Database Reliability Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
The Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) ensures the performance, scalability, and reliability of MongoDB database infrastructure. Collaborating with development, SRE, and DevOps teams, the role involves optimizing database operations, automating processes, and proactively resolving issues. Responsibilities include designing, maintaining, and optimizing MongoDB clusters, implementing monitoring and remediation strategies, integrating databases into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring database security and disaster recovery, troubleshooting performance issues, developing automation scripts, and planning database upgrades and migrations. Strong knowledge of MongoDB, including indexes, query plans, replication, and scaling, is crucial, along with expertise in automation frameworks (Python/Ansible), and advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must have:
- Expert in MongoDB 6.0, 7.0 & 8.0
- Experience with MongoDB Sharding & Replication
- Proficient in Query & Index Tuning
- Automation experience (Python/Ansible)
- Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
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Job Details
We are seeking a skilled Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE) with expertise in MongoDB to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the performance, scalability, and reliability of our database infrastructure. You will work closely with development, SRE, and DevOps teams to optimize database operations, automate processes, and proactively resolve issues.
Strong knowledge of MongoDB indexes, index management, integrity checks, and statistics. Understand query plans to troubleshoot performance issues. Knowledge of CRUD syntax and Aggregation Framework. Understanding of replication, vertical scaling, horizontal scaling, and DR. Expert skill in MongoDB server 6.0, 7.0 & 8.0. Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong knowledge of database automation, ideally with Python and/or Ansible. Ability to work in a team environment. Excellent communications skills; written, verbal, and presentation. Ability to apply varying leadership skills and traits that create solutions and results to unexpected situations.
You Will:
- Design, maintain, and optimize MongoDB clusters for high availability and performance.
- Implement database monitoring, alerting, and automated remediation strategies.
- Collaborate with SRE and DevOps teams to integrate databases into CI/CD pipelines.
- Ensure database security, backup, and disaster recovery best practices.
- Troubleshoot database performance issues and optimize queries and indexes.
- Develop automation scripts and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions for database operations.
- Plan and execute database upgrades, migrations, and capacity planning.
You Have:
- Experience with automation frameworks
- Experience with Python and/or Ansible or equivalents
- MongoDB (Configure, Tune, Upgrade, Recovery)
- Experience with MongoDB Sharding
- Experience with MongoDB Query and Index Tuning
- Experience with MongoDB Replication
The following information is required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, New York City Pay Transparency Act, Washington Pay Transparceny Act and California Pay Transparency Act. This applies only to individuals working in the state of Colorado, Washington, California and New York City. The anticipated starting pay range of Colorado, California, Washington and New York City applicants for this role is $116,100-$170,280 for CO and $135,300 – $198,400 for NYC, WA and CA. Unless already included in the posted pay range and based on eligibility, the role may include variable compensation in the form of bonus, commissions, or other discretionary payments. These discretionary payments are based on company and/or individual performance and may change at any time. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. Information on benefits offered is here.
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