MongoDB Administrator

November 15, 2025

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HireArt is helping a global leader in AI development hire a talented MongoDB Administrator to join its team.

We're looking for a MongoDB database engineer with deep experience building and scaling both Mongo database platforms supporting distributed systems, data-intensive applications, and machine learning infrastructure. You have a growth mindset and are comfortable learning new technologies.

As a MongoDB Administrator, You'll

Build and mature MongoDB-based database foundations, including operations, platform lifecycle, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
Improve the company's high engineering standards, tooling, and process.
Work directly with the engineering teams to create backend database solutions to meet their challenging data and security needs.
Work with the security team on security compliance, pen tests, and mitigations that improve security across the company.
Build systems capable of handling billions of documents, making them available to the workforce and the internal teams with high availability.

Requirements

Experience in the following:
Design, installation, and configuration of multi-node MongoDB sharded clusters and replica sets running on AWS EC2
Adding and removing replica and shard nodes in MongoDB clusters as needed
Identifying appropriate shard keys and ensuring even distribution of data across shards.
Converting non-sharded replica sets to sharded clusters due to data size growth and query optimization
Proper query planning and performance tuning, as well as experience with Mongoose ODM
MongoDump and MongoRestore
Knowledge about certificate-based x509 authentication and authorization mechanisms
Experience managing on prem/self hosted MongoDB instance
Extensive knowledge of Mongo replication architecture and change stream

Benefits

PTO
Pre-tax commuter benefits
Employer (HireArt) Subsidized healthcare benefits
Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
HireArt covers all costs for short and long-term disability and life insurance
401k package

Commitment:
This is a full-time, 6-month contract position staffed via HireArt. It is remote and available to U.S.-based candidates excluding California.
HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.

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