Database Developer
Location: Remote
Job: Database Developer
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
JOB DESCRIPTION
Description
AcisTek is seeking qualified professionals to support the Grants.gov Information Technology Services program for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Grants, Division of Information and Solutions. Grants.gov is a highly visible, public-facing federal shared service that provides a centralized platform for applicants to find and apply for federal discretionary grant opportunities and for federal agencies to post, manage, and process grant application packages.
The selected candidate will support the operation, maintenance, enhancement, modernization, security, performance, and user experience of the Grants.gov system. This work supports a mission-critical federal platform used by applicants, grantors, federal agencies, and partner systems across the grants lifecycle. Candidates should be comfortable working in a structured federal IT environment with strong emphasis on service continuity, stakeholder responsiveness, documentation, quality, security, accessibility, and disciplined delivery.
Ideal candidates will bring experience supporting federal IT programs, public-facing web applications, grants management systems, cloud-hosted environments, Agile/SDLC delivery, system operations, application support, testing, cybersecurity, communications, or related technical and program functions. Prior experience with Grants.gov, federal grants systems, HHS, government shared services, or high-volume public-sector platforms is strongly preferred. Preferred Grants.gov / Federal Grants Experience
Preferred experience includes one or more of the following:
- Grants.gov, GrantSolutions, or other federal grants management platforms.
- Federal discretionary grants lifecycle, including funding opportunity posting, application package creation, applicant submission, agency download, forms, validations, and acknowledgements.
- Public-facing government websites or shared service platforms with large user communities.
- System-to-system interfaces supporting applicant systems, grantor systems, partner systems, or external federal integrations.
- Federal forms development, Adobe/XDP/PDF forms, XML schemas, web forms, form validation, and Section 508 accessibility.
- HHS, OMB, GAO, OIG, congressional data calls, federal stakeholder reporting, or executive-level federal communications.
- Federal cloud, ATO, POA&M remediation, vulnerability management, disaster recovery, and operational continuity.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Analyze organizational needs, create database schemas, and develop architectures that support business processes and applications
- complex SQL queries, optimize performance, and ensure data integrity
- Conduct performance tests, identify errors, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements
- Implement policies for data recovery, backup, and replication
- Work closely with software developers, data analysts, and front-end teams to integrate databases with applications and ensure smooth operations
- Documentation and compliance: Maintain detailed documentation of database designs, processes, and changes, ensuring compliance with data governance standards
- Improve system performance, optimize queries, and update or migrate legacy databases
Education and Experience:
- Experience with stored procedures, schema evolution, performance optimization for submission flows and search indexes
- Degree in information technology, computer science, or related preferred.
- 5 years or more of related experience required.
Physical Requirements:
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
