Russell Investments is a leading outsourced financial partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 89-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is “Top 12 Ranked Consultant (2009-2024)” in P&I survey 2024 with $906 billion in assets under advisement (as of December 31, 2024) and $331.9 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2025) for clients in 30 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington in the United States, Russell Investments has offices around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai – and has opened a new office in Mumbai, India in June 2023.
Joining the Mumbai office is an incredible opportunity to work closely with global stakeholders to support the technology and infrastructure that drives the investment and trading processes of a globally recognized asset management firm. Be part of the team based out of Goregaon (East) and contribute to the foundation and culture of the firm’s growing operations in India. The Mumbai office operates with varying shifts to accommodate time zones around the world.
For more information, please visit https://www.russellinvestments.com.
Job Description:
The Database Engineer II is responsible for the administration of MongoDB and Oracle databases. This includes tasks such as creating and maintaining databases, managing user permissions, troubleshooting performance issues, and ensuring database security and compliance. The Database Engineer II will also work with other IT staff to implement new database technologies and to improve the performance and efficiency of existing databases.
Years of Experience
2-5 years of experience working with MongoDB/Oracle
Experience in SQL Server administration a plus
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
- Experience with database design and development
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong DBA Experience – MongoDB and Ops Manager
- Technical knowledge of Linux & Windows-based platforms
- Understanding of SQL
- Scripting experience - Unix/Shell Scripting, Python
- Experience should include:
- Collection creation
- Access method tuning
- Sharding implementation
- Index creation
- Query optimization and debugging
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, and upgrade MongoDB database servers (standalone, replica set, and sharded clusters)
- Plan and execute MongoDB deployments, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness
- Perform capacity planning and forecast resource needs to ensure database scalability and optimal performance
- Monitor and maintain database performance, perform tuning, and troubleshoot issues at both the system and query levels
- Implement and manage sharding and replica sets for scalability and fault tolerance
- Conduct CRUD operation optimization and data modelling best practices
- Manage database security: control access, authentication, and encryption policies
- Conduct regular database auditing to ensure compliance with internal policies and industry regulations
- Perform regular health checks, manage backups and recovery strategies for MongoDB
- Manage database patches and version upgrades with minimal downtime
- Implement best practices for database reliability, monitoring, and alerting
- Ensure database documentation is up-to-date for support and audit purposes
- Collaborate with developers and system administrators to design efficient database solutions
- Stay current on emerging database technologies and incorporate improvements as needed
- Create detailed documentation of processes, configurations, and standard operating procedures
- Provide training and guidance to junior team members and other stakeholders
- Eager to learn and adopt new technologies, tools, and database solutions to improve operations
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Russell Investments is a leading outsourced CIO (OCIO) partner and global investment solutions firm providing a wide range of investment capabilities to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and individual investors around the world. Building on an 87-year legacy of continuous innovation to deliver exceptional value to clients, Russell Investments works every day to improve the financial security of its clients. The firm is the world’s sixth-largest investment adviser, with $1 trillion in assets under advisement (as of June 30, 2022) and $288.3 billion in assets under management (as of March 31, 2023) for clients in 32 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Russell Investments has offices in 19 cities around the world, including London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, and Shanghai.
