✦ Luna Orbit — Database Administration

Senior Lead Database Administrator

at Lumen Technologies

📍 Remote, USA Hybrid 💰 $132K – $176K USD / year Posted March 10, 2026
Salary $132K – $176K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's degree or equivalent education and relevant experience
Category Database Administration

This role involves managing and optimizing large-scale database environments, primarily MongoDB, ensuring security, performance, and reliable data replication.

  • Manage MongoDB environments
  • Configure replica sets
  • Optimize database performance
  • Ensure database security
  • Migrate existing databases

The technical environment includes MongoDB versions 4 to 8, replica set configuration, database security, performance tuning, and data migration across multiple database platforms.

The ideal candidate is a senior database administrator with extensive experience managing MongoDB environments from version 4 to 8, including replica set configuration, performance optimization, and security. They are skilled in troubleshooting complex database issues and migrating data across platforms.

MongoDB experience from version 4 to version 8Experience with replica setsDatabase securityPerformance tuningData migration
Experience with Mongo AtlasExperience with OracleMySQLCassandraCouchbasePostgresDatabase backup and recovery
MongoDBMongo AtlasMySQLOracleCassandraCouchbasePostgreSQL
MongoDBReplica setsPerformance tuningData migrationMongo AtlasDatabase securityBackup and recovery
MongoDBMySQLOracleCassandraCouchbasePostgreSQLMongoDB 4 to 8MongoDB replica setsMongoDB utilities (mongoshmongodumpmongorestoremongoexportmongoimportmongosync)Database performance tuningDatabase securityData replication
CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingTechnical troubleshootingStrategic thinking
Industry Technology
Job Function Database administration and optimization for NoSQL and SQL databases
Clearance Required GSA suitability (government security clearance)
Senior Lead Database AdministratorMongoDBMongoDB 4 to 8Replica setsDatabase securityPerformance tuningData migrationMongo AtlasDatabase backup and recoveryMySQLOracleCassandraCouchbasePostgreSQLDatabase troubleshootingBackup and recovery

Lack of experience with MongoDB 4-8, No experience with replica sets, Inability to work remotely in the US

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