MongoDB Cluster Administrator (TS/SCI with Polygraph)

Yellow Duck Technologies Inc.

• $120K — $145K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience
  • 14+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong expertise in sharded MongoDB clusters and their management
  • Proficient in MongoDB replication and monitoring capabilities
  • Experience in query tuning, indexing, and evaluating explain plans

Responsibilities

  • Maintain a large sharded MongoDB cluster for mission-critical applications
  • Implement monitoring solutions for cluster performance
  • Collaborate with developers on effective MongoDB integration
  • Perform regular live upgrades to the MongoDB cluster
  • Establish and manage cluster backup and failover procedures

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment
  • Supportive team culture with a focus on collaboration
  • Access to advanced technologies in a microservices architecture
  • Potential for professional growth and development in a technical role
  • Flexible job matching and personalized follow-up from recruitment team
Full Job Description
Yellow Duck Technologies is seeking cleared MongoDB Cluster Administrators to join a fast-moving team supporting mission-critical systems within a microservices-based environment.

Responsibilities:
  • Maintaining a large MongoDB cluster (20+ shards) for a mission critical application ecosystem.
  • Implementing and maintaining monitoring of cluster performance.
  • Working with application developers to appropriately interface with MongoDB via libraries like Spring Data.
  • Performing regular live upgrades of the MongoDB cluster.
  • Establish regular cluster backups and procedures for failover of the cluster.

Requirements:
  • Must have an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline. An additional 4 years of experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.
  • 14+ years of experience.
  • A firm grasp of sharded MongoDB clusters. This includes monitoring house-keeping items like monitoring chunk migration and other mongo operations, helping pick shard keys, and monitoring the health of the cluster.
  • A deep understanding of Mongo's replication capabilities.
  • An understanding of tuning queries, managing indexes, and evaluating explain plans.
  • Experience monitoring critical functions of MongoDB.

Nice to Haves:
  • Experience with Java and Spring Boot.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Kubernetes).
  • Experience with automated build tools, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.


Yellow Duck is hiring cleared technical professionals at all skill levels. If you possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, please submit your resume for a friendly follow-up and quick job-matching response!

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