Job title :- MongoDB Engineering Specialist
Location :-GTA, ON (Hybrid )
Overview:
MongoDB Engineering Specialist – Create and document MongoDB standards and script the deployment package with distribution through Ansible.
Responsibilities:
MongoDB Engineering Standards
Design replica set and sharded cluster topologies tailored to workload (R/W patterns, data growth, latency, multi-AZ/region).
Schema and index design aligned with document modeling patterns (subdocuments, bucketization, extended reference, outlier pattern).
Capacity planning (IOPS/CPU/RAM/Storage), performance tuning (indexes, query plans, connection pools, WT cache).
Backup/restore strategy design
Security hardening: RBAC, client certs/TLS, encryption-at-rest (KMIP/KMS), auditing, least-privilege, IP allowlists/NSGs, CIS benchmarks.
Observability: metrics, logs, and tracing integrations (MongoDB exporters/agents).
Release management & lifecycle: rolling upgrades, feature compatibility versions (FCV), patching cadence, maintenance windows.
Ansible Automation (IaC for Databases)
Build idempotent Ansible roles and collections-based playbooks for provisioning:
OS hardening, users, packages, ulimits, sysctl
MongoDB install, config (mongod.conf), TLS, replica sets, config servers, mongos, sharding
User creation (app/admin), roles, indexes, parameters
Rolling upgrades and patching
Drift detection & remediation, config guardrails, and change safety (serial/rolling strategies, pre-checks, post-verify).
Collaboration & Governance
Partner with App teams for data modeling reviews and performance tuning.
Define standards, runbooks, and design docs; conduct readiness and DR tests.
Ensure compliance with security frameworks (SOC2/ISO27001/PCI/HIPAA as applicable).
Minimum Qualifications
• 5+ years administering MongoDB in production at scale (replica sets and sharded clusters).
• 3+ years with Ansible (roles, collections, Molecule tests, CI/CD).
• Strong Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu), networking, storage, and TLS/PKI fundamentals.
• Scripting: Bash and/or Python for glue/ops tooling.
