About this role
Project description
The programme is building a resilient, secure, production-grade platform of Python backend services, REST APIs, asynchronous processing components and external integrations, backed by MongoDB and delivered through a React/TypeScript operational user interface with auditable operations and role-based enterprise user journeys. As a senior hands-on MongoDB specialist, you will engineer and support a resilient, secure and performant MongoDB capability for the platform. The role covers database architecture, operational data modelling, high availability, performance, security, recovery and integration with Python-based services.
Responsibilities
- Own MongoDB solution design, configuration and production-readiness decisions.
- Define document models, schema validation/versioning and data access patterns.
- Engineer replica-set/cluster resilience, failover, backup, restore and recovery controls.
- Optimise indexes and query performance using evidence-based diagnostics.
- Implement RBAC, least privilege, encryption and auditable access controls.
- Support monitoring, alerting, capacity planning, upgrades and incident resolution.
- Partner with Python, platform, security and test teams to assure end-to-end operability.
Skills
- Must have
- Years of experience: 8+
Must have (strong production expertise):
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Hands-on production MongoDB administration/engineering, configuration, upgrades and troubleshooting.
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Replica sets/clusters, failover, recovery design and resilience testing.
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Index design, explain plans, query/capacity tuning and slow-query diagnosis.
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Python integration using PyMongo/Motor or similar.
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Responsible use of AI coding/testing assistants (prompting, reviewing, validating and correcting AI output).
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Ability to independently challenge design choices, make production-ready decisions and resolve complex database issues.
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Nice to have
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N/A
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Other
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Languages
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English: C1 Advanced
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Seniority
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Senior
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Gurugram, India
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Req. VR-125970
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Database Administration
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BCM Industry
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11/11/2026