Infrastructure Engineer

Job role - Infrastructure Engineer

Location - New York

Job Description: Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Cassandra / NoSQL)

Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Infrastructure Engineer with a strong background in platform infrastructure support and distributed NoSQL databases. The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with deep expertise in Cassandra database administration and support. This role involves working closely with development teams to design, maintain, and optimize scalable, fault-tolerant database systems that power mission-critical applications.

Responsibilities

· Design, implement, and maintain Cassandra clusters to support high-availability and distributed workloads.

· Provide platform infrastructure support for development teams, ensuring smooth integration of NoSQL databases into applications.

· Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database performance, replication, and scalability.

· Automate infrastructure tasks using scripting and configuration management tools.

· Collaborate with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure database reliability and efficiency.

· · Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for Cassandra and other NoSQL systems.

· · Ensure security, compliance, and data integrity across distributed environments.

· · Stay current with emerging technologies in cloud infrastructure, containerization, and distributed databases.

Skills & Qualifications

Core Skills

· Cassandra Database Expertise: Installation, configuration, tuning, replication, and troubleshooting.

· NoSQL Databases: Strong knowledge of distributed NoSQL systems (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Couchbase preferred).

· Infrastructure Engineering: 12+ years in platform support, system administration, and distributed systems.

· Performance Optimization: Query tuning, capacity planning, and cluster scaling.

· Automation & Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.

· Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform for hosting and scaling Cassandra clusters.

· · Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm for deploying and managing distributed databases.

· · Monitoring Tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or equivalent.

· · Networking & Security: Strong understanding of distributed system networking, encryption, and access control.