Database Administrator - MongoDB (4-7 yrs)

Job Title : MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA)

Location : Pune/ Gurugram

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced MongoDB Database Administrator (DBA) to take ownership of our database environments, focusing on high availability, automation, real-time data synchronization, and data lifecycle management.
This role requires deep knowledge of MongoDB, Kafka, Ansible, and a strong commitment to data governance practices, including archiving and data masking.

Responsibilities :

- Deploy, configure, and maintain MongoDB databases across development, staging, and production.

- Design and manage distributed data synchronization using MongoDB replication/sharding and Kafka-based real-time pipelines.

- Build and maintain automated deployment and configuration scripts using Ansible.

- Develop and implement database archiving strategies to manage storage efficiently while retaining data integrity and compliance.

- Apply data masking techniques for sensitive datasets to support secure testing, development,

and analytics.

- Monitor system health and performance, implement optimizations, and proactively address issues.

- Enforce database security, including access controls, encryption, and role-based permissions.

- Create, document, and maintain database procedures, standards, and operational runbooks.

- Participate in on-call rotations and support incident resolution as needed.

Qualifications :

- 4+ years of experience as a MongoDB DBA in production environments.

- Deep expertise in MongoDB architecture, replication, sharding, backup, and recovery.

- Strong hands-on experience with Kafka for event-driven data architecture.

- Proven experience with Ansible for automation of database tasks and infrastructure

provisioning.

- Knowledge and implementation experience of database archiving and data masking.

- Proficient with shell scripting and Linux-based environments.

- Experience with MongoDB Atlas and hybrid cloud/on-premise environments.

- Familiar with monitoring/alerting tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or Ops Manager.

- Strong analytical and communication skills.

Nice to Have :

- MongoDB Certified DBA Associate or higher.

- Exposure to containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, etc.

- Familiarity with other database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, or Cassandra.