Remote MongoDB Database Consultant

Summary

The job is for a MongoDB Consultant at Percona, requiring 5+ years of MongoDB administration experience, 3+ years of Linux administration, and 2+ years in a consulting role. The role involves developing relationships with customers, assessing their needs, troubleshooting issues, creating documentation, and leading projects. The position is remote, with up to 25% travel, and the candidate must be able to work full-time during US business hours.

Requirements

• 5+ years of MongoDB administration, including but not limited to installation, configuration, upgrades, tuning
• 3+ years of Linux administration experience, including performing hands-on work in the areas networking, hardware, virtualization, containers, scripting, and IO subsystems
• 2+ years of performing the following types of engagements: architecture and design reviews, performance audits, and database migrations
• 2+ years in a consulting role leading both short and long-term projects
• Strong Shell skills
• Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: PHP, Java, Nodejs, Go, Python, Ruby
• Production-based experience with both on-premise and cloud environments, including with customers that run database environments across multiple datacenters/regions, and manage large datasets
• Experience delivering presentations to both technical and management/executive teams

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with customers, comprehend and fulfill their needs, and maintain their satisfaction through onsite and remote customer engagements
• Scope the technical work that is required to ensure the best possible solution is delivered to the customer given the customer’s unique set of business requirements
• Troubleshoot and resolve customer issues of any complexity as the need arises

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Vagrant, Consul, etc
• Experience with Content Management Systems (Drupal, Wordpress, etc.) and eCommerce platforms (Magento, etc.)
• Experience with training development and delivery
• Demonstration of active thought leadership in the MongoDB community (blogs, conference talks, etc.)
• Ability to read and interpret MongoDB code for the purpose of debugging and troubleshooting
• Cross-over experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL or ClickHouse
• Experience working with cloud-native applications and containerization technologies e.g. Docker and Kubernetes
• AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure certifications
• Project management experience

Benefits

• Flexible hours
• Ability to work remotely
• The amazing experience of working with a multinational team of experts
• Professional development opportunities, including funding for training, certifications, conferences and more