diff --git a/server/src/domain/jobs/job.model.ts b/server/src/domain/jobs/job.model.ts
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+import { Schema, model } from "mongoose";
+import { JOB_TYPES, type Job } from "@/domain/jobs/job.type.js";
+
+export interface JobDocument extends Omit<Job, "id"> {
+	_id: string;
+}
+
+const JobSchema = new Schema<JobDocument>(
+	{
+		_id: {
+			type: String,
+			required: true,
+		},
+		type: {
+			type: String,
+			enum: JOB_TYPES,
+			required: true,
+		},
+		// monitorId for monitor-bound jobs; null for global cleanup jobs. Kept as a String pointer (no populate).
+		refId: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
+		// paused monitor => false; the claim scan skips inactive rows (replaces pauseJob/resumeJob)
+		isActive: {
+			type: Boolean,
+			default: true,
+		},
+
+		// Scheduling — epoch ms, so the claim/$min queries operate on plain numbers
+		nextScheduledAt: {
+			type: Number,
+			required: true,
+		},
+		intervalMs: {
+			type: Number,
+			default: null,
+		},
+
+		// Lock / lease
+		lockedBy: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
+		lockedUntil: {
+			type: Number,
+			default: null,
+		},
+
+		// Observability
+		runCount: {
+			type: Number,
+			default: 0,
+		},
+		failCount: {
+			type: Number,
+			default: 0,
+		},
+		lastFinishedAt: {
+			type: Number,
+			default: null,
+		},
+		lastFailReason: {
+			type: String,
+			default: null,
+		},
+	},
+	{ timestamps: true }
+);
+
+// Used for scanning for claims
+JobSchema.index({ type: 1, isActive: 1, nextScheduledAt: 1 });
+// for findById, upsertEvaluate, deleteById
+JobSchema.index({ refId: 1, type: 1 });
+
+const JobModel = model<JobDocument>("Job", JobSchema);
+
+export { JobModel };
+export default JobModel;
diff --git a/server/src/domain/jobs/job.repository.interface.ts b/server/src/domain/jobs/job.repository.interface.ts
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+import { Job, JobType } from "@/domain/jobs/job.type.js";
+
+export type JobPageQuery = {
+	page?: number;
+	rowsPerPage?: number;
+};
+export type JobPage = {
+	jobs: Job[];
+	count: number;
+};
+
+export interface IJobsRepository {
+	// ********************
+	// Claims
+	// ********************
+
+	// Atomically claim a job
+	claimDue(type: JobType, now: number): Promise<Job | null>;
+
+	// Completes a repeating job
+	recordSuccess(id: string, nextScheduledAt: number, intervalMs: number, now: number): Promise<boolean>;
+
+	// Record failure, release lease, bump fail count, record reason, reset nextScheduledAt for retry
+	recordFailure(id: string, error: unknown, now: number): Promise<boolean>;
+
+	// ********************
+	// Hand off to evaluator // This is accomplished by creating an "evaluation" type job
+	// ********************
+	upsertEvaluate(monitorId: string, now: number): Promise<boolean>;
+
+	// ********************
+	// Job CRUD
+	// ********************
+
+	// Create jobs
+	upsertJob(job: Job): Promise<boolean>;
+
+	// Pause/Resume
+	setActiveById(refId: string, isActive: boolean): Promise<boolean>;
+
+	// Edit job schedule
+	updateScheduleById(refId: string, type: JobType, intervalMs: number | null): Promise<boolean>;
+
+	// Delete, drop all rows
+	deleteById(refId: string): Promise<boolean>;
+
+	// Get job
+	findById(refId: string): Promise<Job[]>;
+
+	// ********************
+	// Observability
+	// ********************
+	findPage(pagination: JobPageQuery): Promise<JobPage>;
+	findAll(): Promise<Job[]>;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/domain/jobs/job.repository.mongo.ts b/server/src/domain/jobs/job.repository.mongo.ts
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+++ b/server/src/domain/jobs/job.repository.mongo.ts
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+import { IJobsRepository, JobPageQuery } from "@/domain/jobs/job.repository.interface.js";
+import JobModel, { JobDocument } from "@/domain/jobs/job.model.js";
+import { JobType, Job, BACKOFF_MS, LOCK_MS } from "@/domain/jobs/job.type.js";
+import { hostname } from "node:os";
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+
+class MongoJobsRepository implements IJobsRepository {
+	private readonly workerId = `${hostname()}:${process.pid}:${randomUUID()}`;
+
+	private toEntity(doc: JobDocument): Job {
+		return {
+			id: doc._id,
+			type: doc.type,
+			refId: doc.refId,
+			isActive: doc.isActive,
+			nextScheduledAt: doc.nextScheduledAt,
+			intervalMs: doc.intervalMs,
+			lockedBy: doc.lockedBy,
+			lockedUntil: doc.lockedUntil,
+			runCount: doc.runCount,
+			failCount: doc.failCount,
+			lastFinishedAt: doc.lastFinishedAt,
+			lastFailReason: doc.lastFailReason,
+		};
+	}
+
+	claimDue = async (type: JobType, now: number) => {
+		const doc = await JobModel.findOneAndUpdate(
+			{
+				type,
+				isActive: true,
+				nextScheduledAt: { $lte: now }, // Find due jobs
+				$or: [
+					{ lockedUntil: null }, // Not locked
+					{ lockedUntil: { $lt: now } }, // Free or expired lock
+				],
+			},
+			{
+				$set: {
+					lockedBy: this.workerId,
+					lockedUntil: now + LOCK_MS,
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				new: true,
+				sort: { nextScheduledAt: 1 }, // Get the oldest due job
+			}
+		).lean<JobDocument>();
+		return doc ? this.toEntity(doc) : null;
+	};
+
+	recordSuccess = async (id: string, scheduledRunAt: number, intervalMs: number, now: number) => {
+		// Fixed rate job scheduling
+
+		let nextScheduledAt = scheduledRunAt + intervalMs;
+
+		// If the job fell behind, skipped missed runs
+		if (nextScheduledAt <= now) {
+			nextScheduledAt = now + intervalMs;
+		}
+
+		const res = await JobModel.updateOne(
+			{
+				_id: id,
+			},
+			{
+				$set: {
+					nextScheduledAt,
+					lockedBy: null, // Remove lock
+					lockedUntil: null,
+					lastFinishedAt: now,
+				},
+				$inc: {
+					runCount: 1, // Increment run count
+				},
+			}
+		);
+		return res.modifiedCount === 1;
+	};
+
+	recordFailure = async (id: string, error: unknown, now: number) => {
+		const res = await JobModel.updateOne(
+			{
+				_id: id,
+			},
+			{
+				$set: {
+					nextScheduledAt: now + BACKOFF_MS,
+					lockedBy: null, // Remove lock
+					lockedUntil: null,
+					lastFailReason: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+				},
+				$inc: {
+					failCount: 1, // Increment fail count
+				},
+			}
+		);
+		return res.modifiedCount === 1;
+	};
+
+	upsertEvaluate = async (monitorId: string, now: number) => {
+		const filter = { type: "evaluate", refId: monitorId };
+		const update = {
+			$setOnInsert: {
+				_id: `evaluate:${monitorId}`,
+				// refId and Type inferred from filter
+				isActive: true,
+				intervalMs: null,
+				lockedBy: null,
+				lockedUntil: null,
+				runCount: 0,
+				failCount: 0,
+				lastFinishedAt: null,
+				lastFailReason: null,
+			},
+			$min: {
+				nextScheduledAt: now, // no op if there is already a pending evaluation that is older
+			},
+		};
+		try {
+			const res = await JobModel.updateOne(filter, update, { upsert: true });
+			return res.acknowledged;
+		} catch (error) {
+			// Two callers can race the first insert for the same monitor, so the
+			// loser hits a duplicate _id. Retry once, the row now exists, so this becomes the $min.
+			if (error && typeof error === "object" && (error as { code?: number }).code === 11000) {
+				const res = await JobModel.updateOne(filter, update, { upsert: true });
+				return res.acknowledged;
+			}
+			throw error;
+		}
+	};
+	upsertJob = async (job: Job) => {
+		const res = await JobModel.updateOne(
+			{ _id: job.id },
+			{
+				$set: {
+					// These fields are owned by the monitor, always safe to set
+					type: job.type,
+					refId: job.refId,
+					isActive: job.isActive,
+					intervalMs: job.intervalMs,
+				},
+				$setOnInsert: {
+					// These fields are scheduling related, only set on insert so they aren't clobbered
+					nextScheduledAt: job.nextScheduledAt,
+					lockedBy: null,
+					lockedUntil: null,
+					runCount: 0,
+					failCount: 0,
+					lastFinishedAt: null,
+					lastFailReason: null,
+				},
+			},
+			{ upsert: true }
+		);
+		return res.acknowledged;
+	};
+
+	setActiveById = async (refId: string, isActive: boolean) => {
+		const res = await JobModel.updateMany({ refId }, { $set: { isActive } }); // inverts check and geo check rows together
+		return res.modifiedCount > 0;
+	};
+
+	updateScheduleById = async (refId: string, type: JobType, intervalMs: number | null) => {
+		const res = await JobModel.updateOne({ refId, type }, { $set: { intervalMs } });
+		return res.modifiedCount === 1;
+	};
+
+	deleteById = async (refId: string) => {
+		const res = await JobModel.deleteMany({ refId }); // Delete all jobs for monitor
+		return res.deletedCount > 0;
+	};
+
+	findById = async (refId: string) => {
+		const docs = await JobModel.find({ refId }).lean<JobDocument[]>();
+		return docs.map(this.toEntity);
+	};
+
+	findPage = async ({ page = 0, rowsPerPage = 0 }: JobPageQuery) => {
+		const count = await JobModel.countDocuments();
+		const query = JobModel.find().sort({ nextScheduledAt: 1 });
+		if (rowsPerPage > 0) query.skip(Math.max(page, 0) * rowsPerPage).limit(rowsPerPage);
+		const docs = await query.lean<JobDocument[]>();
+		return { jobs: docs.map(this.toEntity), count };
+	};
+
+	findAll = async () => {
+		const docs = await JobModel.find().lean<JobDocument[]>();
+		return docs.map(this.toEntity);
+	};
+}
+
+export default MongoJobsRepository;
diff --git a/server/src/domain/jobs/job.type.ts b/server/src/domain/jobs/job.type.ts
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+export const JOB_TYPES = ["check", "geo-check", "evaluate", "cleanup-orphaned", "cleanup-retention"] as const;
+export type JobType = (typeof JOB_TYPES)[number];
+export const LOCK_MS = 30_000;
+export const BACKOFF_MS = 5_000;
+
+export type Job = {
+	id: string;
+	type: JobType;
+	refId: string | null;
+	isActive: boolean;
+
+	// Scheduling fields
+	nextScheduledAt: number; // epoch ms; due when nextScheduledAt <= now
+	intervalMs: number | null; // repeat period in ms; null = one time job
+
+	// Lock fields
+	lockedBy: string | null; // workerId holding the lease
+	lockedUntil: number | null; // epoch ms; lease expiry => reclaimable after a crash
+
+	// observability (replaces what getMetrics/getJobs)
+	runCount: number;
+	failCount: number;
+	lastFinishedAt: number | null;
+	lastFailReason: string | null;
+};