Lead Database Integration Engineer

SAIC is seeking a highly specialized Database Integration Engineer to support critical ground mission operations at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is a hybrid skills role that requires a unique blend of expertise: the candidate must be both a highly capable Database Architect/Expert and have some experience in Software Development with direct experience in satellite ground systems. The successful candidate will not just manage databases but will support the software integrations and data pipelines required to ingest, process, and store complex satellite telemetry and payload data into high-performance databases for mission operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support design and deploy software applications that interface directly with ground mission systems to capture real-time satellite data.
• Architect, implement, and optimize database solutions (Relational, NoSQL, and Time-Series) specifically tuned for the high-throughput, low-latency requirements of satellite data streams.
• Build robust data pipelines to parse, transform, and load satellite telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) data, as well as mission payload data, into centralized data stores.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex integration bottlenecks between ground software applications and backend database infrastructure.
• Work directly with ground engineers, mission operators, and software teams to ensure data architecture meets operational mission requirements.