Cassandra DBA L2 Support Hucon Solutions India Pvt.Ltd.

About Hucon Solutions India Pvt.Ltd.

Job Description

Job Title: Cassandra DBA L2 Support
Experience: 6 to 10 years
Salary: Up to 26 LPA
Locations: Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi NCR
Employment Type: Full-Time / Permanent

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Cassandra Database Administrator (DBA) with strong expertise in Level 2 support operations to join our infrastructure support team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Apache Cassandra in a production environment, performing administrative tasks, monitoring, backup & recovery, and performance tuning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide L2 support for Apache Cassandra clusters in production and staging environments.

• Monitor database health, replication, disk usage, and performance metrics.

• Perform regular maintenance activities including upgrades, patching, and backup/restore procedures.

• Resolve incidents and service requests related to Cassandra in coordination with L1 and L3 teams.

• Implement and maintain data repair, compaction, and rebalancing strategies.

• Work closely with application teams to analyze and optimize data models and queries.

• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness.

• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to automate deployments and manage configurations.

• Maintain documentation on architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.

• Participate in on-call rotations and provide off-hours support as needed.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 6-10 years of IT experience with at least 3+ years in Cassandra database administration.

• Strong knowledge of Apache Cassandra architecture, data replication, partitioning, and consistency.

• Experience with nodetool, CQLSH, OpsCenter, and other Cassandra admin tools.

• Good understanding of Linux system administration and shell scripting.

• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.

• Experience in performance tuning, query optimization, and schema design.

• Basic knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) is a plus.

• Understanding of ITIL processes, change management, and incident response workflows.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with NoSQL databases in general (e.g., MongoDB, Couchbase) is a plus.

• Exposure to DevOps tools like Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.

• Certifications in Cassandra or related technologies are advantageous.