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MDAEdge is seeking an experienced MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) with 5-6+ years of hands-on experience in managing MongoDB sharded clusters. The ideal candidate will manage and maintain ...

MDAEdge is seeking an experienced MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) with 5-6+ years of hands-on experience in managing MongoDB sharded clusters. The ideal candidate will manage and maintain ...

MDAEdge is seeking an experienced MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) with 5-6+ years of hands-on experience in managing MongoDB sharded clusters. The ideal candidate will manage and maintain ...

MDAEdge is seeking an experienced MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) with 5-6+ years of hands-on experience in managing MongoDB sharded clusters. The ideal candidate will manage and maintain ...

MDAEdge is seeking an experienced MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) with 5-6+ years of hands-on experience in managing MongoDB sharded clusters. The ideal candidate will manage and maintain ...

MDAEdge is seeking an experienced MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) with 5-6+ years of hands-on experience in managing MongoDB sharded clusters. The ideal candidate will manage and maintain ...

Overall 8 Yrs experience in DBA Activities * 4years Relavant experience in MongoDB Administration * Database software Installation and Configuration in accordance with Cilent defined standards

We are looking for an experienced Database Administrator (DBA) with strong expertise in MongoDB Administration . The ideal candidate will be responsible for administering, securing, optimizing, and ...

Overall 8 Yrs experience in DBA Activities * 4years Relavant experience in MongoDB Administration * Database software Installation and Configuration in accordance with Cilent defined standards

Overall 8 Yrs experience in DBA Activities * 4years Relavant experience in MongoDB Administration * Database software Installation and Configuration in accordance with Cilent defined standards

Role: DBA with MongoDB Location: Detroit, MI / Hybrid Duration: 12+ Months Description: * 5+ years' experience as MongoDB DBA supporting Databases and MongoDB cluster of significant sizes on- prem ...

Role: DBA with MongoDB Location: Detroit, MI / Hybrid Duration: 12+ Months Description: * 5+ years' experience as MongoDB DBA supporting Databases and MongoDB cluster of significant sizes on- prem ...

Health Check of MongoDB Database, * Monitoring of Various issues related with Database, * Monitoring at Server, Database, Collection Level, and Various Monitoring Tools related to MongoDB, * Database ...

MongoDB DBA with 5 years of experience. Experience as developer, and as Oracle DBA are plus creating Responsibilities: 1. creating MongoDB clusters, replica sets, shards , monitoring, backup 2. ...

Primary expertise in MongoDB Administration (min. of 5+ yrs. required) Experience managing MongoDB environments in Microsoft Azure (required) Additional experience with Java, Spring Boot, and CI/CD ...

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AspectSenior Mongodb Database AdministratorMongodb Developer
Primary FocusDatabase management, optimization, security, and maintenanceDeveloping, designing, and implementing MongoDB-based applications
Required SkillsDatabase administration, performance tuning, backup/recovery, scriptingSchema design, query optimization, application integration
CertificationsMongoDB Certified DBA or similarMongoDB Certified Developer or similar
Work EnvironmentDatabase teams, IT infrastructure, data managementDevelopment teams, software engineering, application projects

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MongoDB DBA

MDAEdge

San Diego, CA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 6 days ago


Job description

Job Summary:
MDAEdge is seeking an experienced MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) with 5-6+ years of hands-on experience in managing MongoDB sharded clusters. The ideal candidate will manage and maintain MongoDB clusters, ensuring high availability and performance while optimizing query performance and implementing automation for routine DBA tasks.
Responsibilities:
• Manage and maintain MongoDB sharded clusters, ensuring high availability, performance, and security.
• Perform MongoDB installations, upgrades, and patches across multiple shards and replica sets.
• Handle backup and recovery operations (including point-in-time restores) without Ops Manager.
• Monitor and optimize query performance, analyze slow queries, and provide tuning recommendations.
• Scale clusters (adding/removing shards, rebalancing data) as per workload demands.
• Use monitoring tools (e.g., MongoDB Atlas, Prometheus, Grafana, or native tools) to track cluster health and resource utilization.
• Troubleshoot replication lag, connectivity, and other database issues.
• Implement automation using basic shell scripting (Bash/Python) for routine DBA tasks.
• Collaborate with developers to design efficient database schemas and indexing strategies.
• Document configurations, procedures, and best practices.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5-6+ years of MongoDB DBA experience, with expertise in sharded environments.
• Hands-on experience in manual cluster management (backups, restores, scaling, replication).
• Proficiency in performance tuning (indexing, query optimization, explain plans).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., MongoDB Diagnostics, PMM, Nagios).
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and basic shell scripting.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a 24/7 on-call rotation (if required).
Preferred:
• Experience with MongoDB Atlas or other cloud-based deployments.
• Knowledge of other NoSQL databases (e.g., Cassandra, Redis).
• Understanding of DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC tools like Ansible/Terraform).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent experience.
• MongoDB Certification (e.g., MongoDB DBA Associate/Professional) is a plus.
Company:
The world doesn't have a talent shortage. It has a talent alignment problem. MDA Edge exists to fix that. Founded in , the company is headquartered in Sheridan, WY, US, , with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.