Database Architect

Stefanini LATAM; Ciudad de México; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Stefanini LATAM is seeking an experienced MongoDB Architect to lead the design and implementation of distributed MongoDB environments in production. You will drive sharding strategies, replication, and high-availability architectures across global teams.

The role requires advanced English communication and proven leadership in complex data ecosystems, with a strong focus on performance optimization and scalable data solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience as Database Architect, Database Engineer, or Senior Database Specialist in complex and distributed environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with MongoDB, including architecture, administration, performance, scalability, and high availability.
• Proven experience designing and implementing MongoDB Sharding in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes and gather, validate, and document functional and technical requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, use cases, process flows, and data models.
• Design and document functional solutions aligned with business objectives and technical feasibility.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and technical teams to ensure the functional consistency and feasibility of proposed solutions.
• Ensure requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle, from analysis through implementation.
• Participate in functional reviews, requirement validation, and solution discussions with business users and global teams.
• Support system integration initiatives by defining functional requirements and maintaining relevant technical and functional documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

MongoDB architecture

NoSQL technologies

Distributed DB design

Sharding design

Replication & HA

Performance optimization

Technical leadership

English communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Job description

At Stefanini we are more than 30,000 geniuses, connected from more than 40 countries, we co-create a better future.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Database Architect, Database Engineer, or Senior Database Specialist in complex and distributed environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with MongoDB, including architecture, administration, performance, scalability, and high availability.
• Proven experience designing and implementing MongoDB Sharding in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of distributed database architecture, NoSQL technologies, data partitioning, replication, and scalability strategies.
• Expertise in shard key design and selection, data distribution, collection architecture, load balancing, and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of Replica Sets, Config Servers, Mongos Routers, and MongoDB distributed architectures.
• Experience conducting architecture assessments, technical validations, performance testing, troubleshooting, and solution optimization.
• Experience defining technical standards, architecture guidelines, implementation roadmaps, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Ability to provide technical leadership and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, technology vendors, and global stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and technical decision‑making skills.
• Advanced spoken and written English is required for technical communication with global teams and stakeholders.
• Experience working with mission‑critical, high‑availability, infrastructure, or large‑scale data environments is highly desirable.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyze business processes and gather, validate, and document functional and technical requirements.
• Translate business needs into functional specifications, use cases, process flows, and data models.
• Design and document functional solutions aligned with business objectives and technical feasibility.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and technical teams to ensure the functional consistency and feasibility of proposed solutions.
• Ensure requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle, from analysis through implementation.
• Participate in functional reviews, requirement validation, and solution discussions with business users and global teams.
• Support system integration initiatives by defining functional requirements and maintaining relevant technical and functional documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.