
Delivery Module Lead
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Proven experience as a MongoDB/Cassandra/Snowflake Databases Administrator or similar role in production support environments.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience as a MongoDB DBA supporting production environments.
- Strong understanding of MongoDB architecture, including replica sets, sharding, and aggregation framework.
- Proficiency in writing and optimizing complex MongoDB queries and indexes.
- Experience with backup and recovery solutions (e.g., mongodump, mongorestore, Ops Manager).
- Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix systems and scripting (Shell, Python, or similar).
- Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, DataStax OpsCenter, or similar.
- Understanding of distributed systems and high-availability concepts.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting cluster issues, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
- In-depth understanding of data management (e.g. permissions, recovery, security and monitoring)
- Understanding of ETL/ELT tools and data integration patterns.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to work in a 24/7 support rotation and handle urgent production issues.
- Strong understanding of relational database concepts.
- Experience with database design, modeling, and optimization is good to have
- Familiarity with data security is the best practice and backup procedures.
- Production Support & Incident Management:
- Provide 24/7 support for MongoDB environments, including on-call rotation.
- Monitor system health and respond to s, incidents, and performance degradation issues.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production database issues in a timely manner.
- Database Administration:
- Install, configure, and upgrade MongoDB clusters in on-prem or cloud environments.
- Perform routine maintenance including backups, restores, indexing, and data migration.
- Monitor and manage replica sets, sharding, and cluster balancing.
- Performance Tuning & Optimization:
- Analyze query and indexing strategies to improve performance.
- Tune MongoDB server parameters and JVM settings where applicable.
- Monitor and optimize disk I/O, memory usage, and CPU utilization.
- Security & Compliance:
- Implement and manage access control, roles, and authentication mechanisms (LDAP, x.509, SCRAM).
- Ensure encryption, auditing, and compliance with data governance and security policies.
- Automation & Monitoring:
- Create and maintain scripts for automation of routine tasks (e.g., backups, health checks).
- Set up and maintain monitoring tools (e.g., MongoDB Ops Manager, Prometheus/Grafana, MMS).
- Documentation & Collaboration:
- Maintain documentation on architecture, configurations, procedures, and incident reports.
- Work closely with application and infrastructure teams to support new releases and deployments.
- Experience with MongoDB Atlas and other cloud-managed MongoDB services.
- MongoDB certification (MongoDB Certified DBA Associate/Professional).
- Experience with automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
- Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD integration.
- Familiarity with other NoSQL and RDBMS technologies is a plus.
- Education qualification: Any degree from a reputed college
- 7+ years overall IT experience.