DBA
A financial firm is looking for a DBA to join their team in Charlotte, NC.
Compensation: $150-175K
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain NoSQL database solutions including Cassandra and Postgres. MongoDB is a plus
- Cassandra Cluster Administration
- Install, configure, and upgrade Cassandra clusters
- Manage nodes (add/remove nodes, decommissioning, replacements)
- Perform rolling restarts and version upgrades with minimal downtime
- PostgreSQL Database Administrator
- Installation, configuration, Performance Monitoring and tunning, High availability, Monitoring
- Monitor database performance and proactively address issues related to availability, latency, and data integrity
- Implement and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) practices using tools like Ansible and Git
- Standardize and automate configuration of database environments across development, QA, and production
- Ensure consistency and compliance of system configurations through automated validation and reporting
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams to enforce configuration baselines and audit readiness
- Maintain documentation of configuration standards and change management procedures
- Develop automation scripts using Bash and Python to streamline database operations
- Manage infrastructure on Linux environment
- Work with cloud platform Azure to support hybrid and multi-cloud database deployments
- Utilize Ansible for configuration management and infrastructure automation
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in database engineering or a related field
- Experience in designing scalable and secure database architecture
- Professional experience with NoSQL technologies including Cassandra and Postgres
- Scripting, cloud platforms, and DevOps tools
