Senior MongoDB Architect: Scale, HA & Cloud Automation

Astreya China; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Astreya China seeks a seasoned MongoDB Database Engineer to design scalable architectures, manage replica sets, and optimize performance for enterprise applications. You will govern data models, indexing, and security while deploying across cloud platforms and containerized environments.

Responsibilities include implementing sharding, backup strategies, and DR planning, plus tuning and supporting high-availability MongoDB deployments in production.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with MongoDB administration and operations in production.
• Deep understanding of replica sets, sharding, Atlas, aggregation pipelines, and indexing.
• Experience with backup/recovery, security controls, and auditing practices.
• Proficiency in NoSQL data modeling, schema design, and data migration.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and IaC concepts.
• Familiarity with DevOps tooling and container orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable MongoDB database architectures for enterprise applications.
• Establish data models, schema standards, indexing strategies, and governance.
• Evaluate access patterns and recommend optimal NoSQL structures.
• Design sharding, replication, and clustering solutions.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain MongoDB databases across environments.
• Manage MongoDB Atlas deployments and perform backup/restore activities.
• Implement security controls including authentication, authorization, encryption, and auditing.
• Analyze performance issues and tune queries, indexes, and pipelines.
• Monitor health, capacity, and availability; drive continuous improvements.
• Design and support MongoDB replica sets, DR strategies, and failover testing.
• Deploy and manage across Azure, AWS, and GCP with IaC and automation.

Skills

MongoDB Administration

Replica Sets

Sharding

MongoDB Atlas

Aggregation Framework

Indexing Strategies

GridFS

Backup & Recovery

Security & Auditing

MongoDB

Cassandra

Couchbase

DynamoDB

Cosmos DB

Redis

Data modeling

Schema design

Indexing design

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

Shell Scripting

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Astreya China seeks a seasoned MongoDB Database Engineer to design scalable architectures, manage replica sets, and optimize performance for enterprise applications. You will govern data models, indexing, and security while deploying across cloud platforms and containerized environments.

Responsibilities include implementing sharding, backup strategies, and DR planning, plus tuning and supporting high-availability MongoDB deployments in production.