Senior Apache Druid DBA & Cluster Architect

Tata Consultancy Services Limited; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Tampa, FL seeks a Senior Apache Druid DBA with 10+ years in database/Big Data roles to manage production Druid clusters, ensure sub-second OLAP queries, and handle streaming ingestion pipelines. You will work with infrastructure, analytics engineers, and networks to ensure robust data reliability and zero-downtime operations.

The ideal candidate has deep distributed systems experience, JVM tuning, and real-time processing expertise.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years in DB Admin, Big Data, or systems infra.
• 5+ years production Apache Druid experience across multi-tier clusters.
• SQL/PLSQL, and administering relational DBs serving as Druid metadata stores.
• Real-time streaming with Kafka, Kinesis, or Pulsar integration.
• Knowledge of HDFS, AWS S3, or Blob Storage for deep storage.
• Linux OS, JVM tuning, GC optimization, and memory management.
• Automation with Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform; CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, and administer multi-node Druid clusters.
• Perform rolling upgrades, patching, and capacity sizing for storage pools.
• Tune JVM across services and maintain metadata stores and deep storage.
• Design and optimize real-time streaming and batch ingestion pipelines.

Skills

Total Experience

Apache Druid

SQL/PLSQL

Streaming & Messaging

Distributed Systems

OS & JVM Mastery

Automation & DevOps

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Telecom, CS

Tools

MySQL

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Apache Kafka

Amazon Kinesis

Pulsar

HDFS

AWS S3

Blob Storage

Linux

Job description

Tata Consultancy Services Limited in Tampa, FL seeks a Senior Apache Druid DBA with 10+ years in database/Big Data roles to manage production Druid clusters, ensure sub-second OLAP queries, and handle streaming ingestion pipelines. You will work with infrastructure, analytics engineers, and networks to ensure robust data reliability and zero-downtime operations.

The ideal candidate has deep distributed systems experience, JVM tuning, and real-time processing expertise.