
location_onLiebherr Mining Equipment Co, City Line Road, Copeland Industrial Park, Newport News, Virginia, 23630, United States
Compass is a Small Business headquartered in Winchester, VA, serving as a premier Defense and Intelligence solutions provider to the United States Government. We specialize in delivering Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), Advisory and Assistance Services (A&S), and Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) to government and business partner customers. Our team is diverse, agile, and highly trained, dedicated to supporting critical mission-essential activities for the Intelligence Community (IC), the Department of War (DoW), and Federal communities.
We are committed to hiring talented and passionate professionals who desire to grow their skillsets while enhancing the reputation of our company with our partners, clients, and stakeholders. As a member of our innovative team, you will have access to professional IT certification training opportunities and assistance.
We are seeking a motivated Senior-Level Neo4j Database Engineer to provide essential operational services within the federal sector. In this role, you will join a team supporting critical government missions, ensuring the health, performance, and security of our graph database infrastructure. You will manage the full lifecycle of Neo4j instances, from data schema design and deployment to performance tuning and disaster recovery.
Your day-to-day work involves collaborating with developers, data scientists, architects, and stakeholders to design efficient Graph Data Models. You will optimize complex Cypher queries to reduce latency, manage index strategies, and oversee data ingestion pipelines using tools like APOC or custom drivers. Additionally, you will implement fine-grained security measures, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and provide strategic recommendations for capacity management and system utilization. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge graph technology in a high-impact environment.
Candidates selected for this role must possess an active TS/SCI clearance. The selection process includes a review of qualifications against DoD 8140 (DoD 8570) IAT Level II certification requirements and specific Neo4j certifications (Professional and Graph Data Science). Successful candidates will undergo a standard federal hiring vetting process.
Compass is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from Veterans and individuals with disabilities. We consider qualified applicants regardless of background.
Work model: On-site
Liebherr Mining Equipment Co, City Line Road, Copeland Industrial Park, Newport News, Virginia, 23630, United States
Newport News, Virginia
Familiarity with the Graph Data Science (GDS) library for analytics. Experience setting up monitoring dashboards using Prometheus, Grafana, or Neo4j's native Operations Manager (NOM). Managed Neo4j on Kubernetes via Helm or on Neo4j Aura. Experience in Integration of Graph Data Science into production ML/AI workflows. Configured automated, incremental online backups or Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) disaster recovery strategies. Knowledge of Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) and Security Compliance Requirements. SAFe Agile (Scaled Agile Framework) experience.
Skills: Neo4j, Cypher, Apoc, Python, Bash, Java, GDS, Prometheus, Grafana, Kubernetes.
Education: Master's degree plus 10 years of experience; Bachelor's degree plus 12 years of experience; Associate's degree plus 14 years of experience.