Couchbase DBA

We are seeking an experienced Couchbase Database Administrator with 5+ years of hands-on experience managing Couchbase in production environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cluster management, performance tuning, backup/recovery, and automation, while ensuring high availability, security, and compliance across multi-node and multi-region deployments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cluster Management: Design, deploy, and manage Couchbase clusters in production, staging, and development environments, ensuring high availability and disaster recovery readiness.
• Performance Tuning & Query Optimization: Analyze slow queries, optimize N1QL queries, indexes, and JSON data models, and monitor system performance using tools such as Couchbase UI, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Backup & Recovery: Implement and manage automated backup strategies using cbbackupmgr and other tools, and validate restore procedures for data durability.
• Security & Compliance: Implement encryption, auditing, and role-based access controls, ensuring adherence to security standards and compliance frameworks.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop automation workflows using Ansible, shell scripts, and CI/CD tools for deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of Couchbase environments.
• Upgrades & Maintenance: Plan and execute Couchbase upgrades, patching, and performance tuning for multi-node, multi-region clusters.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to optimize database design, deployment, and operations.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Proactively monitor Couchbase clusters, troubleshoot performance and operational issues, and participate in on-call rotations for incident management.

Technical Environment:

• Couchbase (Data, Query, Index, FTS, Eventing, Analytics services)
• Linux/Unix systems and system performance tools (top, iostat, vmstat)
• Automation tools: Ansible, shell scripting, CI/CD pipelines
• Observability tools: Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
• JSON data modeling and NoSQL best practices