MongoDB Database Administrator

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their MongoDB Database Administrator position! This is a 12-18 month contract hybrid in Buffalo NY. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. No C2C or subcontracting arrangements will be considered.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Lead MongoDB database administration and optimization for enterprise production environments hosted in Microsoft Azure serving as the primary subject matter expert for architecture performance and operational support
• Design and maintain highly available scalable and secure MongoDB architectures utilizing Atlas replica sets and sharding strategies to support business-critical applications
• Drive performance optimization initiatives through strategic indexing query tuning resource management and capacity planning to ensure optimal database efficiency
• Execute database lifecycle management activities including upgrades migrations patching backup/recovery operations and disaster recovery implementations
• Collaborate with development teams building Java and Spring Boot applications to support database integration for microservices and API-based solutions
• Partner with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipeline implementations automating database deployments schema changes and release management activities
• Establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring alerting and operational standards for MongoDB platforms to proactively identify and resolve issues
• Ensure compliance with security audit and regulatory requirements through implementation of robust authentication authorization and data protection measures
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex database performance and availability issues in production environments providing expert-level technical support

What Youll Need to Have:

• 8 years of Database Administration experience with 5 years of hands-on MongoDB Administration expertise in production environments
• Strong proficiency with MongoDB Atlas replica sets sharding performance tuning query optimization and high availability/disaster recovery implementations
• Proven experience managing MongoDB workloads on Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• 4 years of experience with Java Spring Boot REST APIs and microservices architecture to effectively collaborate with development teams
• Solid experience with CI/CD tools and practices including Azure DevOps Jenkins GitHub Actions and Git for automated deployment workflows
• Demonstrated ability to perform backup/recovery operations capacity planning and implement security/authentication frameworks for enterprise database environments
• Experience with Docker Kubernetes and scripting/automation using Shell or Python (preferred)
• Banking or financial services industry experience (preferred)

Pay Range: $70-$75/hr

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