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The following requirement is open with our client.
Title : Database Administrator DBA with Cassandra
Location : Atlanta, GA (Remote flexibility available)
Duration : 12 Months
Visa Status : Any
Face to face interview : Yes
Relevant Experience (in Yrs.) : 6+
Detailed Job Description:
We are looking for a skilled Database Administrator (DBA) with hands-on experience managing large-scale NoSQL and relational database environments, including Cassandra, Couchbase, and Postgres. This role emphasizes automation, scalability, and performance optimization of database clusters supporting 24x7 operations.
Job Responsibilities:
- Evaluate and maintain Apache Cassandra clusters with performance tuning and best practice implementations.
- Generate performance reports and infrastructure capacity forecasts.
- Manage data backups, recovery, and data integrity for mission-critical systems.
- Support operational tasks for Couchbase, Cassandra, and Postgres, including upgrades, capacity expansion, and performance tuning.
- Develop and execute Ansible scripts for automating infrastructure tasks (e.g., upgrades, patching).
- Collaborate with development, production support, and infrastructure teams to ensure database stability and efficiency.
Must have skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache Cassandra (cluster configuration, tuning, maintenance)
- Proficiency in Couchbase and Postgres database administration
- Experience in backup/recovery, performance tuning, and capacity planning
- Familiarity with Ansible automation for infrastructure provisioning and maintenance
- Proven track record of supporting 24x7 production systems
- Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams across DevOps, Development, and Production
Nice to have skills:
- Experience handling patching, upgrades in highly available environments
- Background in monitoring/observability tools
- Ability to write and maintain infrastructure-as-code scripts