Database Engineer, Entry Level
Lockheed Martin
Annapolis Junction, MDFresher59m agovia LinkedIn
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year · Bachelor's degree
- Must know
- CybersecurityPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisSQL
- Work
- On-site in Annapolis Junction
- Pay
- $79.3K–$147.3K a year
- Skill demand
- PostgreSQL23%MongoDB9%Redis2%Cybersecurity1%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
- Listed
- Nov 12, 2026 · still open
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About the Role
Lockheed Martin, Rotary Mission Systems Cyber & Intelligence is seeking a Database Engineer - Junior-Level to protect critical networks. You will work with cybersecurity experts on threat protection and proactive prevention in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- 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.
- Project long-range requirements for database administration and design.
- Develop a database structure that fits the overall system architecture, making trades among data volumes, user counts, 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 and Initial Operational Capability (IOC).
- 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 requirements and data into usable documents 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 (ODBC), and database storage and retrieval using Cloud methodologies.
- Design, develop, build, analyze, evaluate, and install database management systems, including database modeling and design, relational database architecture, metadata and repository creation, and configuration management.
- Use data mapping, data mining, and data transformational analysis tools to design and develop databases.
- Determine data storage and optimum storage requirements.
- Prepare system requirements, source analysis, and process analyses and design throughout the database implementation.
- Support the development of long and short-term requirements for database administration and design.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases including Oracle, Postgres, Mongo, and Redis.
- Experience with SQL and associated tools (e.g., SQL Developer).
- Experience with Elasticsearch (desired).
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
- Five (5) years of DBE experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
- No demonstrated experience is required.
Pay Information
- Full-Time Salary Range: $79300.00 - $147300.00
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments are not guaranteed and can vary.
Benefits Offered
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10)
- 401(k) match
- Paid time off
- Holidays
- Parental Leave
- EAP
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Education Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability