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We are seeking a highly skilled Cassandra Database Engineer to design, build, optimize, and support modern database platforms across enterprise environments. This role will partner with application development, infrastructure, architecture, and operations teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performing data solutions that support critical business applications. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in database engineering, operational excellence, automation, and cloud technologies, with a passion for building resilient data platforms and driving continuous improvements through innovation and automation.
Job Responsibility
Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade database solutions supporting business-critical applications and services
Manage and administer NoSQL and open-source database platforms to ensure stability, availability, and optimal performance
Perform database lifecycle activities including installations, upgrades, migrations, patching, capacity planning, backup strategies, and recovery procedures
Monitor database environments and proactively identify opportunities for performance optimization, scalability improvements, and operational efficiency
Develop and implement database automation solutions to streamline administration, deployment, maintenance, and operational processes
Collaborate with architecture and business teams to translate data requirements into effective conceptual, logical, and physical data models
Support distributed and highly available database environments while ensuring reliability, resiliency, and fault tolerance
Troubleshoot and resolve complex database-related issues across development, testing, and production environments
Work closely with application development, infrastructure, platform engineering, and support teams to ensure seamless integration of database services
Contribute to database standards, governance practices, operational procedures, and engineering best practices
Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to improve visibility into database health and performance
Participate in cloud adoption initiatives and support database workloads across modern cloud platforms
Develop scripts, utilities, and engineering tools that improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort
Support Agile delivery teams by participating in sprint planning, technical reviews, deployments, and continuous improvement activities
Contribute to CI/CD initiatives and help integrate database deployment processes into automated delivery pipelines
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline
advanced degree preferred
5+ years of professional experience in database engineering, database development, or database administration
Strong hands-on experience with one or more database technologies, including: PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, Couchbase, Cassandra, MongoDB
Experience managing operational activities such as: Database upgrades and migrations, Patch management, Capacity planning and expansion, Backup and recovery, Performance analysis and tuning, High availability and disaster recovery implementations
Strong understanding of database architecture, storage concepts, indexing strategies, replication mechanisms, and query optimization
Experience creating and maintaining conceptual, logical, and physical data models
Ability to collaborate effectively with development, infrastructure, architecture, and production support teams
Experience supporting distributed systems and multi-tier application environments
Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages such as: Python, Shell Scripting, Java, Go
Understanding of API-driven architectures and modern application integration patterns
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and software delivery practices
Experience working with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Nice to have
Experience automating database administration and infrastructure processes using Ansible
Experience developing custom automation frameworks and operational tooling for database environments
Exposure to cloud platforms such as: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure
Knowledge of cloud-native database deployment and management practices
Experience with database monitoring, observability, and performance management solutions
Familiarity with DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code principles
Exposure to modern web application development technologies and frameworks