Manager_ Cassandra Application Database Administrator - Pune

## Who we are VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation. As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry with 30,000 FTE, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability. We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal. #VOIS #BeUnrivalled #CreateTheFuture ## About this Role We are seeking an experienced Cassandra Application Database Administrator with 7–10 years of database operations experience and strong hands-on expertise in Cassandra administration. In this individual contributor role, you will support production and non-production Cassandra environments, ensuring database stability, availability, performance and operational resilience. You will work across Cassandra architecture, replication, consistency, capacity planning, performance optimisation, security and critical incident resolution. ## What you’ll do * Lead daily Cassandra database operations and support stable production and non-production clusters. * Administer Cassandra architecture, topology, replication, consistency and high-availability configurations. * Support Cassandra capacity planning and proactively identify infrastructure and database risks.Monitor and optimise query performance, partitions, JVM heap, disk utilisation, network performance and node health. * Review data models, partition keys, clustering keys and query patterns to help prevent hotspots, tombstones and oversized partitions.Lead technical resolution of critical Cassandra incidents and contribute to root-cause analysis. * Support change management and track preventive actions following incidents and operational issues.Manage Cassandra security controls, database access and vulnerability remediation. * Support audit, SOX and associated operational-control requirements.Automate Cassandra health checks, database maintenance and operational reporting using Shell or Python. * Coordinate with technical teams and stakeholders to support reliable database service delivery.Maintain operational and technical documentation.Identify and communicate service risks and opportunities for continuous improvement. ## Who you are * You have 7–10 years of database operations experience, including strong hands-on Cassandra database administration. * You have expert-level capability in Cassandra administration and production support.You understand Cassandra architecture, cluster topology, replication, consistency, quorum and failure handling. * You have hands-on experience with CQL, cqlsh, nodetool, repair, compaction, snapshot and restore, and cluster-health analysis. * You can troubleshoot Cassandra performance issues including tombstones, timeouts, unavailable errors and latency degradation. * You understand Cassandra memory, storage and cluster architecture.You have experience with Cassandra monitoring, metrics, logs, alerting and performance analysis. * You understand database security, access management, audit, SOX requirements and operational controls.You can automate DBA operational activities using Shell and/or Python scripting. * You have experience leading critical incidents and coordinating Cassandra operational delivery.You can communicate effectively with technical teams and stakeholders and contribute to team development. * Experience within telecom or large-scale database operations would be advantageous.A relevant Cassandra or distributed-database certification is desirable. ## Not a perfect fit? Concerned you may not meet every requirement? Vodafone is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align exactly with every aspect of the job description, you are encouraged to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or another opportunity, and the recruitment team will support you in exploring where your skills fit best. ## What's in it for you * Opportunity to work hands-on with Cassandra environments supporting critical production database operations. * Exposure to distributed database architecture covering replication, consistency, high availability and capacity management. * Opportunity to solve complex Cassandra performance and availability challenges. * Experience in automation, monitoring, security, compliance and operational improvement. * Collaboration with technical teams and stakeholders while contributing to reliable database services. ## What skills you will learn * Deeper expertise in enterprise-scale Cassandra operations and distributed database architecture. * Advanced Cassandra performance analysis across queries, partitions, JVM heap, storage, network behaviour and node health. * Greater experience in diagnosing and preventing tombstones, hotspots and oversized partitions. * Enhanced automation skills using Shell and Python for DBA operations. * Broader capabilities in production incident management, root-cause analysis, security, audit and SOX controls. * Stronger stakeholder-management and operational service-delivery capabilities. ## VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment Vodafone recognises and celebrates the value of diversity in building a workforce that reflects the customers and communities it serves. 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