| Position Summary |
| We are seeking a forward-thinking and enthusiastic Engineering and Operations Specialist to manage and optimize our MongoDB and Splunk platforms. The ideal candidate will have in-depth experience in at least one of these technologies, with a preference for experience in both. |
| Job Responsibilities |
| - Worked with engineering and operational tasks for MongoDB and Splunk platforms, ensuring high availability and stability.
- Continuously improve the stability of the environments, leveraging automation, self-healing mechanisms, and AIOps.
- Develop and implement automation using technologies such as Ansible, Python, Shell.
- Manage CI/CD deployments and maintain code repositories.
- Utilize Infrastructure/Configuration as Code practices to streamline processes.
- Work closely with development teams to integrate database and observability/logging tools effectively
- Manages design, distribution, performance, replication, security, availability, and access requirements for large and complex MongoDB databases version (6.0,7.0 ,8.0 and above) on Linux OS on (on-premises, cloud-based).
- Designs and develops physical layers of databases to support various application needs; Implements back-up, recovery, archiving, conversion strategies, and performance tuning; Manages job scheduling, application release, database change and implement best Database and infrastructure security to meet the compliance.
- Monitor and tune MongoDB and Splunk clusters for optimal performance, identifying bottlenecks and troubleshooting issues.
- Analyze database queries, indexing, and storage to ensure minimal latency and maximum throughput.
- The Senior Splunk System Administrator will build, maintain, and standardize the Splunk platform, including forwarder deployment, configuration, dashboards, and maintenance across Linux OS .
- Able to debug production issues by analyzing the logs directly and using tools like Splunk.
- Work in Agile model with the understanding of Agile concepts and Azure DevOps.
- Learn new technologies based on demand and help team members by coaching and assisting.
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Education, Technical Skills & Other Critical Requirement | |
Education | Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or another related field with 7+ years of IT and Infrastructure engineering work experience. - MongoDB Certified DBA or Splunk Certified Administrator is a plus
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
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Experience (In Years) | 7+ Years Total IT experience & 4+ Years relevant experience in MongoDB and working experience Splunk Administrator | |
Technical Skills | - In-depth experience with either MongoDB or Splunk, with a preference for exposure to both.
- Strong enthusiasm for learning and adopting new technologies.
- Experience with automation tools like Ansible, Python and Shell.
- Proficiency in CI/CD deployments, DevOps practices, and managing code repositories.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure/Configuration as Code principles.
- Developer experience is highly desired.
- Data engineering skills are a plus.
- Experience with other DB technologies and observability tools are a plus.
- Extensive work experience Managed and optimized MongoDB databases, designed robust schemas, and implemented security best practices, ensuring high availability, data integrity, and performance for mission-critical applications.
- Working experience in database performance tuning with MongoDB tools and techniques.
- Management of database elements, including creation, alteration, deletion and copying of schemas, databases, tables, views, indexes, stored procedures, triggers, and declarative integrity constraints
- Extensive experience in Database Backup and recovery strategy by design, configuration and implementation using backup tools (Mongo dump, Mongo restore) and Rubrik.
- Extensive experience in Configuration and enforced SSL/TLS encryption for secure communication between MongoDB nodes
- Working experience to Configure and maintain Splunk environments, developed dashboards, and implemented log management solutions to enhance system monitoring and security across Linux OS.
- Experience Splunk migration and upgradation on Standalone Linux OS and Cloud platform is plus.
- Perform application administration for a single security information management system using Splunk.
- Working knowledge of Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL), architecture and various components (indexer, forwarder, search head, deployment server)
- Extensive experience in both MongoDB database and Splunk replication between Primary and Secondary servers to ensure high availability and fault tolerance.
- Managed Infrastructure security policy as per best industry standard by designing, configurating and implementing privileges and policy on database using RBAC as well as Splunk.
- Scripting skills and automation experience using DevOps, Repos and Infrastructure as code.
- Working experience in Container (AKS and OpenShift) is plus.
- Working experience in Cloud Platform experience (Azure, Cosmos DB) is plus.
- Strong knowledge in ITSM process and tools (ServiceNow).
- Ability to work 24*7 rotational shift to support the Database and Splunk platforms.
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Other Critical Requirements | - Strong problem-solving abilities and proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
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