Remote-First NoSQL Database Engineer III

Kforce Inc; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce Inc. is seeking a hands-on Database Engineer III for a hybrid role with remote work and on-site presence in San Antonio, TX. You will design, build, automate, and support enterprise NoSQL platforms across MongoDB, Cassandra, and Redis.

The position emphasizes on-premises environments, automation via Python, Ansible, and Terraform, and collaboration with infrastructure, security, and development teams. Mentorship of junior staff is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience engineering and supporting NoSQL database platforms in production environments.
• Hands-on MongoDB, Cassandra, and Redis with deployment, replication, and recovery.
• Strong Linux administration and automation scripting using Python, Shell, IaC tools.
• Experience with self-managed or on-premises database environments and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and support self-managed NoSQL database platforms.
• Build highly available, scalable database environments.
• Support production operations: replication, backup and recovery, DR, monitoring, capacity planning, performance tuning.
• Develop automation solutions and Infrastructure as Code practices.
• Document architecture, deployment procedures, operational standards, recovery processes, and troubleshooting guides.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, application development, security, and compliance teams.
• Mentor junior DBAs and promote best practices across the database organization.

Skills

MongoDB

Cassandra

Redis

Python

Shell scripting

Linux

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Kforce Inc. is seeking a hands-on Database Engineer III for a hybrid role with remote work and on-site presence in San Antonio, TX. You will design, build, automate, and support enterprise NoSQL platforms across MongoDB, Cassandra, and Redis.

The position emphasizes on-premises environments, automation via Python, Ansible, and Terraform, and collaboration with infrastructure, security, and development teams. Mentorship of junior staff is expected.