DBA Team Lead (MongoDB & Relational)

Description

We are looking for a skilled and proactive Database Administrator to lead and support our MongoDB and relational database environments. This role combines hands-on database management, performance optimization, infrastructure oversight, and close collaboration with engineering teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all MongoDB-related topics, including reviewing and approving configuration and deployment changes.
• Manage, maintain, and support MongoDB databases across Atlas and on-premise environments.
• Administer and support SQL Server and PostgreSQL databases in both on-premise and AWS environments.
• Continuously monitor database health, performance, and availability.
• Collaborate with software engineers to optimize SQL queries and improve database schema design.
• Ensure high availability (HA) and implement robust disaster recovery (DR) strategies to minimize downtime.
• Contribute to long-term database architecture planning and scalability initiatives.
• Execute database changes, apply patches, and manage version upgrades.
• Support the design and maintenance of data extraction pipelines from MongoDB and SQL Server.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support production systems as needed.

Requirements

Requirements:

• 2 years of experience with Team Management
• 4+ years of experience working with data platforms, including at least 2 years in a DBA role supporting MongoDB and relational databases (infrastructure and application support).
• Hands-on experience in data engineering (Airflow preferred).
• Minimum 1 year of hands-on experience with AWS.
• Advanced T-SQL development and performance tuning skills.
• Experience with Git and modern version control workflows.
• Strong knowledge of backup, recovery, security, and data integrity best practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong algorithmic thinking.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Nice to Have:

• Experience with dbatools, Redgate SQL Toolbelt, and Coralogix.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and database change management tools such as Liquibase.