Senior Database Developer

About the Company:

The Database Development Engineer specializes in application database development using Cassandra NoSQL technology. Responsibilities include designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable databases, optimizing performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. They ensure seamless database deployment, architecture design, troubleshooting, and technical decision-making. As part of the database engineering team, they support Thales customer solutions, coordinate with product and operations teams, and provide expert database consulting.

About the Role:

Database Development Engineer Responsibilities:

• Design and optimize Cassandra database schemas and data models.
• Manage data replication, consistency, and partitioning for high availability.
• Develop ETL pipelines for data ingestion and transformation.
• Monitor performance and address database bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with developers for backend integration.
• Write and maintain CQL scripts for data access.
• Implement and monitor database security.
• Troubleshoot and optimize queries, and manage nodes.
• Conduct capacity planning for scaling needs.
• Stay updated on Cassandra tools and best practices.
• Participate in platform reviews, and security evaluations, and provide technical recommendations.
• Provide 24/7 on-call support as part of the global database team.
• Deliver technical documentation and share concepts effectively.

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
• Experience: 8 - 12 years in Cassandra database development and administration.

Required Skills:

• Strong NoSQL and Cassandra architecture knowledge (nodes, clusters, replication, partitioning).
• Proficiency in CQL and database performance tuning.
• Data modelling expertise for NoSQL databases.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, OpsCenter).
• Familiarity with Git and version control systems.

Preferred Skills:

• Expertise in Cassandra development and administration.
• Experience with ScyllaDB, DSE, Apache Cassandra, or other NoSQL databases.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or similar languages for backend integration.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, GitLab, and Ansible.
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP and managed Cassandra services.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience in public cloud deployment, management, and migration.
• Strong skills in cloud operations, monitoring (Datadog), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and K8ssandra.
• Expertise in database performance evaluation and benchmarking.