Senior SQL & MongoDB DBA – Azure Cloud & Atlas Expert

Optum, a UnitedHealth Group Company; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking a skilled Database Administrator in the Philippines to administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise SQL Server, Azure SQL, and MongoDB environments supporting critical business applications. You will lead high availability, disaster recovery readiness, and performance tuning, while guiding MongoDB Atlas projects, automating tasks with PowerShell, and participating in on-call rotations.

This role also involves exploring AI-driven database solutions and collaborating with global

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of Microsoft SQL Server database administration experience in handling versions between Microsoft SQL Server 2012-2025 and Azure SQL database or Managed Instance in production environments.
• 2+ years of MongoDB or MongoDB Atlas administration experience in enterprise production environments
• 2+ years of experience in programming using T-SQL and PowerShell for data transformation and infrastructure automation
• Ability to participate in a rotational on-call support

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise SQL Server, Azure SQL, MongoDB environments supporting critical business applications
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery readiness, and optimal database performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve database, infrastructure, and application-related issues using native SQL Server, Windows tools, Azure SQL, MongoDB, MongoDB Atlas
• Lead administration and operational ownership of enterprise-scale MongoDB Atlas environments, ensuring high availability, security, scalability, and performance across mission-critical production workloads
• Design, deploy, and manage MongoDB Atlas Projects, Clusters, Private Endpoints, Backup policies, and Disaster Recovery configurations in cloud environments

Job description

Optum is seeking a skilled Database Administrator in the Philippines to administer, maintain, and optimize enterprise SQL Server, Azure SQL, and MongoDB environments supporting critical business applications. You will lead high availability, disaster recovery readiness, and performance tuning, while guiding MongoDB Atlas projects, automating tasks with PowerShell, and participating in on-call rotations.

This role also involves exploring AI-driven database solutions and collaborating with global