MongoDB Database Administrator
Listed on 2026-07-01
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IT/Tech
Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, AWS
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Job Title
- MongoDB Database Administrator
Location
- Westlake, TX or Jersey City, NJ or Boston, MA
Duration - 6 months (high likely good of extension)
Interview Process - video
Note
- They are 5 days onsite then 5 days remote. Work remote every other week.
Job Description:
This role can be based in NJ, TX, or BOS. The contract is until the end of the year with a possibility of extension based on performance. The primary need is for a MongoDB DBA with experience in MongoDB Ops Management. This is a self-managed role requiring senior-level expertise. Almost 80% of the application runs on MongoDB. AWS Cloud experience with MongoDB is essential, along with skills in Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
The team handles system and application databases, requiring end-to-end knowledge.
Technical Skills:
- 8+ years MongoDB DBA experience.
- Experience with other distributed databases is preferred.
- Strong knowledge in installing, configuring, upgrading MongoDB, and general administration.
- Experience with Ops Manager installation, configuration, and upgrades.
- Schema design, performance tuning, query optimization, backup solutions, replica set management.
- Managing MongoDB Oplog and journals.
- Designing indexing strategies and sharding.
- Debugging and troubleshooting skills.
- Scripting/automation with Bash, Python, and Ansible.
- Experience with CI/CD, Dev Ops tools like Jenkins, Git, JIRA, Confluence.
- Experience with Datadog and Service Now integration.
- Knowledge of REST APIs, containerization (ECS, Docker).
- Cloud experience with AWS (preferred), Azure, GCP, including EC2, CFT, Route
53, RDS.
Additional Good-to-Have Skills:
- Redis and Elasticsearch knowledge.
- Understanding of query planning.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience with version control and build tools like Maven.
- Familiarity with cloud data warehousing and data lakes is a plus.
Required Expertise:
- 5 to 10 years DBA experience.
- AWS Solutions Architect certification.
- Mid-Senior level
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