Senior Cassandra Database Engineer

CEVA Logistics; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive basic salary

HMO w/ 2 free dependents from day 1 of

Medical reimbursement (includes eyeg <

Job summary

CEVA Logistics seeks a Senior Cassandra Database Engineer to design and optimize enterprise Cassandra databases with high availability and performance for critical applications. The role covers CQL development, cluster management, and Cassandra-to-Elasticsearch synchronization, using Kibana, Grafana, and OpenSearch Dashboards for monitoring.

The ideal candidate will have a computer science background, 2+ years Cassandra experience, Kubernetes proficiency, and strong English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree related to computer studies.
• 2+ years experience maintaining Cassandra NoSQL databases.
• Experience in global enterprise environments.
• Experience deploying Cassandra 6.x infrastructure.
• Kubernetes expertise.
• Knowledge of high availability and disaster recovery.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design keyspaces, tables, partition keys, and clustering columns.
• Write CQL commands using cqlsh to manage data.
• Manage replication, consistency, repairs, and cluster maintenance.
• Perform full-text search, filtering, and aggregations with Elasticsearch APIs.
• Configure mappings and manage Elasticsearch indexes; sync Cassandra to Elasticsearch.
• Monitor with Kibana, Grafana, and OpenSearch Dashboards.
• Investigate latency, tombstones, large partitions, and garbage collection.

Skills

Cassandra NoSQL experience

High availability

Troubleshooting & analytics

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer studies

Tools

Kubernetes

Grafana

Kibana

OpenSearch Dashboards

Elasticsearch APIs

Job description

YOUR ROLE

Senior Cassandra Database Engineer (Senior DBA) manages, secures, and optimizes enterprise database platforms to ensure high availability, integrity, and performance for business-critical applications

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO

• Design keyspaces, tables, partition keys, and clustering columns based on application query patterns.
• CQL (Cassandra Query Language) : Write commands to create, read, update, and delete data using CQL and cqlsh.
• Cluster Management: Manage replication, consistency levels, repairs, node additions/removals, and cluster maintenance.
• Query DSL : Perform full-text search, filtering, aggregations, and complex search queries using Elasticsearch APIs.
• Mapping & Indexing: Configure mappings, manage Elasticsearch indexes, and understand Cassandra-to-Elasticsearch data synchronization.
• Mapping & Indexing: Configure mappings, manage Elasticsearch indexes, and understand Cassandra-to-Elasticsearch data synchronization.
• Ecosystem Tooling: Connect and manage data streams using Kibana
• Investigate latency issues, tombstones, large partitions, compaction, and garbage collection. Use Grafana, Kibana, and
• OpenSearch Dashboards to monitor performance and investigate incidents.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree related to computer studies
• Minimum of 2 years experience in maintaining Cassandra NoSQL Database systems
• With experience of working with global enterprise environment
• With experience in deploying Cassandra 6.x infrastructure
• Kubernetes
• Intermediate Performance optimization skillset
• High availability and disaster recovery
• Good troubleshooting skills. Logical thinker and good analytical skills.
• Understanding of computer software, databases and programming
• Excellent written/spoken English language
• Able to work off own initiative. Ability to multitask and excellent time management skills. Able to own an issue and see it through to resolution
• Certificate is an advantage.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive basic salary
• HMO w/ 2 free dependents from day 1 of hiring
• Medical reimbursement (includes eyeglasses)
• Life insurance
• 20 annual leaves + bereavement leave + wedding leave
• Hybrid set up w/ 3 days a week onsite and 2 days WFH. This will depend on the business needs and agreement with the manager.
• Annual Performance Reviews w/ a chance of a salary alignment
• Annual Company Performance Bonus
• Retention Bonus (similar to a signing bonus)
• Retirement Fund

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That's why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. This role can be the first step on your career path with us. You can stay in the same job family, find a new family to grow in (an almost limitless number of options) or find your own path. Join CEVA for a challenging and rewarding career.