MongoDBA

Position Overview:

Seeking a Senior Database Engineer to join our Database Services team. The role involves extensive cloud automation and database administration in a high-velocity operations environment supporting 24x7 business critical applications. This role is ideal for a candidate who excels in MongoDB on both on-premises and cloud (MongoDB Atlas) platforms and has a solid background in cloud-based database solutions using AWS.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide DBA support including provisioning, backup/recovery, replication, deployment, and real-time production troubleshooting on MongoDB.
• Install, configure, monitor, upgrade, and maintain databases in both production and non-production environments.
• Offer 24x7 on-call DBA support on a rotation schedule, as well as on an ad-hoc basis.
• Support database deployment for testing and production environments.
• Diagnose and resolve database performance issues using performance monitors and tuning techniques.
• Develop and test automation scripts for database administration and associated tools.
• Ensure database security, configure and maintain database high availability, support data replication and sharding.
• Troubleshoot database production issues and connectivity concerns.
• Implement disaster recovery solutions.
• Utilize AWS services to develop and automate cloud-based solutions, maintain automation scripts using AWS Lambda.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• MongoDB Expertise: At least 5 years of hands-on experience with MongoDB Enterprise Edition and MongoDB Atlas, including installations, configurations, backups, and restores.
• Automation Skills: Proficiency in shell scripting or Ansible for on-premises automation, and experience with AWS CloudFormation templates and Lambda functions for cloud automation.
• Cloud Development: Minimum 2 years of experience in cloud development using AWS CloudFormation Templates (CFT).
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix/VM operating systems as related to database management.
• Ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision.

Work Environment:

This is a hybrid role that requires three days of on-site work in McLean, VA, with possible on-site work in Dallas, TX or Atlanta, GA if necessary.

Additional Information:

• MongoDB Version: Current version is 5, with an upgrade to version 6 planned in the upcoming months.
• This role may transition to a full-time position after 12 months, based on performance and business needs.