Senior Geospatial Database Administrator

CACI International Inc

Senior Geospatial Database Administrator defining database architecture and governance in an Agile environment supporting NGA. Lead design decisions, manage implementations, and mentor DBAs.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeDenver • Colorado, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $98,500 - $206,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheCloudElasticSearchKubernetesMongoDBNoSQLOpenShiftOraclePostGISPostgresSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead architecture decisions across relational and NoSQL geospatial platforms, including PostGIS and Oracle Spatial schema design, performance tuning, and indexing strategy
Implement and manage cloud-native table formats (Apache Iceberg, Apache Parquet) supporting large-scale geospatial data lake environments
Partner with the OpenShift platform team on containerized database deployments and cloud-native operations
Define and enforce data governance, access controls, and retention policies in compliance with NGA standards
Mentor junior and mid-level DBAs; actively contribute to sprint planning and Program Increment (PI) objectives across the Release Train

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active TS/SCI Poly
8+ years of database engineering experience, with at least 5 years in geospatial contexts
Expert-level PostgreSQL/PostGIS; working proficiency in Oracle Spatial or SQL Server
Hands-on experience with NoSQL platforms (MongoDB, Elasticsearch) for spatial data applications
Demonstrated production use of Apache Iceberg and/or Parquet in data pipeline environments
B.S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Geography, or related field (equivalent experience accepted)
Familiarity with OpenShift/Kubernetes for database containerization
Experience operating within SAFe or Agile delivery frameworks

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare
wellness
financial
retirement
family support
continuing education
time off benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

PostgreSQLPostGISOracle SpatialSQL ServerNoSQLMongoDBElasticsearchApache IcebergApache Parquetdata governance

Soft Skills

mentoringsprint planningcollaboration

Certifications

Active TS/SCI Poly