Database Administrator - (MongoDB)

McLean, VA, Dallas and Atlanta, GA - Hybrid / Open to Remote job

12 Months contract . Possible CTH/ Extension

Required Skills:

Must Have:

• 5 Mongo on prem and Mongo Atlas (enterprise level expertise)
• 2 Cloud Development CFT ( CFT& Lambda for automation, Cloud formation)
• 3 Ansible OR Shell scripts.

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide DBA support on all aspects of databases administration including provisioning, backup/recovery, replication, deployment and real time production troubleshooting responsibilities on MongoDB.
• Install, configure, monitor, upgrade and maintain database in production and non-production environments.
• Provide 24x7 on call DBA support for production environment on rotation schedule and on ad hoc need basis.
• Provide Database deployment support for Test and Production environments.
• Diagnose and address database performance issues using performance monitors and various tuning techniques.
• Interact with Systems administrators on Linux/Unix/VM operating systems issues related to Databases.
• Able to write database provisioning, maintenance and reporting cloud automation scripts.
• Configure and maintain Database High availability.
• Support data replication and Sharding.
• Troubleshoot database production problems and database connectivity issues.
• Implement DR solutions.
• Ability to work well as a team and as an individual with minimal supervision.
• Cloud Development and Automation:
• Utilize AWS services to develop and automate cloud-based solutions.
• Implement and maintain automation scripts to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Leverage AWS Lambda for automation tasks like DB provisioning, deletion etc.

Basic Requirements:

• More than 10 years of experience in Database administration
• Solid hands-on experience (5 years) with MongoDB
• Extensive Database performance tuning experience
• Deep knowledge of industry-standard, enterprise-class best practices for a large database environment
• Good experience with AWS Cloud and Linux/VM platform
• Expertise in automation via AWS CFT/ Lambda functions ( 3 years)
• Deep understanding of HA, DR Database, and storage technologies Data replication
• Experience implementing, supporting, and auditing database security.
• Hands on automation experience with Python, YAML, Unix Shell scripting, etc.