Cloud Infra Database Engineer

Candidate should have strong experince in Cassandra / NoSQL

We are seeking a highly experienced Infrastructure Engineer with a strong background in platform infrastructure support and distributed NoSQL databases. The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, with deep expertise in Cassandra database administration and support. This role involves working closely with development teams to design, maintain, and optimize scalable, fault-tolerant database systems that power mission-critical applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Cassandra clusters to support high-availability and distributed workloads.
• Provide platform infrastructure support for development teams, ensuring smooth integration of NoSQL databases into applications.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize database performance, replication, and scalability.
• Automate infrastructure tasks using scripting and configuration management tools.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure database reliability and efficiency.
• Implement backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies for Cassandra and other NoSQL systems.
• Ensure security, compliance, and data integrity across distributed environments.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in cloud infrastructure, containerization, and distributed databases.

Skills & Qualifications

Core Skills

• Cassandra Database Expertise: Installation, configuration, tuning, replication, and troubleshooting.
• NoSQL Databases: Strong knowledge of distributed NoSQL systems (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Couchbase preferred).
• Infrastructure Engineering: 12+ years in platform support, system administration, and distributed systems.
• Performance Optimization: Query tuning, capacity planning, and cluster scaling.
• Automation & Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP for hosting and scaling Cassandra clusters.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm for deploying and managing distributed databases.
• Monitoring Tools: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or equivalent.
• Networking & Security: Strong understanding of distributed system networking, encryption, and access control.