Senior MongoDB Automation & Systems Engineer

Nyla Technology Solutions; Maryland; On-site; USD 149,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nyla FLEX program

Health benefits

401k matching (10%)

Professional development funds $5,000/

Student loan repayment

Volunteer hours

Job summary

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers AI, data science, and software engineering services for the U.S. Government. We seek a Database Engineer with TS/SCI polygraph clearance to design, implement, and maintain enterprise MongoDB databases in cloud environments, optimizing queries and building HA storage using modern cloud methods.

The role involves leading data parsing/loading software development and advancing automated workflows to replace legacy processes. MD-based, on-site opportunity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or a related discipline, plus 10+ years of specialized data analytics or financial intelligence experience.
• High School Diploma / GED, plus 15+ years of hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery experience in lieu of a degree.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing, developing, implementing, and sustaining MongoDB databases in enterprise cloud environments.
• Advanced knowledge of MongoDB performance optimization, indexing strategies, query profiling, and resource management.
• Proven capability configuring and maintaining high-availability architectures, including MongoDB replica sets, sharded clusters, and failover mechanisms.
• Demonstrated experience developing database parser software, database loading tools, and automated data processing workflows.
• Strong experience defining document schemas, evaluating embedding vs. referencing relationships, and mapping data access patterns.
• Practical experience implementing robust database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations.
• Ability to analyze legacy manual processes and design automated workflows to replace them.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise MongoDB databases.
• Optimize complex queries and performance.
• Lead development of data parsing and loading software.
• Build high-availability storage architectures using modern cloud methodologies.

Skills

MongoDB Architecture

Performance & Query Tuning

Replication & Sharding

Data Ingestion & Parsing

Schema Design & Modeling

Backup & Recovery

Automation & Analysis

Continuous Security Monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics, Intelligence Studies, Computer Science, Finance/Economics, or related field

15+ years hands-on intelligence analysis, financial tracking, and data discovery (if no degree)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers AI, data science, and software engineering services for the U.S. Government. We seek a Database Engineer with TS/SCI polygraph clearance to design, implement, and maintain enterprise MongoDB databases in cloud environments, optimizing queries and building HA storage using modern cloud methods.

The role involves leading data parsing/loading software development and advancing automated workflows to replace legacy processes. MD-based, on-site opportunity.