Senior Technical Architect

Maximum Salary (US): 198000Minimum Salary (US): 114000Job SummaryJD 1: Senior MongoDB Architect/ Technical Account MAnager(Advisory, Architecture, Review & Fine-Tuning Track)PurposeDeliver independent, expert-level technical recommendations for a client's MongoDB estate under a remote L3 advisory model. Owns P3 architecture reviews and configuration fine-tuning, and provides senior technical input on P1/P2 issues involving unexplained production behaviour, performance degradation, or architectural risk. Key ResponsibilitiesKey responsibilitiesConduct architecture and configuration reviews of production MongoDB clusters (sharded and replica-set topologies) based on client-supplied logs, configs, and diagnostics — no direct production access.Diagnose performance issues (query latency, replication lag, resource utilization) and produce root-cause analysis with concrete remediation recommendations.Advise on sharding strategy, replication topology, index design, and capacity planning.Support live screen-sharing diagnostic sessions with client teams.Produce clear, client-facing written recommendations that can be executed by the client's own operational team (no hands-on production access in this engagement).Contribute to monthly governance reviews: upcoming version/feature guidance, long-term upgrade and patching strategy input.Lead or contribute to quarterly advisory workshops (setup review, fine-tuning, ideation). Skill RequirementsSkills Required:MongoDB Architecture, Sharding, Replication & Performance TuningQuery Optimization, Index Design & Capacity PlanningRoot Cause Analysis (RCA) and Production DiagnosticsConfiguration Reviews, Log Analysis & TroubleshootingClient Advisory, Technical Governance & Stakeholder ManagementStrong Written Communication and Financial Services Domain KnowledgeOther RequirementsRequired experienceMinimum 5 years' production MongoDB experience, including hands-on work with sharding, replication, performance tuning, and architecture design.Demonstrated track record of delivering independent technical recommendations to clients or internal stakeholders (not just executing pre-defined tickets).Comfortable working from indirect evidence (logs/configs/screen-share) rather than live system access.Experience in financial services or other regulated environments preferred.Strong written communication — recommendations must be actionable by a separate team without direct handover conversation.