Graph Database Engineer

Work you'll do:

As a Graph Database Engineer, you will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of graph database solutions that power mission-critical intelligence applications. You will architect graphs that model complex relationships within data, enabling advanced analytics, pattern recognition, and discovery capabilities that traditional databases cannot support. Your expertise will drive the development of graph-based applications that reveal hidden connections and deliver actionable insights to analysts and decision-makers. You'll work across teams to translate domain knowledge into effective graph schemas, develop high-performance queries, and build intuitive interfaces that make complex relational data accessible. This role requires a unique blend of database expertise, software development skills, and an understanding of how to represent and analyze connected data

Responsibilities include:

• Design and implement graph data models based on domain requirements
• Develop efficient graph queries and algorithms to extract insights from connected data
• Build applications that leverage graph database capabilities for relationship analysis
• Optimize graph database performance and scalability
• Collaborate with data engineers to integrate graph databases with other data sources
• Participate in architectural design discussions for graph-based systems
• Evaluate and recommend graph technologies based on project requirements
• Document graph schemas, queries, and application architecture
• Provide guidance on best practices for graph data modeling and querying
• Consider performance trade-offs of various graph modeling approaches and contribute to technical decision-making

The team:

Deloitte's Government and Public Services (GPS) practice of our people, ideas, technology and outcomes is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of over 15,000+ professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Deloitte's Cloud offering consists of engineers and technical thought leaders who build cloud solutions that help shape the future of global enterprises. Our Cloud team is at the heart of technical solutioning and at the leading edge of product development

Our Cloud Engineering team focuses on enabling our client's end-to-end journey from On-Premise to Cloud, with opportunities in the areas of: Cloud Strategy, Op Model Transformation, Cloud Development, Cloud Integration & APIs, Cloud Migration, Cloud Infrastructure & Engineering, and Cloud Managed Services. We help our clients see the transformational capabilities of Cloud as an opportunity for business enablement and competitive advantage.

Cloud Engineering supports our clients as they improve agility and resilience, and identifies opportunities to reduce IT operations spend through automation by enabling Cloud. We accelerate our clients towards a technology-driven future, leveraging vendor solutions and Deloitte-developed software products, tools, and accelerators.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• Must have an active TS/SCI government clearance
• 2+ years of software development experience
• Travel up to 20% on average, based on work you do and the clients and the industries/sectors you serve.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Preferred:

• Graph Theory Fundamentals: Strong understanding of graph theory concepts including nodes, edges, properties, traversals, and relationship patterns essential for effective graph database design
• Graph Query Language Proficiency: Demonstrated expertise in one or more graph query languages such as Cypher (Neo4j), Gremlin (Apache TinkerPop), SPARQL, or GraphQL for complex data retrieval and manipulation
  Advanced Graph Data Modeling: Experience translating business requirements into optimized graph schemas, including property graphs, RDF triples, or knowledge graph ontologies
• Graph Algorithm Implementation: Practical experience applying graph algorithms (e.g., path finding, centrality measures, community detection, similarity calculations) to solve complex analytical problems
• Graph Database Architecture: Experience designing, deploying, and administering production graph database systems with consideration for scalability, availability, and security requirements
• ACID Transaction Management: Understanding of transaction principles in graph databases, including consistency models, isolation levels, and techniques for maintaining data integrity in concurrent environments
• Graph Visualization Development: Experience implementing interactive graph visualization solutions using tools such as D3.js, Gephi, KeyLines, or similar technologies to communicate complex relationships effectively
• Performance Optimization: Demonstrated ability to tune graph queries, optimize indexes, leverage caching strategies, and implement database-specific best practices to improve query performance
• System Integration: Experience integrating graph databases with other data systems and applications through APIs, ETL pipelines, event streaming, or microservices architectures
• Data Migration and ETL: Proficiency in designing and implementing processes for importing, transforming, and exporting data between various formats and graph database environments, including handling large-scale data sets

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Requisition code: 214485