diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 88a9cb2..acab586 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -342,6 +342,71 @@ class ProcessingJob(BaseModel):
 4. TODO : Watchdog file monitoring implementation
 5. TODO : FastAPI integration and startup coordination
 
+## Job Management Layer
+
+### Repository Pattern Implementation
+
+The job management system follows the repository pattern for clean separation between data access and business logic.
+
+#### JobRepository
+
+Handles direct MongoDB operations for processing jobs:
+
+**CRUD Operations:**
+- `create_job()` - Create new processing job with automatic `created_at` timestamp
+- `get_job_by_id()` - Retrieve job by ObjectId
+- `update_job_status()` - Update job status with automatic timestamp management
+- `delete_job()` - Remove job from database
+- `get_jobs_by_file_id()` - Get all jobs for specific file
+- `get_jobs_by_status()` - Get jobs filtered by processing status
+
+**Automatic Timestamp Management:**
+- `created_at`: Set automatically during job creation
+- `started_at`: Set automatically when status changes to PROCESSING  
+- `completed_at`: Set automatically when status changes to COMPLETED or FAILED
+
+#### JobService
+
+Provides business logic layer with strict status transition validation:
+
+**Status Transition Methods:**
+- `mark_job_as_started()` - PENDING → PROCESSING
+- `mark_job_as_completed()` - PROCESSING → COMPLETED
+- `mark_job_as_failed()` - PROCESSING → FAILED
+
+**Validation Rules:**
+- Strict status transitions (invalid transitions raise exceptions)
+- Job existence verification before any operation
+- Automatic timestamp management through repository layer
+
+#### Custom Exceptions
+
+**JobNotFoundError**: Raised when job ID doesn't exist
+**InvalidStatusTransitionError**: Raised for invalid status transitions  
+**JobRepositoryError**: Raised for MongoDB operation failures
+
+#### Valid Status Transitions
+
+```
+PENDING → PROCESSING    (via mark_job_as_started)
+PROCESSING → COMPLETED  (via mark_job_as_completed)
+PROCESSING → FAILED     (via mark_job_as_failed)
+```
+
+All other transitions are forbidden and will raise `InvalidStatusTransitionError`.
+
+### File Structure
+
+```
+src/file-processor/app/
+├── database/repositories/
+│   └── job_repository.py           # JobRepository class
+├── services/  
+│   └── job_service.py             # JobService class
+└── exceptions/
+    └── job_exceptions.py          # Custom exceptions
+```
+
 ### Processing Pipeline Features
 
 - **Duplicate Detection**: SHA256 hashing prevents reprocessing same files
diff --git a/src/file-processor/app/database/repositories/job_repository.py b/src/file-processor/app/database/repositories/job_repository.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4503987
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file-processor/app/database/repositories/job_repository.py
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+"""
+Repository for managing processing jobs in MongoDB.
+
+This module provides data access layer for ProcessingJob operations
+with automatic timestamp management and error handling.
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+from motor.motor_asyncio import AsyncIOMotorCollection, AsyncIOMotorDatabase
+from pymongo.errors import PyMongoError
+
+from app.exceptions.job_exceptions import JobRepositoryError
+from app.models.job import ProcessingJob, ProcessingStatus
+from app.models.types import PyObjectId
+
+
+class JobRepository:
+  """
+  Repository for processing job data access operations.
+
+  Provides CRUD operations for ProcessingJob documents with automatic
+  timestamp management and proper error handling.
+  """
+  
+  def __init__(self, database: AsyncIOMotorDatabase):
+    """Initialize repository with MongoDB collection reference."""
+    self.db = database
+    self.collection: AsyncIOMotorCollection = self.db.processing_jobs
+  
+  async def _ensure_indexes(self):
+    """
+    Ensure required database indexes exist.
+
+    Creates unique index on username field to prevent duplicates.
+    """
+    try:
+      await self.collection.create_index("document_id", unique=True)
+    except PyMongoError:
+      # Index might already exist, ignore error
+      pass
+  
+  async def initialize(self):
+    """
+    Initialize repository by ensuring required indexes exist.
+
+    Should be called after repository instantiation to setup database indexes.
+    """
+    await self._ensure_indexes()
+    return self
+  
+  async def create_job(self, document_id: PyObjectId, task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> ProcessingJob:
+    """
+    Create a new processing job.
+
+    Args:
+        file_id: Reference to the file document
+        task_id: Optional Celery task UUID
+
+    Returns:
+        The created ProcessingJob
+
+    Raises:
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    try:
+      job_data = {
+          "document_id": document_id,
+          "status": ProcessingStatus.PENDING,
+          "task_id": task_id,
+          "created_at": datetime.now(),
+          "started_at": None,
+          "completed_at": None,
+          "error_message": None
+      }
+      
+      result = await self.collection.insert_one(job_data)
+      job_data["_id"] = result.inserted_id
+      
+      return ProcessingJob(**job_data)
+    
+    except PyMongoError as e:
+      raise JobRepositoryError("create_job", e)
+  
+  async def find_job_by_id(self, job_id: PyObjectId) -> Optional[ProcessingJob]:
+    """
+    Retrieve a job by its ID.
+
+    Args:
+        job_id: The job ObjectId
+
+    Returns:
+        The ProcessingJob document
+
+    Raises:
+        JobNotFoundError: If job doesn't exist
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    try:
+      job_data = await self.collection.find_one({"_id": job_id})
+      if job_data:
+        return ProcessingJob(**job_data)
+      
+      return None
+    
+    except PyMongoError as e:
+      raise JobRepositoryError("get_job_by_id", e)
+  
+  async def update_job_status(
+      self,
+      job_id: PyObjectId,
+      status: ProcessingStatus,
+      error_message: Optional[str] = None
+  ) -> Optional[ProcessingJob]:
+    """
+    Update job status with automatic timestamp management.
+
+    Args:
+        job_id: The job ObjectId
+        status: New processing status
+        error_message: Optional error message for failed jobs
+
+    Returns:
+        The updated ProcessingJob
+
+    Raises:
+        JobNotFoundError: If job doesn't exist
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    try:
+      # Prepare update data
+      update_data = {"status": status}
+      
+      # Set appropriate timestamp based on status
+      current_time = datetime.now()
+      if status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING:
+        update_data["started_at"] = current_time
+      elif status in (ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED, ProcessingStatus.FAILED):
+        update_data["completed_at"] = current_time
+      
+      # Add error message if provided
+      if error_message is not None:
+        update_data["error_message"] = error_message
+      
+      result = await self.collection.find_one_and_update(
+        {"_id": job_id},
+        {"$set": update_data},
+        return_document=True
+      )
+      
+      if result:
+        return ProcessingJob(**result)
+      
+      return None
+    
+    except PyMongoError as e:
+      raise JobRepositoryError("update_job_status", e)
+  
+  async def delete_job(self, job_id: PyObjectId) -> bool:
+    """
+    Delete a job from the database.
+
+    Args:
+        job_id: The job ObjectId
+
+    Returns:
+        True if job was deleted, False if not found
+
+    Raises:
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    try:
+      result = await self.collection.delete_one({"_id": job_id})
+      
+      return result.deleted_count > 0
+    
+    except PyMongoError as e:
+      raise JobRepositoryError("delete_job", e)
+  
+  async def find_jobs_by_document_id(self, document_id: PyObjectId) -> List[ProcessingJob]:
+    """
+    Retrieve all jobs for a specific file.
+
+    Args:
+        document_id: The file ObjectId
+
+    Returns:
+        List of ProcessingJob documents
+
+    Raises:
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    try:
+      cursor = self.collection.find({"document_id": document_id})
+      
+      jobs = []
+      async for job_data in cursor:
+        jobs.append(ProcessingJob(**job_data))
+      
+      return jobs
+    
+    except PyMongoError as e:
+      raise JobRepositoryError("get_jobs_by_file_id", e)
+  
+  async def get_jobs_by_status(self, status: ProcessingStatus) -> List[ProcessingJob]:
+    """
+    Retrieve all jobs with a specific status.
+
+    Args:
+        status: The processing status to filter by
+
+    Returns:
+        List of ProcessingJob documents
+
+    Raises:
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    try:
+      cursor = self.collection.find({"status": status})
+      
+      jobs = []
+      async for job_data in cursor:
+        jobs.append(ProcessingJob(**job_data))
+      
+      return jobs
+    
+    except PyMongoError as e:
+      raise JobRepositoryError("get_jobs_by_status", e)
diff --git a/src/file-processor/app/exceptions/__init__.py b/src/file-processor/app/exceptions/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/file-processor/app/exceptions/job_exceptions.py b/src/file-processor/app/exceptions/job_exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65bdd17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file-processor/app/exceptions/job_exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+"""
+Custom exceptions for job management operations.
+
+This module defines specific exceptions for job processing lifecycle
+and repository operations to provide clear error handling.
+"""
+
+from app.models.job import ProcessingStatus
+
+
+class InvalidStatusTransitionError(Exception):
+  """
+  Raised when an invalid status transition is attempted.
+
+  This exception indicates that an attempt was made to change a job's
+  status to an invalid target status given the current status.
+  """
+  
+  def __init__(self, current_status: ProcessingStatus, target_status: ProcessingStatus):
+    self.current_status = current_status
+    self.target_status = target_status
+    super().__init__(
+      f"Invalid status transition from '{current_status}' to '{target_status}'"
+    )
+
+
+class JobRepositoryError(Exception):
+  """
+  Raised when a MongoDB operation fails in the job repository.
+
+  This exception wraps database-related errors that occur during
+  job repository operations.
+  """
+  
+  def __init__(self, operation: str, original_error: Exception):
+    self.operation = operation
+    self.original_error = original_error
+    super().__init__(f"Repository operation '{operation}' failed: {str(original_error)}")
diff --git a/src/file-processor/app/models/job.py b/src/file-processor/app/models/job.py
index 1261dd4..d71109e 100644
--- a/src/file-processor/app/models/job.py
+++ b/src/file-processor/app/models/job.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ProcessingJob(BaseModel):
   """
   
   id: Optional[PyObjectId] = Field(default=None, alias="_id")
-  file_id: PyObjectId = Field(..., description="Reference to file document")
+  document_id: PyObjectId = Field(..., description="Reference to file document")
   status: ProcessingStatus = Field(default=ProcessingStatus.PENDING, description="Current processing status")
   task_id: Optional[str] = Field(default=None, description="Celery task UUID")
   created_at: Optional[datetime] = Field(default=None, description="Timestamp when job was created")
diff --git a/src/file-processor/app/services/job_service.py b/src/file-processor/app/services/job_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0c5e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/file-processor/app/services/job_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+"""
+Service layer for job processing business logic.
+
+This module provides high-level operations for managing processing jobs
+with strict status transition validation and business rules enforcement.
+"""
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+from app.database.repositories.job_repository import JobRepository
+from app.exceptions.job_exceptions import InvalidStatusTransitionError
+from app.models.job import ProcessingJob, ProcessingStatus
+from app.models.types import PyObjectId
+
+
+class JobService:
+  """
+  Service for processing job business logic operations.
+
+  Provides high-level job management with strict status transition
+  validation and business rule enforcement.
+  """
+  
+  def __init__(self, database):
+    """
+    Initialize service with job repository.
+
+    Args:
+        repository: Optional JobRepository instance (creates default if None)
+    """
+    self.db = database
+    self.repository = JobRepository(database)
+  
+  async def initialize(self):
+    await self.repository.initialize()
+    return self
+  
+  async def create_job(self, file_id: PyObjectId, task_id: Optional[str] = None) -> ProcessingJob:
+    """
+    Create a new processing job.
+
+    Args:
+        file_id: Reference to the file document
+        task_id: Optional Celery task UUID
+
+    Returns:
+        The created ProcessingJob
+
+    Raises:
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    return await self.repository.create_job(file_id, task_id)
+  
+  async def get_job_by_id(self, job_id: PyObjectId) -> ProcessingJob:
+    """
+    Retrieve a job by its ID.
+
+    Args:
+        job_id: The job ObjectId
+
+    Returns:
+        The ProcessingJob document
+
+    Raises:
+        JobNotFoundError: If job doesn't exist
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    return await self.repository.find_job_by_id(job_id)
+  
+  async def mark_job_as_started(self, job_id: PyObjectId) -> ProcessingJob:
+    """
+    Mark a job as started (PENDING → PROCESSING).
+
+    Args:
+        job_id: The job ObjectId
+
+    Returns:
+        The updated ProcessingJob
+
+    Raises:
+        JobNotFoundError: If job doesn't exist
+        InvalidStatusTransitionError: If job is not in PENDING status
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    # Get current job to validate transition
+    current_job = await self.repository.find_job_by_id(job_id)
+    
+    # Validate status transition
+    if current_job.status != ProcessingStatus.PENDING:
+      raise InvalidStatusTransitionError(current_job.status, ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING)
+    
+    # Update status
+    return await self.repository.update_job_status(job_id, ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING)
+  
+  async def mark_job_as_completed(self, job_id: PyObjectId) -> ProcessingJob:
+    """
+    Mark a job as completed (PROCESSING → COMPLETED).
+
+    Args:
+        job_id: The job ObjectId
+
+    Returns:
+        The updated ProcessingJob
+
+    Raises:
+        JobNotFoundError: If job doesn't exist
+        InvalidStatusTransitionError: If job is not in PROCESSING status
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    # Get current job to validate transition
+    current_job = await self.repository.find_job_by_id(job_id)
+    
+    # Validate status transition
+    if current_job.status != ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING:
+      raise InvalidStatusTransitionError(current_job.status, ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+    
+    # Update status
+    return await self.repository.update_job_status(job_id, ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+  
+  async def mark_job_as_failed(
+      self,
+      job_id: PyObjectId,
+      error_message: Optional[str] = None
+  ) -> ProcessingJob:
+    """
+    Mark a job as failed (PROCESSING → FAILED).
+
+    Args:
+        job_id: The job ObjectId
+        error_message: Optional error description
+
+    Returns:
+        The updated ProcessingJob
+
+    Raises:
+        JobNotFoundError: If job doesn't exist
+        InvalidStatusTransitionError: If job is not in PROCESSING status
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    # Get current job to validate transition
+    current_job = await self.repository.find_job_by_id(job_id)
+    
+    # Validate status transition
+    if current_job.status != ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING:
+      raise InvalidStatusTransitionError(current_job.status, ProcessingStatus.FAILED)
+    
+    # Update status with error message
+    return await self.repository.update_job_status(
+      job_id,
+      ProcessingStatus.FAILED,
+      error_message
+    )
+  
+  async def delete_job(self, job_id: PyObjectId) -> bool:
+    """
+    Delete a job from the database.
+
+    Args:
+        job_id: The job ObjectId
+
+    Returns:
+        True if job was deleted, False if not found
+
+    Raises:
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    return await self.repository.delete_job(job_id)
+  
+  async def get_jobs_by_status(self, status: ProcessingStatus) -> list[ProcessingJob]:
+    """
+    Retrieve all jobs with a specific status.
+
+    Args:
+        status: The processing status to filter by
+
+    Returns:
+        List of ProcessingJob documents
+
+    Raises:
+        JobRepositoryError: If database operation fails
+    """
+    return await self.repository.get_jobs_by_status(status)
diff --git a/tests/repositories/test_job_repository.py b/tests/repositories/test_job_repository.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bad14d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/repositories/test_job_repository.py
@@ -0,0 +1,523 @@
+"""
+Test suite for JobRepository with async/await support.
+
+This module contains comprehensive tests for all JobRepository methods
+using mongomock-motor for in-memory MongoDB testing.
+"""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import pytest
+import pytest_asyncio
+from bson import ObjectId
+from mongomock_motor import AsyncMongoMockClient
+from pymongo.errors import PyMongoError
+
+from app.database.repositories.job_repository import JobRepository
+from app.exceptions.job_exceptions import JobRepositoryError
+from app.models.job import ProcessingJob, ProcessingStatus
+from app.models.types import PyObjectId
+
+
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture
+async def in_memory_repository():
+  """Create an in-memory JobRepository for testing."""
+  client = AsyncMongoMockClient()
+  db = client.test_database
+  repo = JobRepository(db)
+  await repo.initialize()
+  return repo
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_document_id():
+  """Sample document ObjectId for testing."""
+  return PyObjectId()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_task_id():
+  """Sample Celery task ID for testing."""
+  return "celery-task-12345-abcde"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def multiple_sample_jobs():
+  """Multiple ProcessingJob objects for testing."""
+  doc_id_1 = ObjectId()
+  doc_id_2 = ObjectId()
+  base_time = datetime.utcnow()
+  
+  return [
+      ProcessingJob(
+        document_id=doc_id_1,
+        status=ProcessingStatus.PENDING,
+        task_id="task-1",
+        created_at=base_time,
+        started_at=None,
+        completed_at=None,
+        error_message=None
+      ),
+      ProcessingJob(
+        document_id=doc_id_2,
+        status=ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING,
+        task_id="task-2",
+        created_at=base_time,
+        started_at=base_time,
+        completed_at=None,
+        error_message=None
+      ),
+      ProcessingJob(
+        document_id=doc_id_1,
+        status=ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED,
+        task_id="task-3",
+        created_at=base_time,
+        started_at=base_time,
+        completed_at=base_time,
+        error_message=None
+      )
+  ]
+
+
+class TestJobRepositoryInitialization:
+  """Tests for repository initialization."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_initialize_repository(self):
+    """Test repository initialization."""
+    # Arrange
+    client = AsyncMongoMockClient()
+    db = client.test_database
+    repo = JobRepository(db)
+    
+    # Act
+    initialized_repo = await repo.initialize()
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert initialized_repo is repo
+    assert repo.db is not None
+    assert repo.collection is not None
+
+
+class TestJobRepositoryCreation:
+  """Tests for job creation functionality."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_create_job_with_task_id(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id, sample_task_id):
+    """Test successful job creation with task ID."""
+    # Act
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert created_job is not None
+    assert created_job.document_id == sample_document_id
+    assert created_job.task_id == sample_task_id
+    assert created_job.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    assert created_job.created_at is not None
+    assert created_job.started_at is None
+    assert created_job.completed_at is None
+    assert created_job.error_message is None
+    assert created_job.id is not None
+    assert isinstance(created_job.id, ObjectId)
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_create_job_without_task_id(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id):
+    """Test successful job creation without task ID."""
+    # Act
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert created_job is not None
+    assert created_job.document_id == sample_document_id
+    assert created_job.task_id is None
+    assert created_job.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    assert created_job.created_at is not None
+    assert created_job.started_at is None
+    assert created_job.completed_at is None
+    assert created_job.error_message is None
+    assert created_job.id is not None
+    assert isinstance(created_job.id, ObjectId)
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_create_duplicate_job_for_document(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id,
+                                                            sample_task_id):
+    """Test that creating job with duplicate document_id raises DuplicateKeyError."""
+    # Arrange
+    await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    
+    # Act & Assert
+    with pytest.raises(JobRepositoryError) as exc_info:
+      await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id, "different-task-id")
+    
+    assert "create_job" in str(exc_info.value)
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_create_job_with_pymongo_error(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id, mocker):
+    """Test handling of PyMongo errors during job creation."""
+    # Arrange
+    mocker.patch.object(in_memory_repository.collection, 'insert_one', side_effect=PyMongoError("Database error"))
+    
+    # Act & Assert
+    with pytest.raises(JobRepositoryError) as exc_info:
+      await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    
+    assert "create_job" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+class TestJobRepositoryFinding:
+  """Tests for job finding functionality."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_find_job_by_valid_id(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id, sample_task_id):
+    """Test finding job by valid ObjectId."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    
+    # Act
+    found_job = await in_memory_repository.find_job_by_id(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert found_job is not None
+    assert found_job.id == created_job.id
+    assert found_job.document_id == created_job.document_id
+    assert found_job.task_id == created_job.task_id
+    assert found_job.status == created_job.status
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_find_job_by_nonexistent_id(self, in_memory_repository):
+    """Test that nonexistent ObjectId returns None."""
+    # Arrange
+    nonexistent_id = PyObjectId()
+    
+    # Act
+    found_job = await in_memory_repository.find_job_by_id(nonexistent_id)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert found_job is None
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_find_job_with_pymongo_error(self, in_memory_repository, mocker):
+    """Test handling of PyMongo errors during job finding."""
+    # Arrange
+    mocker.patch.object(in_memory_repository.collection, 'find_one', side_effect=PyMongoError("Database error"))
+    
+    # Act & Assert
+    with pytest.raises(JobRepositoryError) as exc_info:
+      await in_memory_repository.find_job_by_id(PyObjectId())
+    
+    assert "get_job_by_id" in str(exc_info.value)
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_find_jobs_by_document_id(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id, sample_task_id):
+    """Test finding jobs by document ID."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    
+    # Act
+    found_jobs = await in_memory_repository.find_jobs_by_document_id(sample_document_id)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert len(found_jobs) == 1
+    assert found_jobs[0].id == created_job.id
+    assert found_jobs[0].document_id == sample_document_id
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_find_empty_jobs_list_for_nonexistent_document(self, in_memory_repository):
+    """Test that nonexistent document ID returns empty list."""
+    # Arrange
+    nonexistent_id = ObjectId()
+    
+    # Act
+    found_jobs = await in_memory_repository.find_jobs_by_document_id(nonexistent_id)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert found_jobs == []
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_find_jobs_by_document_with_pymongo_error(self, in_memory_repository, mocker):
+    """Test handling of PyMongo errors during finding jobs by document ID."""
+    # Arrange
+    mocker.patch.object(in_memory_repository.collection, 'find', side_effect=PyMongoError("Database error"))
+    
+    # Act & Assert
+    with pytest.raises(JobRepositoryError) as exc_info:
+      await in_memory_repository.find_jobs_by_document_id(PyObjectId())
+    
+    assert "get_jobs_by_file_id" in str(exc_info.value)
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  @pytest.mark.parametrize("status", [
+      ProcessingStatus.PENDING,
+      ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING,
+      ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+  ])
+  async def test_i_can_find_jobs_by_pending_status(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id, status):
+    """Test finding jobs by PENDING status."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(created_job.id, status)
+    
+    # Act
+    found_jobs = await in_memory_repository.get_jobs_by_status(status)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert len(found_jobs) == 1
+    assert found_jobs[0].id == created_job.id
+    assert found_jobs[0].status == status
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_find_jobs_by_failed_status(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id):
+    """Test finding jobs by FAILED status."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(created_job.id, ProcessingStatus.FAILED, "Test error")
+    
+    # Act
+    found_jobs = await in_memory_repository.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.FAILED)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert len(found_jobs) == 1
+    assert found_jobs[0].id == created_job.id
+    assert found_jobs[0].status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert found_jobs[0].error_message == "Test error"
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_find_empty_jobs_list_for_unused_status(self, in_memory_repository):
+    """Test that unused status returns empty list."""
+    # Act
+    found_jobs = await in_memory_repository.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert found_jobs == []
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_find_jobs_by_status_with_pymongo_error(self, in_memory_repository, mocker):
+    """Test handling of PyMongo errors during finding jobs by status."""
+    # Arrange
+    mocker.patch.object(in_memory_repository.collection, 'find', side_effect=PyMongoError("Database error"))
+    
+    # Act & Assert
+    with pytest.raises(JobRepositoryError) as exc_info:
+      await in_memory_repository.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.PENDING)
+    
+    assert "get_jobs_by_status" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+class TestJobRepositoryStatusUpdate:
+  """Tests for job status update functionality."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_update_job_status_to_processing(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id):
+    """Test updating job status to PROCESSING with started_at timestamp."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    
+    # Act
+    updated_job = await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(created_job.id, ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert updated_job is not None
+    assert updated_job.id == created_job.id
+    assert updated_job.status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+    assert updated_job.started_at is not None
+    assert updated_job.completed_at is None
+    assert updated_job.error_message is None
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_update_job_status_to_completed(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id):
+    """Test updating job status to COMPLETED with completed_at timestamp."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(created_job.id, ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING)
+    
+    # Act
+    updated_job = await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(created_job.id, ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert updated_job is not None
+    assert updated_job.id == created_job.id
+    assert updated_job.status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+    assert updated_job.started_at is not None
+    assert updated_job.completed_at is not None
+    assert updated_job.error_message is None
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_update_job_status_to_failed_with_error(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id):
+    """Test updating job status to FAILED with error message and completed_at timestamp."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    error_message = "Processing failed due to invalid format"
+    
+    # Act
+    updated_job = await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(
+      created_job.id, ProcessingStatus.FAILED, error_message
+    )
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert updated_job is not None
+    assert updated_job.id == created_job.id
+    assert updated_job.status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert updated_job.completed_at is not None
+    assert updated_job.error_message == error_message
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_update_job_status_to_failed_without_error(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id):
+    """Test updating job status to FAILED without error message."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    
+    # Act
+    updated_job = await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(created_job.id, ProcessingStatus.FAILED)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert updated_job is not None
+    assert updated_job.id == created_job.id
+    assert updated_job.status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert updated_job.completed_at is not None
+    assert updated_job.error_message is None
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_update_nonexistent_job_status(self, in_memory_repository):
+    """Test that updating nonexistent job returns None."""
+    # Arrange
+    nonexistent_id = ObjectId()
+    
+    # Act
+    result = await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(nonexistent_id, ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert result is None
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_update_job_status_with_pymongo_error(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id, mocker):
+    """Test handling of PyMongo errors during job status update."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    mocker.patch.object(in_memory_repository.collection, 'find_one_and_update',
+                        side_effect=PyMongoError("Database error"))
+    
+    # Act & Assert
+    with pytest.raises(JobRepositoryError) as exc_info:
+      await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(created_job.id, ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+    
+    assert "update_job_status" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+class TestJobRepositoryDeletion:
+  """Tests for job deletion functionality."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_delete_existing_job(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id):
+    """Test successful job deletion."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    
+    # Act
+    deletion_result = await in_memory_repository.delete_job(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert deletion_result is True
+    
+    # Verify job is actually deleted
+    found_job = await in_memory_repository.find_job_by_id(created_job.id)
+    assert found_job is None
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_delete_nonexistent_job(self, in_memory_repository):
+    """Test that deleting nonexistent job returns False."""
+    # Arrange
+    nonexistent_id = ObjectId()
+    
+    # Act
+    result = await in_memory_repository.delete_job(nonexistent_id)
+    
+    # Assert
+    assert result is False
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_delete_job_with_pymongo_error(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id, mocker):
+    """Test handling of PyMongo errors during job deletion."""
+    # Arrange
+    created_job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    mocker.patch.object(in_memory_repository.collection, 'delete_one', side_effect=PyMongoError("Database error"))
+    
+    # Act & Assert
+    with pytest.raises(JobRepositoryError) as exc_info:
+      await in_memory_repository.delete_job(created_job.id)
+    
+    assert "delete_job" in str(exc_info.value)
+
+
+class TestJobRepositoryComplexScenarios:
+  """Tests for complex job repository scenarios."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_handle_complete_job_lifecycle(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id, sample_task_id):
+    """Test complete job lifecycle from creation to completion."""
+    # Create job
+    job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    assert job.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    assert job.started_at is None
+    assert job.completed_at is None
+    
+    # Start processing
+    job = await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(job.id, ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING)
+    assert job.status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+    assert job.started_at is not None
+    assert job.completed_at is None
+    
+    # Complete job
+    job = await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(job.id, ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+    assert job.status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+    assert job.started_at is not None
+    assert job.completed_at is not None
+    assert job.error_message is None
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_handle_job_failure_scenario(self, in_memory_repository, sample_document_id, sample_task_id):
+    """Test job failure scenario with error message."""
+    # Create and start job
+    job = await in_memory_repository.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    job = await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(job.id, ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING)
+    
+    # Fail job with error
+    error_msg = "File format not supported"
+    job = await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(job.id, ProcessingStatus.FAILED, error_msg)
+    
+    # Assert failure state
+    assert job.status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert job.started_at is not None
+    assert job.completed_at is not None
+    assert job.error_message == error_msg
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_handle_multiple_documents_with_different_statuses(self, in_memory_repository):
+    """Test managing multiple jobs for different documents with various statuses."""
+    # Create jobs for different documents
+    doc1 = PyObjectId()
+    doc2 = PyObjectId()
+    doc3 = PyObjectId()
+    
+    job1 = await in_memory_repository.create_job(doc1, "task-1")
+    job2 = await in_memory_repository.create_job(doc2, "task-2")
+    job3 = await in_memory_repository.create_job(doc3, "task-3")
+    
+    # Update to different statuses
+    await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(job1.id, ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING)
+    await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(job2.id, ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+    await in_memory_repository.update_job_status(job3.id, ProcessingStatus.FAILED, "Error occurred")
+    
+    # Verify status queries
+    pending_jobs = await in_memory_repository.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.PENDING)
+    processing_jobs = await in_memory_repository.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING)
+    completed_jobs = await in_memory_repository.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+    failed_jobs = await in_memory_repository.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.FAILED)
+    
+    assert len(pending_jobs) == 0
+    assert len(processing_jobs) == 1
+    assert len(completed_jobs) == 1
+    assert len(failed_jobs) == 1
+    
+    assert processing_jobs[0].id == job1.id
+    assert completed_jobs[0].id == job2.id
+    assert failed_jobs[0].id == job3.id
diff --git a/tests/services/test_job_service.py b/tests/services/test_job_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1610d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/services/test_job_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,578 @@
+"""
+Unit tests for JobService using in-memory MongoDB.
+
+Tests the business logic operations with real MongoDB operations
+using mongomock for better integration testing.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+import pytest_asyncio
+from bson import ObjectId
+from mongomock_motor import AsyncMongoMockClient
+
+from app.exceptions.job_exceptions import InvalidStatusTransitionError
+from app.models.job import ProcessingStatus
+from app.models.types import PyObjectId
+from app.services.job_service import JobService
+
+
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture
+async def in_memory_database():
+  """Create an in-memory database for testing."""
+  client = AsyncMongoMockClient()
+  return client.test_database
+
+
+@pytest_asyncio.fixture
+async def job_service(in_memory_database):
+  """Create JobService with in-memory repositories."""
+  service = await JobService(in_memory_database).initialize()
+  return service
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_document_id():
+  """Sample file ObjectId."""
+  return PyObjectId()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def sample_task_id():
+  """Sample Celery task UUID."""
+  return "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
+
+
+class TestCreateJob:
+  """Tests for create_job method."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_create_job_with_task_id(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test creating job with task ID."""
+    # Execute
+    result = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    
+    # Verify job creation
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.document_id == sample_document_id
+    assert result.task_id == sample_task_id
+    assert result.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    assert result.created_at is not None
+    assert result.started_at is None
+    assert result.error_message is None
+    
+    # Verify job exists in database
+    job_in_db = await job_service.get_job_by_id(result.id)
+    assert job_in_db is not None
+    assert job_in_db.id == result.id
+    assert job_in_db.document_id == sample_document_id
+    assert job_in_db.task_id == sample_task_id
+    assert job_in_db.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_create_job_without_task_id(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id
+  ):
+    """Test creating job without task ID."""
+    # Execute
+    result = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id)
+    
+    # Verify job creation
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.document_id == sample_document_id
+    assert result.task_id is None
+    assert result.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    assert result.created_at is not None
+    assert result.started_at is None
+    assert result.error_message is None
+
+
+class TestGetJobMethods:
+  """Tests for job retrieval methods."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_get_job_by_id(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test retrieving job by ID."""
+    # Create a job first
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    
+    # Execute
+    result = await job_service.get_job_by_id(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.id == created_job.id
+    assert result.document_id == created_job.document_id
+    assert result.task_id == created_job.task_id
+    assert result.status == created_job.status
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_get_jobs_by_status(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id
+  ):
+    """Test retrieving jobs by status."""
+    # Create jobs with different statuses
+    pending_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, "pending-task")
+    
+    processing_job = await job_service.create_job(ObjectId(), "processing-task")
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(processing_job.id)
+    
+    completed_job = await job_service.create_job(ObjectId(), "completed-task")
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(completed_job.id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(completed_job.id)
+    
+    # Execute - get pending jobs
+    pending_results = await job_service.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.PENDING)
+    
+    # Verify
+    assert len(pending_results) == 1
+    assert pending_results[0].id == pending_job.id
+    assert pending_results[0].status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    
+    # Execute - get processing jobs
+    processing_results = await job_service.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING)
+    assert len(processing_results) == 1
+    assert processing_results[0].status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+    
+    # Execute - get completed jobs
+    completed_results = await job_service.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED)
+    assert len(completed_results) == 1
+    assert completed_results[0].status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+
+
+class TestUpdateStatus:
+  """Tests for mark_job_as_started method."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_mark_pending_job_as_started(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test marking pending job as started (PENDING → PROCESSING)."""
+    # Create a pending job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    assert created_job.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    
+    # Execute
+    result = await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify status transition
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.id == created_job.id
+    assert result.status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+    
+    # Verify in database
+    updated_job = await job_service.get_job_by_id(created_job.id)
+    assert updated_job.status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_mark_processing_job_as_started(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test that processing job cannot be marked as started."""
+    # Create and start a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Try to start it again
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusTransitionError) as exc_info:
+      await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify exception details
+    assert exc_info.value.current_status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+    assert exc_info.value.target_status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_mark_completed_job_as_started(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test that completed job cannot be marked as started."""
+    # Create, start, and complete a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Try to start it again
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusTransitionError) as exc_info:
+      await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify exception details
+    assert exc_info.value.current_status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+    assert exc_info.value.target_status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_mark_failed_job_as_started(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test that failed job cannot be marked as started."""
+    # Create, start, and fail a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_failed(created_job.id, "Test error")
+    
+    # Try to start it again
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusTransitionError) as exc_info:
+      await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify exception details
+    assert exc_info.value.current_status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert exc_info.value.target_status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_mark_processing_job_as_completed(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test marking processing job as completed (PROCESSING → COMPLETED)."""
+    # Create and start a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    started_job = await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Execute
+    result = await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify status transition
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.id == created_job.id
+    assert result.status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+    
+    # Verify in database
+    updated_job = await job_service.get_job_by_id(created_job.id)
+    assert updated_job.status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_mark_pending_job_as_completed(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test that pending job cannot be marked as completed."""
+    # Create a pending job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    
+    # Try to complete it directly
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusTransitionError) as exc_info:
+      await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify exception details
+    assert exc_info.value.current_status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    assert exc_info.value.target_status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_mark_completed_job_as_completed(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test that completed job cannot be marked as completed again."""
+    # Create, start, and complete a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Try to complete it again
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusTransitionError) as exc_info:
+      await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify exception details
+    assert exc_info.value.current_status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+    assert exc_info.value.target_status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_mark_failed_job_as_completed(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test that failed job cannot be marked as completed."""
+    # Create, start, and fail a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_failed(created_job.id, "Test error")
+    
+    # Try to complete it
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusTransitionError) as exc_info:
+      await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify exception details
+    assert exc_info.value.current_status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert exc_info.value.target_status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_mark_processing_job_as_failed_with_error_message(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test marking processing job as failed with error message."""
+    # Create and start a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    started_job = await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    
+    error_message = "Processing failed due to invalid file format"
+    
+    # Execute
+    result = await job_service.mark_job_as_failed(created_job.id, error_message)
+    
+    # Verify status transition
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.id == created_job.id
+    assert result.status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert result.error_message == error_message
+    
+    # Verify in database
+    updated_job = await job_service.get_job_by_id(created_job.id)
+    assert updated_job.status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert updated_job.error_message == error_message
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_mark_processing_job_as_failed_without_error_message(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test marking processing job as failed without error message."""
+    # Create and start a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Execute without error message
+    result = await job_service.mark_job_as_failed(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify status transition
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert result.error_message is None
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_mark_pending_job_as_failed(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test that pending job cannot be marked as failed."""
+    # Create a pending job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    
+    # Try to fail it directly
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusTransitionError) as exc_info:
+      await job_service.mark_job_as_failed(created_job.id, "Test error")
+    
+    # Verify exception details
+    assert exc_info.value.current_status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    assert exc_info.value.target_status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_mark_completed_job_as_failed(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test that completed job cannot be marked as failed."""
+    # Create, start, and complete a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Try to fail it
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusTransitionError) as exc_info:
+      await job_service.mark_job_as_failed(created_job.id, "Test error")
+    
+    # Verify exception details
+    assert exc_info.value.current_status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+    assert exc_info.value.target_status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_mark_failed_job_as_failed(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test that failed job cannot be marked as failed again."""
+    # Create, start, and fail a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_started(created_job.id)
+    await job_service.mark_job_as_failed(created_job.id, "First error")
+    
+    # Try to fail it again
+    with pytest.raises(InvalidStatusTransitionError) as exc_info:
+      await job_service.mark_job_as_failed(created_job.id, "Second error")
+    
+    # Verify exception details
+    assert exc_info.value.current_status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert exc_info.value.target_status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+
+
+class TestDeleteJob:
+  """Tests for delete_job method."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_can_delete_existing_job(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test deleting an existing job."""
+    # Create a job
+    created_job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    
+    # Verify job exists
+    job_before_delete = await job_service.get_job_by_id(created_job.id)
+    assert job_before_delete is not None
+    
+    # Execute deletion
+    result = await job_service.delete_job(created_job.id)
+    
+    # Verify deletion
+    assert result is True
+    
+    # Verify job no longer exists
+    deleted_job = await job_service.get_job_by_id(created_job.id)
+    assert deleted_job is None
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_i_cannot_delete_nonexistent_job(
+      self,
+      job_service
+  ):
+    """Test deleting a nonexistent job returns False."""
+    # Execute deletion with random ObjectId
+    result = await job_service.delete_job(ObjectId())
+    
+    # Verify
+    assert result is False
+
+
+class TestStatusTransitionValidation:
+  """Tests for status transition validation across different scenarios."""
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_valid_job_lifecycle_flow(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test complete valid job lifecycle: PENDING → PROCESSING → COMPLETED."""
+    # Create job (PENDING)
+    job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    assert job.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    
+    # Start job (PENDING → PROCESSING)
+    started_job = await job_service.mark_job_as_started(job.id)
+    assert started_job.status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+    
+    # Complete job (PROCESSING → COMPLETED)
+    completed_job = await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(job.id)
+    assert completed_job.status == ProcessingStatus.COMPLETED
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_valid_job_failure_flow(
+      self,
+      job_service,
+      sample_document_id,
+      sample_task_id
+  ):
+    """Test valid job failure: PENDING → PROCESSING → FAILED."""
+    # Create job (PENDING)
+    job = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, sample_task_id)
+    assert job.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+    
+    # Start job (PENDING → PROCESSING)
+    started_job = await job_service.mark_job_as_started(job.id)
+    assert started_job.status == ProcessingStatus.PROCESSING
+    
+    # Fail job (PROCESSING → FAILED)
+    failed_job = await job_service.mark_job_as_failed(job.id, "Test failure")
+    assert failed_job.status == ProcessingStatus.FAILED
+    assert failed_job.error_message == "Test failure"
+
+
+class TestEdgeCases:
+  """Tests for edge cases and error conditions."""
+  #
+  # @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  # async def test_multiple_jobs_for_same_file(
+  #     self,
+  #     job_service,
+  #     sample_document_id
+  # ):
+  #   """Test handling multiple jobs for the same file."""
+  #   # Create multiple jobs for same file
+  #   job1 = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, "task-1")
+  #   job2 = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, "task-2")
+  #   job3 = await job_service.create_job(sample_document_id, "task-3")
+  #
+  #   # Verify all jobs exist and are independent
+  #   jobs_for_file = await job_service.get_jobs_by_file_id(sample_document_id)
+  #   assert len(jobs_for_file) == 3
+  #
+  #   job_ids = [job.id for job in jobs_for_file]
+  #   assert job1.id in job_ids
+  #   assert job2.id in job_ids
+  #   assert job3.id in job_ids
+  #
+  #   # Verify status transitions work independently
+  #   await job_service.mark_job_as_started(job1.id)
+  #   await job_service.mark_job_as_completed(job1.id)
+  #
+  #   # Other jobs should still be pending
+  #   updated_job2 = await job_service.get_job_by_id(job2.id)
+  #   updated_job3 = await job_service.get_job_by_id(job3.id)
+  #
+  #   assert updated_job2.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+  #   assert updated_job3.status == ProcessingStatus.PENDING
+  
+  @pytest.mark.asyncio
+  async def test_job_operations_with_empty_database(
+      self,
+      job_service
+  ):
+    """Test job operations when database is empty."""
+    # Try to get nonexistent job
+    result = await job_service.get_job_by_id(ObjectId())
+    assert result is None
+    
+    
+    # Try to get jobs by status when none exist
+    pending_jobs = await job_service.get_jobs_by_status(ProcessingStatus.PENDING)
+    assert pending_jobs == []
+    
+    # Try to delete nonexistent job
+    delete_result = await job_service.delete_job(ObjectId())
+    assert delete_result is False