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