We are seeking a highly skilled MongoDB Administrator to join our technology team and manage mission-critical MongoDB database environments.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, scalability, and security of MongoDB databases deployed across on-premises and cloud platforms.

You will work closely with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to optimize database performance, implement automation, and maintain high availability for business-critical applications.

This role requires strong expertise in MongoDB architecture, replication, sharding, backup and recovery, database performance tuning, and cloud-based database administration.

Key Responsibilities

- Install, configure, upgrade, and administer MongoDB databases across development, testing, and production environments.

- Design, implement, and maintain highly available MongoDB Replica Sets and Sharded Clusters.

- Monitor database health, performance, and availability using monitoring and observability tools.

- Perform capacity planning and optimize database configurations for maximum performance and scalability.

- Configure and maintain database indexing strategies to improve query performance.

- Analyze slow queries and optimize aggregation pipelines for enhanced application performance.

- Develop and maintain automated backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures.

- Perform database recovery activities and validate backup integrity through regular testing.

- Implement security best practices including authentication, authorization, encryption, and auditing.

- Troubleshoot database issues related to replication, connectivity, storage, performance, and application integration.

- Automate routine database administration tasks using Shell Scripting, Bash, Python, or automation tools.





- Work closely with DevOps teams to support CI/CD deployments and database release management.

- Manage MongoDB deployments on cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Support database migrations, version upgrades, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

- Prepare operational documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.

- Participate in on-call support, incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem management activities.

- Ensure database environments comply with organizational security and governance standards.

Required Technical Skills

- MongoDB Administration

- MongoDB Enterprise &
- Community Editions

- Replica Sets Configuration and Management

- Sharding Architecture

- Index Design and Optimization

- Aggregation Framework

- Query Optimization

- Backup &

- Recovery Strategies

- Disaster Recovery Planning

- Performance Monitoring &

- Tuning

- MongoDB Atlas (Preferred)

- Linux Administration

- Unix Administration

- Shell Scripting (Bash)

- Python (Preferred)

- Database Monitoring Tools

- Automation Tools (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, or similar)

- AWS

- Microsoft Azure

- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

- High Availability Architecture

- Capacity Planning

- Database Security

- Authentication &

- Authorization

- SSL/TLS Configuration

- Incident Management

- Root Cause Analysis

Roles &

- Responsibilities





- Maintain high availability and reliability of MongoDB production databases.

- Optimize database performance through indexing, query tuning, and resource management.

- Configure and manage replication, failover, and sharding for scalable deployments.

- Monitor database infrastructure and proactively resolve performance bottlenecks.

- Plan and execute backup, restoration, and disaster recovery activities.

- Automate database administration tasks to improve operational efficiency.

- Coordinate with application teams during deployments and production releases.

- Perform database upgrades, patching, and health assessments.

- Ensure compliance with security, backup, and operational standards.

- Investigate production incidents and implement preventive measures.

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

- MongoDB Certified DBA Associate or Professional certification is highly preferred.

- Experience administering large-scale production MongoDB environments.

- Hands-on experience with cloud-native database deployments.

- Knowledge of container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes is an added advantage.

- Familiarity with DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

Desired Competencies

- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

- Ability to work in a quick-paced production support environment.

- Strong understanding of database architecture and distributed systems.

- Excellent documentation and operational planning skills.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.

- Proactive mindset with a focus on reliability, automation, and continuous improvement.

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📌 MongoDB Administrator (Mumbai)
🏢 Swathi Business Solutions
📍 Mumbai