Location: Annapolis Junction
Software Engineer
This role will be on a fast-moving software engineering team supporting a microservice ecosystem and leveraging MongoDB as a database solution. Project management is done using feature driven development, and the candidate will be working with mission critical systems.
Responsibilities
- Maintaining a large MongoDB cluster (20+ shards) for a mission critical application ecosystem.
- Implementing and maintaining monitoring of cluster performance.
- Working with application developers to appropriately interface with MongoDB via libraries like Spring Data.
- Performing regular live upgrades of the MongoDB cluster.
- Establish regular cluster backups and procedures for failover of the cluster.
Requirements
- Must have an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
- A firm grasp of sharded MongoDB clusters. This includes monitoring house-keeping items like monitoring chunk migration and other mongo operations, helping pick shard keys, and monitoring the health of the cluster.
- A deep understanding of Mongo's replication capabilities.
- An understanding of tuning queries, managing indexes, and evaluating explain plans.
- Experience monitoring critical functions of MongoDB.
Nice to Haves
- Experience with Java and Spring Boot.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Experience with automated build tools, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.
Years of Experience
- 14+ yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.
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