Application Database Administrator

Paragontech; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 97,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an Application Database Administrator to manage MongoDB operations for the AAA Dashboard’s NoSQL environment. The role involves administering large-scale clusters, optimizing performance, and ensuring data compliance. Ideal candidates should have a degree, relevant certifications, and clearance for DoD systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of NoSQL administration experience, preferably with DoD systems.
• MongoDB Certified DBA Associate/Professional certification required.
• Active IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive (Tier 3) clearance.

Responsibilities

• Administer MongoDB clusters hosting 5M+ documents related to acquisition analytics.
• Optimize query performance and indexing strategies.
• Implement backup/restore procedures and sharding for horizontal scalability.

Skills

MongoDB Administration

NoSQL management

Database Optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Database Administration or related field

Tools

MongoDB Atlas

Ops Manager

Job description

Salary Range: $97,000.00 To $140,200.00 Annually

Application Database Administrator

The Application Database Administrator manages MongoDB operations for the AAA Dashboard’s NoSQL environment.

Responsibilities:

• Administer MongoDB clusters hosting 5M+ documents related to acquisition analytics.
• Optimize query performance and indexing strategies for sub-second response times.
• Implement backup/restore procedures and sharding for horizontal scalability.
• Enforce data retention policies in compliance with DLA Records Management.
• Work with developers to design schema-less structures for machine learning datasets.
• Mitigate vulnerabilities identified in MongoDB STIG checklists.

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in Database Administration or related field.
• MongoDB Certified DBA Associate/Professional certification.
• 5+ years of NoSQL administration experience, preferably with DoD systems.
• Expertise in MongoDB Atlas and Ops Manager.
• Active IT-II Non-Critical Sensitive (Tier 3) clearance.