MongoDB Database Engineer: Scale & Optimize

Viridiengroup; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Viridien is seeking a Database Engineer to design, maintain, and optimize MongoDB and relational database environments in a hybrid Houston-based role. You will manage sharded clusters and replica sets, ensure security, scalability, and high availability for global production systems and HPC workloads.

You will collaborate with software and infrastructure teams to improve database performance, implement backup/restore and PITR strategies, and contribute to automation and best practices across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience administering MongoDB in production, including sharded clusters and replica sets.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other enterprise relational databases.
• Experience with MongoDB Ops Manager and monitoring tools Prometheus and Grafana.
• Strong backup, recovery (PITR) and High Availability strategies.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimising database performance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in production-critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Database Administration: Manage, maintain, and support MongoDB and relational database environments.
• Performance & Optimisation: Monitor health, analyse queries, and optimise configurations for high-traffic workloads.
• Backup, Recovery & Reliability: Implement backup, PITR, and HA solutions and troubleshoot issues.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Work with development and infra teams to improve database design and automation.

Skills

MongoDB admin

PostgreSQL

Automation scripting

Monitoring (Prometheus Grafana)

HA/Backup PITR

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MongoDB Ops Manager

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab

Job description

Viridien is seeking a Database Engineer to design, maintain, and optimize MongoDB and relational database environments in a hybrid Houston-based role. You will manage sharded clusters and replica sets, ensure security, scalability, and high availability for global production systems and HPC workloads.

You will collaborate with software and infrastructure teams to improve database performance, implement backup/restore and PITR strategies, and contribute to automation and best practices across the