Cloud Database Administrator

Location

: San Jose, CA

Experience

: 4 - 6 Years

Apply By

: 14th December 2026

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

6+ years of hands-on experience in Apache Cassandra / DataStax Enterprise (DSE) administration.

Strong production experience working as a Cassandra

L3 DBA / SME.

Strong experience administering Linux-based, on-premises Cassandra environments and shell scripting skills.

Strong experience with DataStax OpsCenter for monitoring, administration, alerting, and troubleshooting.

Secondary / Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Redis Stack administration and support.
  
• Experience administering Cassandra/databases in Kubernetes-based environments.
  
• Cassandra Spark and Graph workload experience.
  
• Working knowledge of:
  o PostgreSQL
  o MongoDB
  o MySQL
  
• Willingness and ability to learn and support Microsoft SQL Server.
  Roles & Responsibilities
  
• Administer and support enterprise Apache Cassandra / DataStax Enterprise production clusters.
  
• Provide L3/SME-level support for Cassandra incidents, performance issues, and complex production problems.
  
• Perform Cassandra/DSE installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and ongoing maintenance.
  
• Manage node additions/removals, cluster scaling, capacity expansion, and data-center expansion.
  
• Manage Cassandra replication, consistency, partitioning, token/ring configuration, repair, and compaction.
  
• Perform and validate backup and restore activities to support database availability and recoverability.
  
• Monitor Cassandra environments using DataStax OpsCenter, including alerts, cluster health, capacity, and performance.
  
• Diagnose and resolve performance issues related to CPU, memory, disk I/O, GC, latency, tombstones, SSTables, and compaction.
  
• Perform proactive monitoring and health checks to identify potential production issues.
  
• Use Linux and shell scripting to automate Cassandra administrative and operational activities.
  
• Support Redis Stack and other database technologies where required.
  
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and engineering teams to troubleshoot database-related production issues.
  
• Develop skills in additional database platforms like mongo, mysql, including MS SQL Server, as required by the
  role.
  Generic Managerial Skills, If any
  Flexible to work during weekends as it's a 24
• 7 Role.

Salary Range:

$100,000 - $130,000 a year

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TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Me dical

Coverage:

Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support:

Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options:

Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth:

Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off:

Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance:

Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Location

San Jose, CA

Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Engineer

ID

436218

Skills

Cassandra | Database Administration

Salary Range

$100,000 - $130,000