Database Administrator

Location: Biella

The Role This is a hands-on technical role requiring someone who is comfortable operating independently, managing complex database challenges, and acting as a subject matter expert in MongoDB architecture and operations.

Responsibilities Administer, monitor, and optimise MongoDB deployments across replica sets and sharded clusters in production and non-production environments

Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, query optimisation, and index management to maintain system health and throughput

Design and implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies in line with client SLAsLead database patching, version upgrades, and migration activities with minimal disruption to live services

Collaborate with application developers and architects to review schema designs and advise on data modelling best practices

Implement and maintain security controls including role-based access, encryption at rest and in transit, and audit logging

Diagnose and resolve database incidents, contributing to root cause analysis and long-term remediation plans

Produce clear technical documentation covering architecture, runbooks, and change processes

Support the wider consulting team with pre-sales, solution design, or knowledge transfer where required

The Ideal Candidate Essential Demonstrable  experience administering MongoDB in production at scale, including sharded clusters and replica sets Strong understanding of MongoDB internals: storage engines, write concern, read preference, aggregation pipelines, and the Wired Tiger engine

Hands-on experience with MongoDB Atlas or equivalent managed MongoDB deployments

Proficiency in performance analysis using tools such as MongoDB Ops Manager, Cloud Manager, or Atlas monitoring

Solid understanding of indexing strategies, query planning, and execution plan analysis

Experience implementing RBAC, encryption, and auditing in regulated or enterprise environments

Comfortable working in Linux-based environments with scripting capability in Bash, Python, or Java Script Strong  communication skills and confidence working directly with client stakeholders

Desirable

MongoDB Professional or Associate certification

Experience with complementary technologies such as Kafka, Elasticsearch, or Redis Familiarity with cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or GCPBackground in consulting or client-facing delivery environments

Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform or Ansible Rate
50 - 60 EUR per Hour - 12 month contract (likely to extend)
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