YugabyteDB Administrator

We are looking for a YugabyteDB Administrator (L3) to manage, operate, and optimize our distributed SQL database environments. This role involves hands-on administration, cluster operations, performance tuning, and ensuring high availability of YugabyteDB clusters across on-premises and cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities · Deploy, configure, and administer YugabyteDB clusters (YSQL and YCQL). · Perform day-to-day operations including monitoring, patching, scaling, backup/restore, and upgrades. · Manage multi-node, multi-region, and geo-distributed cluster architectures. · Troubleshoot cluster issues related to performance, replication, node failures, networking, or query execution. · Optimize database performance, indexes, workload distribution, and storage configurations. · Implement and validate backup/restore strategies using YB tools and external frameworks. · Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and automatic failover configurations. · Collaborate with application and DevOps teams to support schema changes, query tuning, and deployment best practices. · Automate database operations using scripting languages and DevOps workflows. · Maintain compliance with security, encryption, audit, and access management standards. · Provide on-call support for production environments as needed.

Required Skills · 5–8 years of experience as a DBA or database engineer, with 3+ years in YugabyteDB or distributed SQL systems. · Strong understanding of YugabyteDB architecture (DocDB, Raft consensus, Tablet Servers, Masters). · Hands-on expertise with: o YSQL, YCQL o Cluster creation, replication, rebalancing o Multi-AZ / multi-region configurations · Experience with query tuning, execution plans, partitioning, and sharding concepts. · Familiarity with HA/DR strategies for distributed databases. · Strong skills in Linux administration, networking fundamentals, and system resource tuning. · Scripting experience in Bash / Python / PowerShell for automation. · Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Yugabyte Platform. · Solid understanding of database security, authentication, RBAC, TLS setup, and auditing.