Database Administrator (DB2/Netezza/Cassandra)

Infosys Limited; Telangana; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys Limited is seeking an experienced Database Administrator to manage IBM DB2 databases across production and non-production environments. The role involves administering Netezza and Cassandra databases, performing installations and upgrades, and ensuring security and backups.

The candidate will collaborate with infrastructure and application teams, optimize performance, and participate in on-call support and incident RCA to uphold governance standards.

Qualifications

• 5-11 years of experience in database administration.
• Experience with IBM DB2 databases in production and non-production environments.
• Experience with Netezza and Cassandra for performance, availability, and scalability.
• Proficient in database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and migrations.
• Ability to design backups, disaster recovery, and security strategies.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and maintain IBM DB2 databases in production and non-production environments.
• Manage and support Netezza or Cassandra databases for performance, availability, and scalability.
• Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and migrations.
• Monitor database health, storage, backups, and recovery processes.
• Analyze and resolve database performance issues using tuning and optimization techniques.
• Create and maintain backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Support application teams with database design, schema changes, and query optimization.
• Implement database security, user management, and access controls.
• Automate routine DBA activities through scripting and tools.
• Troubleshoot database incidents and provide root cause analysis (RCA).
• Ensure database compliance, governance, and operational standards are followed.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, application, and support teams for production deployments.
• Maintain database documentation, operational procedures, and monitoring dashboards.
• Participate in on-call support and critical issue resolution.

Skills

Database administration

Troubleshooting

On-call support

Education

MCA

MTech

Bachelor of Engineering

BCA

BTech

Tools

Cassandra Administration

Netezza Administration

SQL Administration

Job description

Job ID/Reference Code INFSYS-INDEED1-253314

Work Experience 5 - 11 Years

Educational Requirements

MCA,MTech,Bachelor of Engineering,BCA,BTech

Service Line

Cloud & Infrastructure Services

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and maintain IBM DB2 databases in production and non-production environments.
• Manage and support Netezza or Cassandra databases for performance, availability, and scalability.
• Perform database installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and migrations.
• Monitor database health, storage, backups, and recovery processes.
• Analyze and resolve database performance issues using tuning and optimization techniques.
• Create and maintain backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Support application teams with database design, schema changes, and query optimization.
• Implement database security, user management, and access controls.
• Automate routine DBA activities through scripting and tools.
• Troubleshoot database incidents and provide root cause analysis (RCA).
• Ensure database compliance, governance, and operational standards are followed.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, application, and support teams for production deployments.
• Maintain database documentation, operational procedures, and monitoring dashboards.
• Participate in on-call support and critical issue resolution.

Technical and Professional Requirements

• Technology->Big Data - NoSQL->Cassandra Administration
• Technology->Data Management - Data Store Administration->Netezza Administration
• Technology->infrastructure-database administration->SQL administration

Preferred Skills

• Technology->infrastructure-database administration->SQL administration
• Technology->Data Management - Data Store Administration->Netezza Administration
• Technology->Big Data - NoSQL->Cassandra Administration