Principal MongoDB DBA

The MongoDB Principal DBA is responsible for setting the technical direction and dictating best practices for Percona’s MongoDB services capabilities. This is a technical and strategic role that works closely with the Managed Service Delivery team to contribute to Percona’s MongoDB Managed Services implementation goals.

Requirements

• 7+ years experience with MongoDB technology, ideally in a customer facing role or 7+ years experience with distributed software administration coupled with Advanced-level MongoDB knowledge
• Fluent English communication (native-level a bonus), primarily for customer interactions
• Ability to work remotely
• MongoDB expertise in all areas of implementation: installation, configuration, upgrades, tuning
• Strong skills in replication and sharding
• Production experience, Multiple datacenters, Large datasets
• Experience with Linux, FreeBSD
• PHP, Java, Nodejs, Go, Python, Ruby, and/or any client application programming experience used in conjunction with MongoDB
• Other NoSQL experience - Cassandra, etc.
• Networking, system administration, hardware, virtualization, containers, scripting, IO subsystems
• Ability to create and deliver presentations
• One or more of Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Vagrant, Consul, etc. would be a plus but not required

Benefits

• Flexible work hours
• Various paid time off programs
• All equipment for remote office
• Funds for career development (external training, certifications, conferences)
• Ongoing connectivity allowances
• Opportunity to participate in equity incentive plan
• Benefits that support a healthy work/life balance (e.g. Percona Adventure Team, Work-from-Anywhere, FlowDays, FryDays, and overall flexibility)
• Support for being socially responsible through PAVE volunteering program and Women Transforming Technology