MongoDB Engineer & Administrator (Remote)

Own the data tier of one of VA's most complex cloud platforms. As the MongoDB EngineerAdministrator, you will manage MongoDB Enterprise Advanced instances supporting mission-critical scheduling, telehealth, and digital health applications., Position Description: The MongoDB EngineerAdministrator manages all aspects of MongoDB Enterprise Advanced across production, staging, and sandbox environments including performance tuning, backup and recovery, encryption, secrets management, and vendor coordination., * Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

• Typing, communicating, repetitive motions.
• Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data, view computer monitors and read. May need to view presentation screens and other visual aids in a virtual setting.
• Inside environmental conditions with protection from outside elements.

Security: Active Federal Civilian Public Trust clearance

• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident that has lived in the United States for at least 3 years

Federal Civilian Public Trust Consists of a review of up to but not limited to:

• Covers 10 year period and in some instances lifetime events
• OPM Security Investigations Index (SII)
• DOD Defense Central Investigations Index (DCII)
• National Agency Check (NAC) records
• FBI name check
• FBI fingerprint check
• Credit report check
• Written inquiries to previous employers and references listed on the application for employment
• Potential interviews with the subject, spouse, neighbors, supervisor, coworkers
• Law enforcement check
• Court records check
• Education check - Attendance and Degrees

Acceptable Credentials

Tasks/activities include, but are not limited to:

• Administers all MongoDB Enterprise Advanced instances across production, staging, and sandbox environments
• Manages MongoDB performance including query optimization, index management, and capacity planning
• Identifies performance degradation before it impacts platform services
• Implements and maintains MongoDB backup policies ensuring 15-minute snapshots retained 7 days, daily snapshots retained 30 days, and monthly snapshots retained 60 days with retrieval times not exceeding 1 minute
• Implements and operates MongoDB secrets management through HashiCorp Vault and AWS Secrets Manager
• Ensures automated rotation for 100% of credentials where supported and manual rotation at least every 90 days
• Ensures all MongoDB configuration is provisioned through approved Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tooling (e.g., Terraform)
• Prohibits manual production changes except through approved break-glass procedures
• Supports daily Change Control Board (CCB) meetings for MongoDB-related changes
• Ensures all production changes execute within government-approved windows with documented backout plans
• Supports the Scheduling Event Bus by providing MongoDB data tier design and operational support for event-driven workloads
• Coordinates with the Vulnerability Analyst and Security team to conduct and remediate MongoDB vulnerability scans
• Ensures versions remain on approved releases with no end-of-life software in production
• Contributes MongoDB metrics, incident reports, and performance data to the Monthly Maintenance Report

Do you have experience in Vulnerability scanning implementation?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Minimum/General Experience: 3 years of experience administering MongoDB Enterprise Advanced in production cloud environments

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in computer science, information technology, or related field; MongoDB Certified DBA Associate (preferred), * Excellent experience administering MongoDB Enterprise Advanced including replica sets, sharding, performance tuning, index optimization, and capacity planning at enterprise scale

• Excellent knowledge of MongoDB backup and recovery including scheduled snapshots, point-in-time recovery, and restoration validation
• Excellent experience with MongoDB security including encryption at rest and in transit, RBAC, field-level encryption, and integration with HashiCorp Vault and AWS Secrets Manager
• Excellent ability to manage MongoDB in containerized Kubernetes/EKS environments including stateful workload management and persistent volume configuration
• Excellent experience with MongoDB monitoring
• Above average ability to configure alerting for performance degradation, storage thresholds, and replication lag
• Above average experience implementing MongoDB as part of event-driven architectures integrating with Kafka/MSK for scheduling and healthcare data pipelines
• Above average knowledge of vulnerability scanning and remediation for MongoDB
• Experience supporting a federal agency
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

4.04.0 out of 5 stars Stafford, VA 22554 Remote $81,284 - $116,894 a year - Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

• Prescription drug insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance, CompensationBenefits: The annual projected pay range for this position is $81,284 - $116,894 with consideration being given to various factors including but not limited to qualifications, experience, job responsibilities, and geographic location.

Oxley Enterprises, Inc. offers a full array of benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage for you and your family.
• Life Insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability paid for by the Company.
• Supplemental coverages including Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital.
• Additional Life insurance coverage for you and your dependents.
• 401k plan with various options to select based on your retirement goals.

Oxley Enterprises, Inc. is a certified service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVOSB), veteran-owned (VOSB), and woman-owned small business (WOSB) that has 26 years of experience building and delivering quality IT systems and programs. Oxley is ranked in the INC 5000 7 times (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025). Oxley is a 2019 - 2025 Department of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award Winner. Oxley is Virginia Values Veterans certified.