MongoDB Specialist

Job Title: MongoDB Specialist
Contract: 6 months initial (likely extension)
Clearance: Active SC clearance
Onsite Requirement: Hybrid - once or twice a week
Location: Leeds, Birmingham, Newcastle, London, Cardiff, Manchester, Blackpool or Sheffield

Overview

We are seeking a hands-on MongoDB Specialist to support a large-scale, data-driven environment within a UK public sector programme. This role involves working with high-volume datasets, designing efficient data structures, and contributing across both data and engineering layers within a modern cloud-based ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, structure, and optimise MongoDB collections for large-scale datasets
• Translate complex data and system requirements into scalable, practical solutions
• Develop, optimise, and maintain MongoDB queries for performance and efficiency
• Support integration of MongoDB within microservices and wider application architecture
• Carry out performance tuning and optimisation across data environments
• Collaborate closely with development and DevOps teams to deliver reliable, high-quality data solutions
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and ongoing platform improvements

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on expertise with MongoDB in production environments
• Proven experience working with large-scale datasets and data modelling
• Solid understanding of query optimisation and performance tuning
• Experience working in cloud environments (AWS preferred)
• Exposure to DevOps practices including CI/CD, pipelines, and deployments
• Familiarity with microservices architectures and platform-level engineering
• Ability to work across both data and engineering layers
• Strong collaboration skills with developers and technical stakeholders

Nice to Have

• Experience working within the UK Public Sector

If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please apply for further information. Please note that due to high volumes of applications we are unable to contact every applicant. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

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