Accumulo Database Engineer SME
Senior Apache Accumulo database engineer/SME acting as the technical authority for Accumulo architecture, administration, security, and optimization on mission-critical DoD and Intelligence Community systems. Day-to-day work spans Hadoop/HDFS, ZooKeeper, Java, Linux, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB in an onsite TS/SCI environment in San Antonio.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- San Anto, TX 78238
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline (experience may substitute)
- 8+ years of enterprise database administration or engineering experience
- 5+ years supporting Hadoop ecosystem technologies
- 5+ years supporting distributed data platforms
- 3+ years of hands-on Apache Accumulo administration and engineering experience
- Experience supporting classified DoD or Intelligence Community environments
- Expert knowledge of Apache Accumulo, Hadoop ecosystem, and HDFS
- Expert knowledge of ZooKeeper, RFiles, tablet architecture, major/minor compactions, and write-ahead logs (WAL)
- Expert knowledge of data modeling
- Expert knowledge of Java and Linux administration
- Expert knowledge of PostgreSQL and MongoDB
- Expert knowledge of security hardening, backup & recovery, and performance tuning
- Active Secret or TS clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
- U.S. citizenship required
- Security+ CE or DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II equivalent certification
Nice to have
- CISSP certification
- CISM certification
- CASP+ certification
- Certified Hadoop Administrator or Cloudera certification
- MongoDB DBA or PostgreSQL certification
- AWS Data Analytics Specialty certification
- Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
- Experience with Intelligence Community data platforms
- Experience in GEOINT, SIGINT, or Cyber Operations environments
- Spark experience
- NiFi experience
- Elasticsearch experience
- Kubernetes experience
- Experience with cloud-hosted Big Data architectures
Full description
Senior Accumulo Database Engineer / Accumulo SMELocation: San Antonio, Texas (100% Onsite)
Clearance: Active Secret or TS, TS/SCI Preferred
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required
Certification: Security+ CE or DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II Equivalent Required
Employment Type: Full-Time Federal Contractor
Position Overview
P3S Corporation is seeking a highly skilled Senior Accumulo Database Engineer / Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support mission-critical Department of Defense and Intelligence Community systems within a TS/SCI environment. This position serves as the technical authority for Apache Accumulo architecture, administration, optimization, security, and integration across large-scale enterprise data platforms.
The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in Apache Accumulo, Hadoop ecosystems, HDFS, distributed computing architectures, data governance, and secure data management. Candidates may come from a Database Administration, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or Big Data Engineering background but must demonstrate expert-level Accumulo knowledge and hands-on operational experience.
This role supports high-volume ingest, secure data storage, advanced analytics, and mission systems requiring high availability, performance optimization, and compliance with Intelligence Community and Department of Defense security requirements.
Required QualificationsEducation
Bachelor's Degree in one of the following:
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Software Engineering
- Data Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Related Technical Discipline
(Additional experience may be substituted for education where permitted.)
Experience
- 8+ years of enterprise database administration or engineering experience.
- 5+ years supporting Hadoop ecosystem technologies.
- 5+ years supporting distributed data platforms.
- 3+ years of hands-on Apache Accumulo administration and engineering experience.
- Experience supporting classified DoD or Intelligence Community environments.
Required Technical Skills
Expert knowledge of:
- Apache Accumulo
- Hadoop Ecosystem
- HDFS
- ZooKeeper