Position Title: MongoDB Engineering Standards Specialist
Line of Business: VDI and Mobility
Length of Contract: 8 Months with possibility of extension/conversion
Work Location: Toronto, ON
Work Model: 2–3 Days Onsite
Hours of Operation: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM / 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Flexible)
Interview Process: 1 Round – Hiring Manager via MS Teams (30 minutes)Must haves: 5+ years administering MongoDB at scale (replica sets & sharded clusters), 3+ years with Ansible (roles, collections, CI/CD), strong Linux/networking/TLS fundamentals, and Bash and/or Python scripting expertise.Role Overview
The MongoDB Engineering Standards Specialist will be responsible for defining, implementing, and governing MongoDB engineering standards across production environments. This role requires strong expertise in MongoDB architecture, automation using Ansible (Infrastructure as Code for Databases), and collaboration with application teams to ensure scalable, secure, and compliant database environments.Key Responsibilities
MongoDB Engineering Standards

• Design replica set and sharded cluster topologies tailored to workload (R/W patterns, data growth, latency, multi-AZ/region).
• Schema and index design aligned with document modeling patterns (subdocuments, bucketization, extended reference, outlier pattern).
• Capacity planning (IOPS/CPU/RAM/Storage), performance tuning (indexes, query plans, connection pools, WT cache).
• Backup/restore strategy design.
• Security hardening: RBAC, client certs/TLS, encryption-at-rest (KMIP/KMS), auditing, least-privilege, IP allowlists/NSGs, CIS benchmarks.
• Observability: metrics, logs, and tracing integrations (MongoDB exporters/agents).
• Release management & lifecycle: rolling upgrades, feature compatibility versions (FCV), patching cadence, maintenance windows.

Ansible Automation (IaC for Databases)

• Build idempotent Ansible roles and collections-based playbooks for provisioning:
  • OS hardening, users, packages, ulimits, sysctl
  • MongoDB install, config (mongod.conf), TLS, replica sets, config servers, mongos, sharding
  • User creation (app/admin), roles, indexes, parameters
  • Rolling upgrades and patching
• Drift detection & remediation, config guardrails, and change safety (serial/rolling strategies, pre-checks, post-verify).

Collaboration & Governance

• Partner with App teams for data modeling reviews and performance tuning.
• Define standards, runbooks, and design docs; conduct readiness and DR tests.
• Ensure compliance with security frameworks (SOC2/ISO27001/PCI/HIPAA as applicable).

Must Have Requirements

• 5+ years administering MongoDB in production at scale (replica sets and sharded clusters).
• 3+ years with Ansible (roles, collections, Molecule tests, CI/CD).
• Strong Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu), networking, storage, and TLS/PKI fundamentals.
• Scripting: Bash and/or Python for glue/ops tooling.

Nice To Have

• MongoDB Certified DBA/Developer; Red Hat Ansible or equivalent.
• Ops Manager, MongoDB Atlas administration at scale.
• Compliance-driven environments; performance engineering experience.

Education: Post Secondary
  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 80.00/hr.