Database Engineer

Legato, LLC

Database Engineer providing technical expertise for database design at Legato, LLC. Focused on relational and object-oriented databases, development of software, and project requirements analysis.

Posted 4/26/2026full-timeAnnapolis Junction • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 - $120,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDjangoDockerFlaskMariaDBMongoDBPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical expertise for database design, development, implementation, information storage and retrieval, data flow and analysis
Develop relational and/or Object-Oriented databases, database parser software, and database loading software
Projects long-range requirements for database administration and design
Responsible for developing a database structure that fits into the overall architecture of the system under development
Make trades among data volumes, number of users, logical and physical distribution, response times, retention rules, security and domain controls
Work primarily at the front end of the lifecycle requirements through system acceptance testing
Develop requirements from a project’s inception to its conclusion for a particular business and Information Technology (IT) subject matter area
Assist with recommendations for, and analysis and evaluation of systems improvements, optimization, development, and/or maintenance efforts
Translate a set of requirements and data into a usable document by creating or recreating ad hoc queries, scripts, and macros; update existing queries, create new ones to manipulate data into a master file; and build complex systems using queries, tables, Open Database Connectivity and database storage and retrieval using Cloud methodologies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Database experience using MongoDB or MariaDB
Experience with deployments, management of databases, debugging of optimization issues and scaling
Some experience with Python, Django or Flask
ReST Endpoint Development (desired but not required)
Micro-Service Models (desired but not required)
AWS/C2S/Other cloud experience (desired but not required)
Docker (desired but not required)
Jira (desired but not required)
git (desired but not required)
Desired experience working in an agile environment
Looking for candidates with a minimum of five (5) and beyond years of experience
A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
vision and dental benefits
a minimum of four (4) weeks of paid time off including a week of sick leave
11 federal holidays off
401(k) employer match with no vesting schedule
opportunity to earn referral benefits or bank hours if the contract allows

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Hard Skills & Tools

database designdatabase developmentdatabase implementationdata flow analysisrelational databasesObject-Oriented databasesdatabase optimizationPythonDjangoFlask

Soft Skills

technical expertiserecommendationsanalysisevaluationcommunication

Certifications

bachelor's degree