NoSQL Database Administrator - Cassandra

Position Title : NoSQL DBA (Cassandra)

Work Timings/Shift : 8 :30 AM to 5 :00 PM IST / 12 :00 PM to 8 :30 PM IST

Job Location : Bangalore

Required Experience : 5 8 years

Job Description :

Seeking a highly motivated and experienced Cassandra DBA to join our dynamic team.
In this role, you will be responsible for providing technical support and maintenance for our mission-critical applications powered by Cassandra Server.
You will play a crucial role in ensuring the stability, performance, and security of our Cassandra deployments.

Key Responsibilities :

- Manage and optimize Apache Cassandra (or similar NoSQL) clustersinstallation, configuration, and ongoing performance tuning.

- Support data ingestion pipelines : monitoring, troubleshooting, and ensuring smooth data flow across distributed sources.

- Perform regular backups, snapshots, and recovery; manage restore procedures and document DR protocols.

- Collaborate with Dev/Ops teams to integrate Cassandra environments into CI/CD, automation, and monitoring frameworks.

- Proactively monitor cluster healthdisk usage, latency, error logsand perform maintenance tasks like compaction, repair, and cleanup.

- Diagnose operational issues; plan for capacity and scalability as data volumes grow.

Required / Preferred Skills :

- Proven experience as a Cassandra DBA or NoSQL DBA in productionhandling backup/restore, performance tuning, troubleshooting.

- Familiarity with distributed data systems, cluster management, data replication, and partitioning strategies.

- Comfortable with Linux environments, shell scripting, and basic automation.

- Knowledge of DevOps practices : familiarity with tools like Ansible, Terraform, and monitoring dashboards (e.g. Prometheus).

- Good communication skills and ability to liaise with engineering teams on schema design, data modeling, and performance considerations.

Education :

- B.Tech/M.Tech