Database Reliability Engineer (DBRE)

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.

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.

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

Experience with Elastic

Experience with networking and virtualization/containers

Experience with troubleshooting hardware issues

Experience with MongoDB security best practices

A Highschool Diploma or equivalent is required.

A Bachelor's degree in software development, database programming, or computer engineering is preferred.

5+ years in an SRE position managing database workloads (preferably MongoDB workloads) or 5+ years in a developer position with advanced MongoDB knowledge.

General Remote Environment. 

Moderate levels of stress may occur at times. 

It may require long periods of sitting and viewing a computer monitor 

No physical demands are required. 

On- Call Rotation is required with the possibility during holidays as required by the business for 24/7 support. 

This role is not sponsorship eligible. Candidates need to be legally allowed to work in the US for any employer.