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, 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(ref : hirist.tech)