Description

Manage and optimize Apache/DSE Cassandra clusters across on-premise and AWS environments. You will own database availability, performance tuning, and infrastructure automation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain database availability through performance tuning, deployments, upgrades, and backup/recovery operations.
• Manage Cassandra cluster topology by adding or removing nodes and data centers.
• Automate system monitoring and dashboard creation using Shell script, AWS CLI, and Python.
• Handle AWS infrastructure tasks including VPC, S3, CloudWatch, Auto-Scaling, and CloudFormation.
• Resolve Jira tickets and document best practices to improve system efficiency.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in database administration.
• Expertise in Apache/DSE Cassandra architecture and administration.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services: VPC, S3, CloudWatch, Auto-Scaling, and CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in Shell scripting, AWS CLI, and Python for automation.
• Experience with Elasticsearch index creation and metric-based dashboarding.
• Knowledge of setting up Ops Center.
• Ability to manage database deployments, maintenance, and version upgrades.

Preferred Skills

• Experience managing database security via certificates, keystores, and truststores.
• Experience optimizing heap and garbage collection settings.

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduates