Principal MongoDB Admin

Title: Principal MongoDB Admin / Engineer Duration: 12+ Months Location: Charlotte, NC/Chandler, AZ / Iselin, NJ - Hybrid RoleJob Descriptions: In this contingent resource assignment, you may: Consult as an expert to develop or influence initiatives and resources for highly complex business and technical needs across Engineering. Consult on the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, and advanced analytical and inductive thinking. Provide expertise to client senior leadership on innovative Engineering business solutions. Strategically engage with client personnel. In this Role, You Will: Manage and maintain MongoDB clusters, including replica sets and sharded environments. Design and implement high-availability and disaster recovery solutions using MongoDB replication, backup strategies, and cloud-native tools. Perform database performance tuning, query optimization, and capacity planning. Analyze slow queries and implement indexing strategies to improve application performance. Automate database maintenance tasks using JavaScript, Shell scripting, and tools like Ansible or Terraform. Develop and maintain scripts for provisioning, monitoring, and alerting. Ensure database security, compliance, and audit readiness (SOX, PCI, HIPAA). Implement role-based access control (RBAC), encryption, and auditing features. Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and security teams to support business initiatives. Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for database-related incidents and implement long-term solutions. Manage backup and recovery strategies using MongoDB Ops Manager, cloud-native backups, or enterprise tools. Monitor database health using tools like MongoDB Atlas, Prometheus, Grafana, or custom dashboards. Maintain detailed documentation for database configurations, procedures, and recovery plans. Required Qualifications: 7+ years of MongoDB Database Administration experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, military service, or education. Expertise in MongoDB architecture, replication, sharding, and performance tuning. Strong proficiency in MongoDB query language, aggregation framework, and indexing strategies. Experience with Linux/Unix environments and Shell scripting. Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Jenkins. Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and storage integration. Experience with monitoring tools: MongoDB Atlas, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Excellent communication and documentation abilities. Proven leadership in incident management and change control processes.