Database Administrator (dba) Job in Petadata

Responsibilities:

Assist in the development of tools and techniques for data access, retention and security

Configuration, provisioning, upgrading and decommissioning databases and database tuning.

Monitoring production deployments for capacity issues, performance, and troubleshooting

Production database support.

Availability for 24X7 on-call rotation support.

Qualifications:

Minimum 2-3 years of extensive experience managing Cassandra or any NoSQL database.

Knowledge of NoSQL best practices & NoSQL data modeling

Knowledge of operating interrelationships between database, business applications, and operating systems.

Must have experience of working in mid to large size production environment across multiple active Datacenters.

Must be able to work in a 24 7 on-call customer facing environment on a need basis.

Monitor and tune query performance, define and implement backup strategies per data retention requirements, diagnose and resolve production issues as needed 24 7

Deep knowledge of Cassandra DB performance/scaling concepts and tuning best practices

Ability to write and maintain Unix/Linux shell scripts.

Highly self-motivated with the desire to embrace new database technologies and must be able to work independently or within a team in a high demand and dynamic environment.

Prior experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies