Mongo DBA-Remote

[David Miller]

Role: Mongo DBA

Remote

Duration: 6+ months

 

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced MongoDB Database Administrator (Mongo DBA) to manage, maintain, and optimize our MongoDB database environments. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring database performance, availability, security, and scalability while supporting development and operations teams.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain MongoDB databases in development, testing, and production environments
• Design and implement database architecture, including replica sets and sharded clusters
• Monitor database performance and proactively tune queries, indexes, and configurations
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery solutions (replication, backups, restores)
• Manage database security (authentication, authorization, encryption, auditing)
• Perform regular database backups and recovery testing
• Troubleshoot database issues including performance bottlenecks and outages
• Plan and execute database upgrades and migrations
• Implement automation for database deployment and monitoring
• Work closely with DevOps and development teams to optimize application performance
• Maintain documentation for database configurations, processes, and policies

 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of experience administering MongoDB in production environments
• Strong understanding of MongoDB architecture (replica sets, sharding, indexing)
• Experience with performance tuning and query optimization
• Hands-on experience with backup and recovery strategies
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix systems
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Bash, Python, or similar)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Understanding of security best practices

 

Preferred Qualifications

• MongoDB certification (e.g., MongoDB Certified DBA)
• Experience with MongoDB Atlas
• Knowledge of containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Ops Manager, CloudWatch)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

 

Key Skills

• Database performance tuning
• High availability & disaster recovery
• Capacity planning
• Automation & scripting
• Problem-solving & troubleshooting
• Communication & collaboration