Cassandra & PostgreSQL Database Administrator

Overview

On Site
Full Time
Part Time
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2

Skills

PostgreSQL
Capital Market
Billing
Jersey
Management
Scalability
Finance
Capacity Management
Backup
Recovery
Disaster Recovery
Data Integrity
Regulatory Compliance
Database Administration
Replication
Data Modeling
Apache Cassandra
Performance Tuning
Database
Linux
Scripting
Bash
Python
MongoDB
Financial Services
Communication
Computer Science
Information Systems
Grafana
DevOps
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
SANS
Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Docker
Kubernetes

Job Details

Cassandra & PostgreSQL Database Administrator (DBA)/Capital Markets

- SMBC

- Hybrid/Jersey City, NJ | New York, NY | Charlotte, NC

A senior (10+ years) Casandra DBA will have hands-on experience managing Cassandra clusters in production Capital Markets environments, with an emphasis on performance, scalability, and availability. Experience with MongoDB is a strong plus. NO H1

**Candidates must have Long Projects/Good Tenure, Excellent communication skills and a State issued ID (Not Bills) showing they are Local.

Required Location: Hybrid/Midtown Jersey City, NJ | New York, NY | Charlotte, NC 2 days a week.

Job Description:

SMBC is seeking a talented and experienced Cassandra Database Administrator (DBA) to join our growing team supporting mission-critical data infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have 5 6 years of hands-on experience managing Cassandra clusters in production environments, with an emphasis on performance, scalability, and availability. Experience with MongoDB is a strong plus.

You will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of Cassandra databases supporting enterprise-scale applications in a highly regulated financial environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Install, configure, and maintain Cassandra database clusters across production and non-production environments
  • Monitor and optimize system performance, replication, and query performance
  • Perform capacity planning and implement backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies
  • Work closely with development and DevOps teams to support application performance and reliability
  • Conduct routine database maintenance, patching, upgrades, and tuning
  • Troubleshoot complex issues related to database availability, data integrity, and system performance
  • Document database procedures, policies, and best practices
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory and internal security standards

Qualifications:

  • 5 6 years of hands-on experience as a Cassandra DBA in production environments
  • Strong understanding of Cassandra internals, replication, consistency levels, and data modeling
  • Proficiency with CQL (Cassandra Query Language)
  • Experience with performance tuning and troubleshooting distributed databases
  • Familiarity with Linux-based systems and scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python)
  • MongoDB experience is a plus
  • Experience working in highly regulated environments (e.g., financial services) preferred
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field


Preferred Skills:

  • Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or DataStax OpsCenter
  • Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
  • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

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