality, security, access control. The whole nine yards).
Comfort being the face of a contract. You've been the go-to person a client trusts, not just the person quietly fixing things behind the scenes.
A track record of staying cool under a deadline. Federal clients love a fast, calm response.
A knack for turning "the data is broken" into an actual fix, calmly, before anyone panics.
U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a Public Trust security clearance (non-negotiable for this one - the government's rules, not ours).

What would blow us away:

Prior experience supporting a federal statistical, data, or reporting program.

Extra tools in your belt: Python, Java, SQL, and Tableau. Bonus points if you can build a dashboard people actually want to look at.

An AWS certification. Official proof that your head is in the cloud (in the best way).

Even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply. At Skyward, we're focused on hiring individuals with the right skills and passion to grow, not just checking off every box.

And now the important part. What we offer you:

Medical, dental, vision insurance
15 days of paid leave
7 days of sick leave
2 days bereavement leave
11 paid Federal holidays
Up to 40 hours for jury duty
401K with 4% employer contribution (and no vesting period)
Up to 4 weeks of paid paternity and maternity leave
Company provided laptop
$5,000 per year for professional development
$600 per year for technical supplies and equipment
$2,000 referral bonus
Life and disability insurance
HSA and FSA
Legal Shield and ID Shield Voluntary Benefits
Opportunity to work in a collaborative, motivated team focused on modernizing government services with cutting-edge technology and innovative solutions. Who says government work can't be exciting!