Senior Database Developer at Swift

Department: Enterprise IT

Compensation

$49,997 – $290,004/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: Herndon, Virginia
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 14, 2026

Summary from listing

Swift is hiring a Senior Database Developer in Herndon, Virginia, to design, develop, and manage scalable database systems and data pipelines using AWS, PostgreSQL, SQL, APIs, and related data-processing tools. The role requires at least five years of relevant experience, strong database and SQL expertise, AWS knowledge, Agile collaboration experience, and US citizenship with an active TS/SCI security clearance. The position is onsite and offers a pay range of $49,996.80 to $290,004.00, along with healthcare, wellness, retirement, education, and time-off benefits.

Required Skills

AWS RDS
PostgreSQL
SQL scripting
Database indexing
Data structures
APIs
Power BI
AWS environments
Agile project management
Docker and Kubernetes
Terraform

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: At least 5 years of relevant experience
Database experience with PostgreSQL and SQL databases
Experience with views, triggers, and stored procedures
Experience developing and interfacing with APIs
Experience developing data structures and load routines
Experience processing relational data
AWS environment experience
Agile project management experience
Cross-functional collaboration experience
US citizenship and active TS/SCI security clearance
Preferred Qualifications: AI and Generative AI model development
AI technology collaboration
AWS Cloud Data Migration Services
Jira project tracking
Docker and Kubernetes
Infrastructure-as-code tools
Data visualization tools
AWS data engineering or architecture certification