Senior Database AdministratorNew

The opportunity

At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.

What you'll do

  • Operate production MongoDB clusters running in Kubernetes across multiple regions and clouds

  • Monitor cluster health, performance, replication, and storage usage, and proactively address degradation

  • Debug and resolve availability, latency, or data consistency issues in partnership with SREs

  • Participate in on-call rotations as a subject matter expert for MongoDB infrastructure

  • Automate routine operations such as database user management, cluster: scaling, version upgrades, and backup restores

  • Maintain and improve internal tooling used for MongoDB observability, lifecycle management, and access control

What they're looking for

  • Collaborate with Platform Engineering on Kubernetes-based deployment patterns and GitOps workflows
  • Implement and maintain point-in-time recovery, daily snapshots, and cross-region backup strategies
  • Regularly validate restores and participate in resilience exercises and disaster recovery planning
  • Partner with Security and Compliance teams to ensure backups meet RTO/RPO targets and audit requirements