Remote Couchbase DBA: Scale, HA & Performance

Cognizant; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 73,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contribution

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Couchbase DBA to manage and optimize Couchbase clusters across production and non-production environments. The role emphasizes high availability, performance tuning, data modeling, and scalable architecture design, with remote work options.

Responsibilities include upgrades, security, monitoring, and automation to ensure DR readiness and XDCR replication. Eligible for Cognizant’s incentive program and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience managing and supporting Couchbase clusters in production and non-production environments.
• Design scalable Couchbase architectures, including cluster config, data modeling, replication, and capacity planning.
• Perform performance tuning, N1QL indexing, and XDCR troubleshooting.
• Plan upgrades, patching, rebalance, and maintenance with minimal business disruption.
• Implement RBAC, encryption, auditing, and security compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Couchbase database clusters across production and non-production environments, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance.
• Design and implement scalable Couchbase database architectures, including cluster configuration, data modeling, replication, and capacity planning.
• Perform database performance tuning, SQL++ (N1QL) query optimization, indexing, and troubleshooting of database-related issues.
• Manage database backup and recovery, disaster recovery (DR), failover, and Cross Data Center Replication (XDCR).
• Plan and execute Couchbase upgrades, patching, cluster rebalancing, and database maintenance with minimal business disruption.
• Monitor database health, resolve production incidents, conduct root cause analysis (RCA), and implement preventive measures.
• Implement database security standards, including RBAC, encryption, auditing, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and cloud teams on database architecture, migrations, automation, and performance optimization initiatives.

Skills

Couchbase Admin

Cluster Management

Troubleshooting

Couchbase Upgrades

Security

Monitoring

Automation

Couchbase Architecture

Data Modeling

High Availability

Scalability

SQL++ (N1QL)

Indexing

Performance Tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Couchbase DBA to manage and optimize Couchbase clusters across production and non-production environments. The role emphasizes high availability, performance tuning, data modeling, and scalable architecture design, with remote work options.

Responsibilities include upgrades, security, monitoring, and automation to ensure DR readiness and XDCR replication. Eligible for Cognizant’s incentive program and comprehensive benefits.