MongoDB Engineer

Brooksource; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

A technology services company in Kentucky is seeking a skilled NoSQL Engineer to manage and scale MongoDB and Neo4j platforms. You will focus on enhancing platform reliability, optimizing costs, and supporting new customer onboarding. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cloud platforms and CI/CD practices. This role is contract-based and requires a mid-senior level of expertise.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with MongoDB and Neo4j.
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms, primarily Azure and GCP.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized deployments.

Responsibilities

• Automate deployment and scaling of MongoDB and Neo4j.
• Support onboarding of new users and customers.
• Collaborate with internal developers for database integration.
• Implement automation for backup management.
• Optimize costs and resources regarding platform performance.

Skills

MongoDB

Neo4j

Azure

GCP

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

Kubernetes

Python

Terraform

Tools

Docker

ArgoCD

Liquibase

JFrog Artifactory

Job description

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We are seeking a skilled NoSQL Engineer with deep expertise in MongoDB and Neo4j, combined with strong cloud and DevOps experience. This role is focused on managing, automating, and scaling our NoSQL data platforms to support internal teams and new customer onboarding. You will play a critical role in ensuring platform reliability, performance, and cost optimization while enabling developers to seamlessly integrate NoSQL solutions into their workflows.

Required Skillsets

• Strong experience with MongoDB (Atlas preferred, Enterprise optional) and Neo4j.
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms, primarily Azure and GCP.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes (AKS or GKE preferred) and containerized deployments; familiarity with Docker and image registries.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, including automation using Python and Terraform.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues, document processes, and provide guidance to internal teams.
• Passion for improving platform scalability, reliability, and developer enablement.
• Familiarity with deployment tools like ArgoCD is a plus.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Automate the deployment, configuration, and scaling of MongoDB clusters and Neo4j instances, ensuring high availability, security, and monitoring.
• Support onboarding of new users and customers onto Neo4j, including AKS deployment and containerized image management.
• Collaborate with internal developers to integrate NoSQL databases into CI/CD pipelines, offering guidance, troubleshooting, and documentation.
• Implement automation for backup management, lifecycle operations, and platform performance monitoring.
• Optimize costs and resources by managing backup retention, monitoring usage, and tuning performance.
• Contribute to internal training and knowledge sharing to elevate team-wide understanding of NoSQL systems.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience with ArgoCD, Liquibase, or other CI/CD deployment tools.
• Familiarity with JFrog Artifactory for image management.
• Prior experience in automating cloud-native database deployments at scale

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting