About the Role :

We are seeking a highly skilled MongoDB Administrator to join our technology team and manage mission-critical MongoDB database environments. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, scalability, and security of MongoDB databases deployed across on-premises and cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities :

- Install, configure, upgrade, and administer MongoDB databases across development, testing, and production environments.

- Design, implement, and maintain highly available MongoDB Replica Sets and Sharded Clusters.

- Monitor database health, performance, and availability using monitoring and observability tools.

- Perform capacity planning and optimize database configurations for maximum performance and scalability.

- Configure and maintain database indexing strategies to improve query performance.

- Analyze slow queries and optimize aggregation pipelines for enhanced application performance.

- Develop and maintain automated backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures.

- Perform database recovery activities and validate backup integrity through regular testing.

- Implement security best practices including authentication, authorization, encryption, and auditing.

- Troubleshoot database issues related to replication, connectivity, storage, performance, and application integration.

- Automate routine database administration tasks using Shell Scripting, Bash, Python, or automation tools.

- Work closely with DevOps teams to support CI/CD deployments and database release management.

- Manage MongoDB deployments on cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Support database migrations, version upgrades, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

- Prepare operational documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.

- Participate in on-call support, incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem management activities.

- Ensure database environments comply with organizational security and governance standards.

Technical Skills :

- MongoDB Administration, MongoDB Enterprise & Community Editions, Replica Sets, Sharding Architecture, Index Design, Aggregation Framework, Query Optimization, Backup & Recovery, Disaster Recovery, Performance Monitoring & Tuning, MongoDB Atlas (Preferred), Linux/Unix Administration, Shell Scripting, Python (Preferred), Database Monitoring Tools, Automation Tools (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins), AWS, Azure, GCP, High Availability, Capacity Planning, Database Security.

Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

- MongoDB Certified DBA Associate or Professional certification is highly preferred.

- Experience administering large-scale production MongoDB environments.

- Hands-on experience with cloud-native database deployments.

- Knowledge of container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes is an added advantage.

- Familiarity with DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

Competencies :

- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced production support environment.

- Strong understanding of database architecture and distributed systems.

- Excellent documentation and operational planning skills.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.

- Proactive mindset with a focus on reliability, automation, and continuous improvement.